Berks County Township Development

Original Townships - 1752

From Philadelphia County

Ontelaunee region

Albany
Longswamp
Maidencreek
Maxatawny
Richmond
Windsor

Manatawny region

Alsace
Amity
Colebrookdale
Douglass
Exeter
Oley
Ruscombmanor

From Lancaster County

Tulpehocken region

Bern
Bethel
Heidelberg
Tulpehocken

Schuylkill region

Brecknock
Caernarvon
Cumru
Robeson

From Chester County

Union (1753

Townships by Date of Erection

Date of Erection	Township
1753	Hereford
1753	Union
1755	Greenwich
1758	Rockland
1759	District
1761	Longswamp
1781	Earl
1789	Upper Bern
1812	Pike
1821	Upper Tulpehocken
1840	Washington
1841	Penn
1842	Lower Heidelberg
1843	Centre
1844	Marion
1845	North Heidelberg
1849	Ontelaunee
1850	Spring
1851	Jefferson
1851	Muhlenberg
1852	Perry
1887	Tilden
1888	Lower Alsace
1914	South Heidelberg

Date of Erection

Township

1753

Hereford

1753

Union

1755

Greenwich

1758

Rockland

1759

District

1761

Longswamp

1781

Earl

1789

Upper Bern

1812

Pike

1821

Upper Tulpehocken

1840

Washington

1841

Penn

1842

Lower Heidelberg

1843

Centre

1844

Marion

1845

North Heidelberg

1849

Ontelaunee

1850

Spring

1851

Jefferson

1851

Muhlenberg

1852

Perry

1887

Tilden

1888

Lower Alsace

1914

South Heidelberg

Reading incorporated

Date of Erection	Township
1748	town
1847	borough
	city

Date of Erection

Township

1748

town

1847

borough

city

Present Township	Parent Township	Date of Erection
Centre	Upper Bern	1843
District	Oley	1759
Earl	Oley	1781
Greenwich	Albany	1755
Hereford	Colebrookdale	1753
Jefferson	Tulpehocken	1851
Lower Alsace	Alsace	1888
Lower Heidelberg	Heidelberg	1844
Marion	Tulpehocken	1844
Muhlenberg	Alsace	1851
North Heidelberg	Heidelberg	1845
Ontelaunee	Maidencreek	1849
Penn	Upper Bern	1841
Perry	Windsor	1852
Pike	Oley	1812
Rockland	Oley	1758
South Heidelberg	Heidelberg	1914
Spring	Cumru	1850
Tilden	Upper Bern	1887
Upper Bern	Bern	1789
Upper Tulpehocken	Tulpehocken	1821
Washington	Hereford	1840

Submitted by Diana.

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