Jerome Pennsylvania - Somerset County - ( 8-14-2026 )

Jerome, Pennsylvania, is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Somerset County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 779. Jerome is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area and is situated within Conemaugh Township, which includes nearby towns like Davidsville and Tire Hill. Jerome was established around 1904 as a company town for coal mining, developed by the United Coal Corporation. The town was built to accommodate miners and their families, with numerous houses constructed to support the workforce accessing the Upper Kittanning coal seam. At its economic peak, Jerome boasted a 300-seat movie theatre, a bank, a hotel, an auto dealership, several dry goods and grocery stores, several taverns, an electrical appliance store, a YMCA, and a bowling alley. A local tavern maintained a popular bocce court. The mine employed over 1000 men.[11] Residents from that period claim Jerome's population stood at about 3,000 at its peak, although this information is yet to be documented. However, Jerome's population certainly was sufficient to justify the capital investment to tie the town into the interurban transit system. Electric streetcar service from Jerome to the nearby city of Johnstown was proposed as early as 1908.[12] In 1921, the project was financed through a public bond offering, construction was completed and service began.[13] The streetcar tram left from the Jerome terminus every two hours for the 60-minute trip that ended on downtown Johnstown's Main Street.[14]