Townships

Township Information Index Old street names Old place names and their locations History of Strausstown Geographical Abbreviations Township Dates of Erection Amity Township Formation Petition 1744 Reaffirming 1719 Townships and their incorporation dates History of Bern Township History of Centreport Cumru Township: Notes of Interest Exeter Township: Notes of Interest History of Jefferson Township Early … Read more

Jefferson Township Source: The History of Berks County, Pennsylvania by F.W. Balthaser (1925), pages 221-223: The first settlement in this township was made in 1731 by John SERVY in the Mill Creek Valley. In 1736, Andreas AULENPACK took up three hundred acres of land in the same valley. This farm was sold to Philip HIMMELBERGER … Read more

Old Place Names and Their Locations The following list is just a small collection of old place names and their locations. If you know of a place that is hard to locate, please submit it to Nancy. Old Place Names and Their Locations Place Name Location Allemangel Albany Twp. Allendale Heights Located in Perry Twp. … Read more

Old Street Names The street names in the left column came from the Directory of Reading, 1806. The street names were changed August 6, 1833. Old Street Names Old Name New Name King Street 3rd Street Queen Street 4th Street Callowhill Street 5th Street Prince Street 6th Street Duke Street 7th Street Earl Street 8th … Read more

Strausstown John Strauss, who had a large farm in the vicinity of what is now Strausstown, laid out the town in 1840. As he owned most of the land upon which the town grew, it was named after him. Three parties owned the land that is now the site of Strausstown: John Strauss, John Batteiger … Read more

Early History of Tilden Township Source: The History of Berks County, Pennsylvania by F.W. Balthaser (1925), pages 250-251: Tilden Township was taken from Upper Bern in 1887 and organized as a separate district. It was named after Samuel J. TILDEN, the unsuccessful candidate for president in 1876. It lies just south of the Blue Mountains … Read more