Schoeneck, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community located within West Cocalico Township

West Cocalico Township, Pennsylvania

West Cocalico Township is a township in northeastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,967 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 in Lancaster County

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...

. Schoeneck is a corruption of the Pennsylvania Dutch

Pennsylvania Dutch

Pennsylvania Dutch refers to immigrants and their descendants from southwestern Germany and Switzerland who settled in Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries...

 phrase Scheenous Eck, which translates to "pretty corner."
Schoeneck is part of the Cocalico School District

Cocalico School District

The Cocalico School District is a school district of 3531 students educated in six schools by 209 teachers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13. The school district covers the Boroughs of Denver and Adamstown and East...

. A long time presence in Schoeneck, the Schoeneck Elementary School closed in June, 2011. Schoeneck students will be transported to the Denver Elementary School for future school years. Schoeneck is also home to the Schoeneck Volunteer Fire Company.

External links

• Schoeneck Elementary School