Berks County Township Development
Original Townships – 1752
From Philadelphia County
Ontelaunee region
Albany
Longswamp
Maidencreek
Maxatawny
Richmond
WindsorManatawny region
Alsace
Amity
Colebrookdale
Douglass
Exeter
Oley
Ruscombmanor
From Lancaster County
Tulpehocken region
Bern
Bethel
Heidelberg
Tulpehocken
Schuylkill region
Brecknock
Caernarvon
Cumru
Robeson
From Chester County
Union (1753
Townships by Date of Erection
| Date of Erection | Township |
|---|---|
| 1753 | Hereford |
| 1753 | Union |
| 1755 | Greenwich |
| 1758 | Rockland |
| 1759 | District |
| 1761 | Longswamp |
| 1781 | Earl |
| 1789 | Upper Bern |
| 1812 | Pike |
| 1821 | Upper Tulpehocken |
| 1840 | Washington |
| 1841 | Penn |
| 1842 | Lower Heidelberg |
| 1843 | Centre |
| 1844 | Marion |
| 1845 | North Heidelberg |
| 1849 | Ontelaunee |
| 1850 | Spring |
| 1851 | Jefferson |
| 1851 | Muhlenberg |
| 1852 | Perry |
| 1887 | Tilden |
| 1888 | Lower Alsace |
| 1914 | South Heidelberg |
Reading incorporated
| Date of Erection | Township |
|---|---|
| 1748 | town |
| 1847 | borough |
| Â | city |
| Present Township | Parent Township | Date of Erection |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | Upper Bern | 1843 |
| District | Oley | 1759 |
| Earl | Oley | 1781 |
| Greenwich | Albany | 1755 |
| Hereford | Colebrookdale | 1753 |
| Jefferson | Tulpehocken | 1851 |
| Lower Alsace | Alsace | 1888 |
| Lower Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 1844 |
| Marion | Tulpehocken | 1844 |
| Muhlenberg | Alsace | 1851 |
| North Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 1845 |
| Ontelaunee | Maidencreek | 1849 |
| Penn | Upper Bern | 1841 |
| Perry | Windsor | 1852 |
| Pike | Oley | 1812 |
| Rockland | Oley | 1758 |
| South Heidelberg | Heidelberg | 1914 |
| Spring | Cumru | 1850 |
| Tilden | Upper Bern | 1887 |
| Upper Bern | Bern | 1789 |
| Upper Tulpehocken | Tulpehocken | 1821 |
| Washington | Hereford | 1840 |
Submitted by Diana.
Last Modified
About Author
