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Layfield, Pennsylvania
Layfield is an unincorporated community in northwestern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on Route 73 and Route 663. It is located in New Hanover Township on the Swamp Creek, a tributary of the Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Ed .... For a fraction of a mile 663 follows 73 (Big Road) in Layfield. 663 coming from Pennsburg is Layfield Road and coming from Pottstown is North Charlotte Street. Layfield is split between the Gilbertsville and Perkiomenville post offices, which use the zip codes of 19525 and 18074, respectively. References Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layfield, Pennsylvania
Layfield is an unincorporated community in northwestern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on Route 73 and Route 663. It is located in New Hanover Township on the Swamp Creek, a tributary of the Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Ed .... For a fraction of a mile 663 follows 73 (Big Road) in Layfield. 663 coming from Pennsburg is Layfield Road and coming from Pottstown is North Charlotte Street. Layfield is split between the Gilbertsville and Perkiomenville post offices, which use the zip codes of 19525 and 18074, respectively. References Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were considerably extended. Pottstown is the center of a productive farming and dairying region. Pottstown is located on the Schuylkill River. It is south of Allentown and northwest of Philadelphia. History Modern-day Pottstown is on land originally deeded to William Penn. Germans, Swedes and English were among the area's first European settlers. After establishment of the first iron forge in 1714, Pottstown's fortunes became tied to the iron industry, and blast furnaces for production of iron and later steel eventually opened in the area. Iron and steel production attracted the Potts family, iron masters by trade. They established a forge and built a large home just west of the Manatawny Creek. John Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Douglass Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,195 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. It is drained by the Schuylkill River via the Perkiomen Creek. The township's villages include Congo, Englesville (also in Berks County,) Gilbertsville, Niantic, and Sassamansville (also in New Hanover Township.) The township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and is in hardiness zones 6b and 7a. The average monthly temperatures in Gilbertsville range from 30.2 °F in January to 74.9 °F in JulyThe average annual absolute minimum temperature in Gilbertsville is -0.5 °F The average monthly temperatures in Niantic range from 29.5 °F in January to 74.3 °F in July. Neighboring municipalities * Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Upper Hanover Township (northeast) * New Hanover Townshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania
Gilbertsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in northwest Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Douglass Township at the junction of Routes 73 and 100. The population was 4,832 at the 2010 census, and the ZIP code is 19525. The name is also applied to an indeterminate adjacent section of New Hanover Township served by the Gilbertsville Post Office, and in fact the New Hanover Township offices are located in an area considered to be part of Gilbertsville. Boyertown Area School District covers the town of Gilbertsville. Gilbertsville is considered a exurb to the northwest of Philadelphia. History The name Gilbertsville derived from the large number of Gilbert family, descended from Hans George Gilbert who relocated from Hoffenheim, Germany in 1750. He and his sons Bernhard and Johan George Gilbert are buried in the New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Churchyard. The village was originally a part of McCall's Manor. Geography Gilbertsville is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hanover Square, Pennsylvania
New Hanover Square is an unincorporated community in northwestern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated on Route 73. It is located in New Hanover Township and the Scioto Creek, which forms its natural northeastern boundary, drains it into the Swamp Creek, a tributary of the Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edw .... Route 73 (Big Road) has a five-way intersection in New Hanover Square with Hoffmansville Road, New Hanover Square Road, and Renninger Road. The village is split among the Gilbertsville, Perkiomenville, and Zieglerville post offices, which use the ZIP codes of 19525, 18074, and 19492, respectively Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{Montgom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Upper Frederick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,703 at the 2020 census. History The Henry Antes House, Bridge in Upper Frederick Township (Fagleysville, Pennsylvania), Bridge in Upper Frederick Township (Zieglersville, Pennsylvania), John Englehardt Homestead, and Conrad Grubb Homestead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Henry Antes House is also listed as a National Historic Landmark. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.3 km2), of which 10.0 square miles (25.8 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.4 km2) (1.68%) is water. It is drained by the Schuylkill River via the Perkiomen Creek, which forms its eastern boundary. Villages within the township include Frederick (also in New Hanover Township,) Obelisk (also in Lower Frederick Township,) and Perkiomenville (also in Marlborough Townsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sassamansville, Pennsylvania
Sassamansville (SAS-a-minz-vil) is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in northwestern Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States on Hoffmansville Road, approximately 1 1/2 miles northwest of Pennsylvania Route 663, Route 663. It is located mainly in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, New Hanover Township, but also in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Douglass Township and is served by the Boyertown Area School District. It is drained by the Swamp Creek (Pennsylvania), Swamp Creek into the Perkiomen Creek. The Sassamansville telephone exchange uses Area codes 610 and 484, area code 610. While the village has its own box post office with the zip code of 19472, portions of Sassamansville are served by the Barto, Gilbertsville, and Perkiomenville post offices with zip codes of 19504, 19525, and 18074, respectively. The community is home to The Bauman Family fruit butter factory. Gallery File:Sassam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsburg is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Its population was 3,889 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District. It is also part of the strip of small towns that run together along Pennsylvania Route 29, Route 29: Red Hill, Pennsylvania, Red Hill, Pennsburg, and East Greenville, Pennsylvania, East Greenville. The towns are collectively referred to as Upper Perk. Geography Pennsburg is located at (40.395595, −75.497361). According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. Pennsburg is located northwest of Philadelphia and southwest of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Quakertown. Pennsburg's elevation is at above sea level. A nature preserve is along Macoby Creek. The borough has a hot-summer, humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from 29.9°F in January to 74.6°F in July. The United States Department of Agriculture, USDA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,553, representing a 7.1% increase from the 799,884 residents enumerated in the 2010 census. Montgomery County is located adjacent to and northwest of Philadelphia. The county seat and largest city is Norristown. Montgomery County is geographically diverse, ranging from farms and open land in the extreme north of the county to densely populated suburban neighborhoods in the southern and central portions of the county. Montgomery County is included in the Philadelphia- Camden- Wilmington PA- NJ- DE- MD metropolitan statistical area, sometimes expansively known as the Delaware Valley. The county marks part of the Delaware Valley's northern border with the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. In 2010, Montgomery County was the 66th-wealthiest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perkiomen Creek
Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The water course was also named Perquaminck Creek, on Thomas Holme's 1687 map. The creek begins in Hereford Township, Berks County, initially flows eastward into Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, and turns southward to reenter Hereford Township before entering Montgomery County. It is from the Lenape term ''Pakihm Unk'' (pronounced for Pah Keym Unk), which means "cranberry place" in English. The Green Lane Reservoir is formed by a dam on the creek on the north side of Green Lane that backs up water from there to the north of Route 663. Perkiomen Creek joins the Schuylkill River approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) downstream of the community of Audubon, the location of the Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swamp Creek (Pennsylvania)
Swamp Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Perkiomen Creek in Berks and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. Swamp Creek begins in Berks County then flows through Montgomery County to join Perkiomen Creek above Schwenksville. History Swamp Creek historically powered several mills along its waters, with mills being built as early as 1736. By 1884, four gristmills and three sawmills were operating on the creek in New Hanover Township. One surviving mill, the Sunrise Mill, is owned by Montgomery County and is part of Sunrise Mill Park. Swamp Creek is known as West Swamp Creek. Guide signs in Limerick Township refer the creek by this name.United States Geological SurveyFeature Detail Report for: Swamp Creek/ref> Another Perkiomen tributary bore the name Swamp Creek, or East Swamp Creek. It is now known as the present day Unami Creek. See also *List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
