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Nockamixon
Nockamixon Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,441 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.5 km), of which 22.2 square miles (57.5 km) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.0 km) (1.73%) is water. It is drained by the Delaware River, which separates it from New Jersey. The township's villages include Bucksville, Fehrtown, Ferndale, Frogtown, Harrow, Kintnersville (also in Durham Township), and Revere.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1. Natural features include Beaver Creek, Cauffman Hill, Gallows Hill, Gallows Run, Haycock Creek, Lake Warren, Narrows Creek, The Narrows, and Tinicum Creek. Neighboring municipalities * Durham Township (northwest) * Springfield Township (west) * Haycock Township (southwest) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bridgeton Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,277 at the 2010 census. The township was originally a part of adjacent Nockamixon Township, but a division was arranged and signed on May 24, 1890. This accord split an area of Nockamixon which ran west from the banks of the Delaware River to approximately one third the breadth of the original township. This smaller area was named "Bridgeton", as it was the site of Upper Black Eddy-Milford Bridge covered wooden truss bridge built in 1842, which connected the towns of Upper Black Eddy and Milford, New Jersey. The original covered bridge was replaced by a truss bridge in 1933. The township originally contained several tiny hamlets, such as the aforementioned Upper Black Eddy, Narrowsville, and Rupletown. Upper Black's Eddy, as it was originally called, and Raubsville were named for notable landholders, while Narrowsville was named for a particularly thin portion of the Delaware ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the English county of Buckinghamshire. Bucks County is part of the northern boundary of the Philadelphia– Camden– Wilmington, PA– NJ– DE– MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, more commonly known as the Delaware Valley. It is located immediately northeast of Philadelphia and forms part of the southern tip of the eastern state border with New Jersey. History Founding Bucks County is one of the three original counties created by colonial proprietor William Penn in 1682. Penn named the county after Buckinghamshire, the county in which he lived in England. He built a country estate, Pennsbury Manor, in Falls Township, Bucks County. Some places in Bucks County were named after locations in Buckinghamshire, including Buckingham and Buckingham T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferndale, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Ferndale is an unincorporated community in Nockamixon Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Ferndale is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 611 Pennsylvania Route 611 (PA 611) is a state highway in eastern Pennsylvania running from Interstate 95 (I-95) in the southern part of the city of Philadelphia north to I-380 in Coolbaugh Township in the Pocono Mountains. Within Philadelphia, P ... and Church Hill Road/Center Hill Road. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revere, Pennsylvania
Revere is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Nockamixon Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Revere is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 611 and Marienstein Road. Residents of Revere are part of the Palisades School District. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Tinicum Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2010 census. The Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge, a free Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridge over the Delaware River, connects Uhlerstown to Frenchtown in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It is located approximately forty miles north of Center City, Philadelphia and forty miles west of the city limits of New York City. This township includes both area codes 215/267/445 and 610/484. The township also has five different ZIP codes. History The Red Hill Church and School, Ridge Valley Rural Historic District, and Lewis Summers Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.2 square miles (80.8 km2), of which 30.2 square miles (78.2 km2) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.5 km2) (3.11%) is water. Tohickon Creek flows along its so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bedminster Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 6,574 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan region. Bedminster is part of Pennridge School District. History Deep Run Presbyterian Church was established before 1725, Reverend William Tennant served as pastor from 1726 to 1738. In 1741, thirty-five residents, mostly Irish and German, petitioned the Court of Quarter Sessions to lay out the township which was granted and the land was surveyed by John Chapman. The name was taken from the town of the same name in Somersetshire, near Bristol, England. In 1841, the original church building was replaced, the new building was commonly called the 'Irish Meeting House', which still stands today. By 1746, enough Mennonites moved into the township to build a log church in the southeastern part of the township. The Tohickon Reformed Church was organized probably in June, 1745, the first pastor was Reverend John Conrad Wirtz, of Zuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Haycock Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,225 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (5.55%) is water. It is drained by the Tohickon Creek eastward into the Delaware River. Lake Nockamixon forms much of its southeastern border. Its villages include Applebachsville, Danneltown, Doanston, Haycock, Pullen (also in Richland and Springfield Townships), Reiffs Corner, Shoupville, Sterners Mill, Strawntown, Thatcher, and Tohickon. Natural features found in the township include Dimple Creek, Haycock Creek, Haycock Mountain, Kimble Creek, and Tohickon Creek.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1. Neighboring municipalities * Springfield Township (north) * Nockamixon Township (east) * Bedminster Township (southeast) * East Rockhill To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Durham Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,144 at the 2010 census. It was first organized in 1775 and is located in the extreme north of Bucks County. It was the location of Durham Furnace, Durham Boat Company and Durham Mills.They were known in the early 2000s for their dominating Little League Baseball, and for many consecutive years went undefeated and won championships. History The Durham Mill and Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.71%) is water. It is drained by the Delaware River which forms its eastern boundary with New Jersey. Its villages include Durham, Durham Furnace, Kintnersville (also in Nockamixon Township,) Lehnenburg, Morgantown, Monroe, and Rattlesnake.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrow, Pennsylvania
Harrow is an unincorporated community in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located just northeast of Lake Nockamixon. It is drained by the Tohickon Creek into the Delaware River. It is served by Routes 412, 563, and 611 __NOTOC__ Year 611 (Roman numerals, DCXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 611 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini .... It is served by the Kintnersville and Ottsville post offices with the ZIP codes of 18930 and 18942, respectively. Notable person * Samuel A. Smith, former U.S. Congressman References Unincorporated communities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{BucksCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintnersville, Pennsylvania
Kintnersville is an unincorporated community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2019, its population was 2,881. Its latitude is 40.557 degrees north and its longitude is 75.18 degrees east. Kintnersville's elevation is above sea level. The community is located near state routes 32 and 611 __NOTOC__ Year 611 (Roman numerals, DCXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 611 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini ..., and the Delaware River. Education Palisades High School is located in the community. References Unincorporated communities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{BucksCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 5,035 at the 2010 census. History The Jacob Funk House and Barn, John Eakin Farm, Knecht's Mill Covered Bridge, Springhouse Farm, and Springtown Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was also the location of the formerly listedU.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.8 square miles (79.7 km2), all land. It is located in the Delaware watershed and, while most of the township is drained directly eastward into the Delaware River by Tohickon Creek and Cooks Creek (both of which start in Springfield,) a very small area in the extreme west is drained by the Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River. Springfield Township's past and present villages include Bursonville, Gallows, Gruversville, Hilltop, Passer, Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Pleasant Valley, Pullen, Springtown, Stony Point, and Zionhill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holland Township, New Jersey
Holland Township is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 5,291, reflecting an increase of 167 (+3.3%) from the 5,124 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 232 (+4.7%) from the 4,892 counted in the 1990 Census. Holland Township is located in the northwestern part of Hunterdon County. The Delaware River forms its boundary with Pennsylvania and the Musconetcong River its boundary with Warren County. It was created from Alexandria Township on April 13, 1874, before being dissolved and reabsorbed into Alexandria Township on March 4, 1878. The township was reformed and separated as a municipality of its own again on March 11, 1879. Milford was created on April 15, 1911, from portions of Holland Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 8, 1911.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
