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A modern map of Berks County.
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Berks County - 1876 |
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Township maps are from the 1876 Atlas of Berks County. |
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Atlas Title Page - 234kb |
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| Townships | Settled | Incorporated |
| Berks County | about 1700 | 1752 |
| Second Class Townships | ||
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| Albany | 1743 | 1752 |
| Alsace | 1735 | Mar. 4, 1745 or 1744 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Amity | about 1693 | Mar. 3, 1744 while part of Philadelphia County. In 1719, a petition was made to the Court to erect Amity Twp. and the Court granted the petition. However no record was made of the proceedings and the petition was renewed 25 years later in 1744. |
| Bern | about 1734 | 1738 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Bethel | 1735 | May 1739 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Brecknock | 1729 | 1741 while part of York Co. |
| Caenarvon | 1700 | 1729 while part of Chester Co. |
| Centre | Jan. 2, 1843 from Bern, Upper Bern & Penn Twps. | |
| Colebrookdale | 1720 | Sept. 7, 1741 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Cumru | 1732 | 1737 from Lancaster Co. |
| District | 1759 from Oley & Colebrookdale Twps. | |
| Douglass | 1720 | June 7, 1736 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Earl | Nov 1781 from Oley Twp. | |
| Exeter | 1718 | Dec. 7, 1741 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Greenwhich | 1749 | 1755 from Albany Twp. |
| Heidelberg | 1723 | 1734 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Hereford | 1732 | Feb. 1, 1753 from Colebrookdale Twp. |
| Jefferson | about 1723 | Jan. 28, 1852 or 1851 from Upper Tulpehocken Twp. |
| Longswamp | 1734 | May 1761 from Rockland Twp. |
| Lower Alsace | 1714 | 1888 from Alsace Twp. |
| Lower Heidelberg | 1730 | Sept. 15, 1842 from Heidelberg Twp. |
| Maidencreek | 1732 | Dec. 1746 or 1748 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Marion | 1723 | Apr. 6, 1844 or 1843 from Tulpehocken & Heidelberg Twps. |
| Maxatawny | 1732 | Sept. 6, 1742 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Muhlenberg | Feb 10, 1851 from Alsace Twp. | |
| North Heidelberg | about 1736 | Jan. 9, 1845 from Heidelberg Twp. |
| Oley | 1700 | Sept. 1, 1740 while part of Philadelphia Co. |
| Oley | 1710-1740 Original Plat owners |
Composite map by Phoebe Hopkins from an actual survey by Arthur Haas. Area is roughly present day Oley Twp. |
| Ontelaunee | about 1721 | 1849 from Maidencreek Twp. |
| Penn | 1735 | Nov. 5, 1841 from Bern & Upper Bern Twps. |
| Perry | 1735 | 1852 from Windsor Twp. made a separate election district in 1821. |
| Pike | Aug. 1813 or 1812 from Earl, Oley and Rockland Twps. | |
| Richmond | 1720 | 1752 or 1755. |
| Robeson | 1720 | Aug. 1729 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Rockland | 1758 from Oley Twp. | |
| Ruscombmanor | 1749 | 1752 or 1759. |
| South Heidelberg - Included with Lower Heidelberg Twp | about 1730 | June 20, 1914 from Lower Heidelberg Twp. |
| Spring | about 1728 | Nov. 23, 1850 from Cumru Twp. |
| Tilden - Included with Upper Bern. | 1887 from Upper Bern Twp. | |
| Tulpehocken | about 1707 | 1729 while part of Lancaster Co. |
| Union | 1684 | 1752 or 1753 from Coventry Twp. |
| Upper Bern/Tilden | about 1730 | 1789 from Bern Twp. Upper Bern Twp; did not operate as a separate township until 1820. |
| Upper Tulpehocken | about 1730 | Nov. 6, 1820 from Tulpehocken Twp. |
| Washington | 1736 | 1839 from Hereford & Colebrookdale Twps. |
| Windsor | 1740 | 1752. |
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