Mertztown, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Mertztown is an unincorporated community
(Class Code U6) in Longswamp Township in eastern Berks County
, Pennsylvania
, United States
. Its zip code is 19539.
Mertztown is located in Berks County at latitude 40.506 and longitude -75.665 (Mertztown Panoramio Photos.) and its elevation is 466 feet. It appears on the Topton U.S. Geological Survey Map and is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5).
The former Reading Railroad runs through the center of Mertztown, is used by Norfolk Southern, and it is a heavily used railroad branch. A branch of the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad
used to go through the Farmington and Klines Corner section of Mertztown but the tracks were torn up years ago.
Mertztown was founded in 1823 by Robert Mertz. The population density is .01% Black, .01% Hispanic or other, and 99.8% white. Atlas Minerals, a big mineral company, is located in Mertztown, moved to the town in 1917, and has been there ever since. The town is down to one Grocery Store, Radcliff's Great Value, and two Hardware stores, True Value and the Menonite Hardware store.
Brandywine Heights Area High School
is also located in Mertztown, as is Gateway Christian School. If you went to Brandywine in the past six years, you would know the place referred to as "the barn." The Area code is 610. The Toad Creek runs east through the village from Topton
into the Little Lehigh Creek
.
Social places in the area would include Mertztown Rod and Gun Club, Rockland Rod And Gun Club, The Inn At Maple Grove, and the Dryville Hotel.
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Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
(Class Code U6) in Longswamp Township in eastern Berks County
Berks County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 373,638 people, 141,570 households, and 98,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 150,222 housing units at an average density of 175 per square mile...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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. Its zip code is 19539.
Mertztown is located in Berks County at latitude 40.506 and longitude -75.665 (Mertztown Panoramio Photos.) and its elevation is 466 feet. It appears on the Topton U.S. Geological Survey Map and is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5).
The former Reading Railroad runs through the center of Mertztown, is used by Norfolk Southern, and it is a heavily used railroad branch. A branch of the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad
Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad
The Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad was built in the 1850s to transport iron ore from local mines in Lehigh and later Berks County to furnaces along the Lehigh River...
used to go through the Farmington and Klines Corner section of Mertztown but the tracks were torn up years ago.
Mertztown was founded in 1823 by Robert Mertz. The population density is .01% Black, .01% Hispanic or other, and 99.8% white. Atlas Minerals, a big mineral company, is located in Mertztown, moved to the town in 1917, and has been there ever since. The town is down to one Grocery Store, Radcliff's Great Value, and two Hardware stores, True Value and the Menonite Hardware store.
Brandywine Heights Area High School
Brandywine Heights Area School District
The Brandywine Heights Area School District covers the Borough of Topton and District Township, Longswamp Township and Rockland Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The district operates Brandywine Heights High School , Brandywine Heights Middle School , District-Topton Elementary School and...
is also located in Mertztown, as is Gateway Christian School. If you went to Brandywine in the past six years, you would know the place referred to as "the barn." The Area code is 610. The Toad Creek runs east through the village from Topton
Topton, Pennsylvania
Topton is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,948 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Topton is located at ....
into the Little Lehigh Creek
Little Lehigh Creek
The Little Lehigh Creek is approximately long, in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is also sometimes referred to as the Little Lehigh River. It is called the Little Lehigh because it is the largest tributary of the Lehigh River....
.
Social places in the area would include Mertztown Rod and Gun Club, Rockland Rod And Gun Club, The Inn At Maple Grove, and the Dryville Hotel.
External Sources
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