Bernville in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bernville
Photographed by William Pope, January 27, 2024
1. Bernville Marker
Named by earliest settlers
For Berne, Switzerland
Founded
1819
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.
Location. 40° 25.635′ N, 76° 6.703′ W. Marker is in Bernville, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is on Bernville Road (Pennsylvania Route 183) just west of North Heidelberg Road, on the right when traveling west. 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: Union Canal (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Bernville (approx. Ύ mile away); Christ Little Tulpehocken Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Robesonia (approx. 5.3 miles away); a different marker also named Robesonia (approx. 5.4 miles away); Robesonia Furnace (approx. 5.4 miles away); Charming Forge (approx. 5.6 miles away); Tulpehocken Path (approx. 5.6 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 199 times since then and 17 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.
