Almont is a populated place in West Rockhill Township,

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, United States, approximately one-half mile west of Sellersville.

History

The area was settled mostly by

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in the early 1700s. Early religions were

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from the Old Goshenhoppen parish,

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and

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. In 1826 land for the first church was donated by Enos Schlichter, built and shared by the three congregations. In 1868, Jacob Schlichter became the first postmaster and named it Schlichter, the post office was later changed to Almont as well as the community. Mail is now delivered by the Sellersville Post Office.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1.

Geography

Almont is located approximately south of Sellersville on

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, and is located within the Sellersville 18960 zip code, and the

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Notable residents

* Robert Pfeifle, 3rd Mayor of

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References

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