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Philip Roth Cemetery

 
 
Philip Roth Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, May 2, 2021
1. Philip Roth Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Early Settler And Tavern Keeper
Rothsville
Founded 1790
Formerly Rabbit Hill

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
 
Location. 40° 9.165′ N, 76° 15.261′ W. Marker is near Rothsville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Warwick Township. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 772) and West Newport Road, on the right when traveling west. This is to the rear of 2001 Main St and can not be seen from the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2001 Main St, Lititz PA 17543, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rothsville (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cpl. Gerald L. Habecker (approx. 0.3 miles away); Millway Village (approx. 1.1 miles away); Erb's Covered Bridge (approx. 1.2 miles away); Keller's Mill Bridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Oil Pumping Station (approx. 1.4 miles away); Zook's Mill Bridge (approx. 2 miles away); Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail (approx. 2 miles away).
 
More about this marker. Philip Roth is the founder of the village
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Philip Roth Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, May 2, 2021
2. Philip Roth Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on June 30, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2021, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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