Berlinsville, Pennsylvania
Berlinsville is an unincorporated community in Lehigh Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 248 and Pennsylvania Route 946.[2]
Berlinsville, Pennsylvania | |
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  Berlinsville  Berlinsville | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′7″N 75°34′26″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Township | Lehigh |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1169304[1] |
The village is named for the Berlin family. Abraham Berlin, emigrated to Northampton County from the Palatinate region of Germany in 1738. Berlin settled in Easton, where he was blacksmith by trade and during the Revolutionary War served as chairman of the Northampton County Committee of Safety. Berlin's grandson, Abraham Berlin III, who was born in Easton in 1777, later settled in what is now Berlinsville.[3]
References
- "Berlinsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Northampton County Maps: Lehigh Township (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- Wright, James; Wright, Wright (1988). Place Names of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Nazareth, Pennsylvania: J&L Wright. pp. 15–16.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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