Gallows Hill, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Gallows Hill, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Gallows Hill
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bucks
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Springfield
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:617
Coordinates:40.5306°N -75.2219°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:18930
Area Code:610 and 484
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1173597

Gallows Hill is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Gallows Hill is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 412 and Stony Garden Road/Gallows Hill Road.[1]

Etymology

The community's name was derived from an 18th-century traveler who hanged himself from a tree.[2]

Notes and References

  1. ADC Map. Bucks County, Pennsylvania . 2006. 19th. 1"=2000'. 2583. E5. 0-87530-774-4.
  2. Book: Davis, William Watts Hart. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time. 1905. Lewis Publishing Company. 38.