Bernville in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bernville
Photographed by William Pope, January 27, 2024
1. Bernville Marker
Bernville
Named by earliest settlers
For Berne, Switzerland
Incorporated
1831.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.
Location. 40° 26.239′ N, 76° 7.013′ W. Marker is in Bernville, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on Bernville Road (Pennsylvania Route 183) 0.1 miles east of Shartlesville Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bernville PA 19506, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Bernville (approx. Ύ mile away); Union Canal (approx. 0.9 miles away); Christ Little Tulpehocken Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Northkill Amish (approx. 5.2 miles away); Shartlesville (approx. 5.3 miles away); Robesonia (approx. 5.9 miles away); Charming Forge (approx. 6 miles away); a different marker also named Robesonia (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bernville.
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Photographed by William Pope, January 27, 2024
2. Bernville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
