Township Information Index

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boggs Township, Armstrong County Pennsylvania

Welcome to the Boggs Township Genealogy Project This website is hosted by Wayne Bossinger Resources Churches Cemetery Records Census Records History – Smith History History – Beers History School Records Boroughs and Villages Baum Goheenville Pine Furnace Slabtown This page was last updated on Monday, August 21, 2017. Return to Armstrong County Genealogy Project Ă¯Â¿Â½ … Read more

Smail Family Burial Ground, Bethel Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Smail Family Burial GroundBethel Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Surname First Name Middle Name Other Name Date of Birth Date of Death Age at Death Notes BECK GEORGE M H/O CAROLINE BECK CAROLINE 4/18/1883 01/01/1905 BECK HOWARD 4/19/1904 02/18/1905 BECK L G 1872 1872 BECK J H 1877 1878 CLINE ROBERT H 10/04/1870 12/20/1893 CLINE ROBERT … Read more