New Chester is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. New Chester is located on
Pennsylvania Route 234, approximately four miles north of
New Oxford on Oxford Road at the junction with
Pennsylvania Route 234.
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New Chester was also known as Pine Town, and previously Martzallville was surveyed in 1804 by Henry Martzall.
In 1834,
Theodore Taughinbaugh was appointed first postmaster at New Chester.
Churches
* "The Pines" - St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church construction was started on April 27, 1861, and is located at 1535 Hunterstown Hampton Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350
* St John's United Church of Christ was built in 1862-1863
and is located at 2243 Hunterstown Hampton Rd, New Oxford, PA 17350
References
External links
Straban Township official websiteUnited Hook and Ladder Co. #33Adams Regional EMS
Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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