Moselem is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Richmond Township in

Berks County, Pennsylvania Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading. The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware Ri ...

, United States. Moselem is located along Pennsylvania Route 662, east of

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History

A post office called Moselem was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1907. Moselem is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "trout stream".

References

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