Home, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Home is an unincorporated village located in Rayne Township
, Indiana County
, Pennsylvania
. Although it is not tracked by the US Census Bureau, Home has been assigned the ZIP code
15747 and is a part of the telephone area code 724.
The community received its name because its first post office was located in the "home" of postmaster Hugh Cannon in 1834.
The town became famous as the setting for an episode of the television show The X-Files
entitled "Home
" which originally aired on October 11, 1996. In the episode, Home is depicted as an idyllic "Mayberry
" like town clouded by a reclusive local family with a dark secret. Although the episode was set in the town or a place like it, it was actually filmed near Fort Langley, British Columbia
.
The author Edward Abbey
moved to Home in 1931, having been born in the Indiana hospital and spending the first four-and-a-half years in other towns and villages in the area. Abbey, known for his great depictions of nature and its beauty, was said to have gotten much of his inspiration from growing up in Home.
The town was called Kellysburg until the early 1900s. Harry Burkett and his family moved to town in 1918. Harry Burkett started the post office in his home that is how the name came about. Everyone talked about going to the home post office thats when the name changed from Kellysburg to Home.
Rayne Township, Pennsylvania
Rayne Township is a township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,292 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.3 square miles , of which, 47.2 square miles of it is land and...
, Indiana County
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 58,077 registered voters in Indiana County .* Democratic: 26,653 * Republican: 24,159 * Other Parties: 7,265 -County commissioners:*Rodney Ruddock, Chairman, Republican...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Although it is not tracked by the US Census Bureau, Home has been assigned the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
15747 and is a part of the telephone area code 724.
The community received its name because its first post office was located in the "home" of postmaster Hugh Cannon in 1834.
The town became famous as the setting for an episode of the television show The X-Files
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
entitled "Home
Home (The X-Files)
"Home" is the 75th episode and the second episode of the fourth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on October 11, 1996 on the FOX Network, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom...
" which originally aired on October 11, 1996. In the episode, Home is depicted as an idyllic "Mayberry
Mayberry
Mayberry is a fictional community in North Carolina that was the setting for two American television sitcoms, The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. Mayberry was also the setting for a 1986 reunion television movie titled Return to Mayberry...
" like town clouded by a reclusive local family with a dark secret. Although the episode was set in the town or a place like it, it was actually filmed near Fort Langley, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
The author Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey
Edward Paul Abbey was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental...
moved to Home in 1931, having been born in the Indiana hospital and spending the first four-and-a-half years in other towns and villages in the area. Abbey, known for his great depictions of nature and its beauty, was said to have gotten much of his inspiration from growing up in Home.
The town was called Kellysburg until the early 1900s. Harry Burkett and his family moved to town in 1918. Harry Burkett started the post office in his home that is how the name came about. Everyone talked about going to the home post office thats when the name changed from Kellysburg to Home.