Geryville, Pennsylvania Explained

Geryville is a village located mainly in Milford Township, Bucks County but also in Upper Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The first letter of the name is pronounced as a hard "g." It is located just north of Route 663 and is split between the East Greenville zip code of 18041 and the Pennsburg zip code of 18073.[1] Originally known as Aurora, the village received its name from the postmaster Jesse Gery in 1865. The Publick House on the corner of Sleepy Hollow Road and Geryville Pike played a prominent role in Fries's Rebellion of 1799.[2] It is drained via the Macoby Creek southward into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River.

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40.4153°N -75.4753°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 18073 ZIP Code Map Pennsburg Pennsylvania. March 24, 2012. Web Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324210415/http://www.hipcodes.com/18073/. March 9, 2023. 2012-03-24.
  2. Web site: Milford Township . June 22, 2011 . September 29, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929032904/http://www.milfordtownship.org/info.html . dead .