Perkiomenville 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 ...
that is located in
Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States.
History
The community takes its name from nearby
Perkiomen Creek.
Geography
Situated in the
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area of the
Northeastern United States
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, this community is part of the Eastern Standard time zone and is located on both sides of the
Perkiomen Creek, which separates
Marlborough Township and
Upper Frederick Township.
Route 29 runs north-to-south through the village.
Notable people
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Paul Collins, American writer
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John William Ditter Jr., former U.S. federal judge
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Eunice Katherine M. Ernst, pioneer of the
nurse midwife movement
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God Lives Underwater, electronic music artists
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Ed Hake, football player
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Sasha Siemel, jungle hunter and adventurer
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Stella James Sims, biologist at
Bluefield State College
References
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Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania