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Genealogical Chart of Berks County Townships
Subdivisions and dates settled |
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| Land from | Section | Original Townships 1752 | 1752-1799 |
1800 |
1900 |
| Albany | |||||
| Greenwich 1755 | |||||
| Philadelphia County | Windsor | ||||
| Perry 1852 | |||||
| 1682 | Ontelaunee | Maxatawny | |||
| Richmond | |||||
| Maidencreek | |||||
| Ontelaunee 1849 | |||||
| Longswamp 1761 | |||||
| Townships East of the | Alsace | ||||
| Muhlenberg 1851 | |||||
| Schuylkill River | Lower Alsace 1888 | ||||
| Amity | |||||
| Manatawny | Colebrookdale | ||||
| Hereford 1753 | |||||
| Washington 1840 | |||||
| Douglass | |||||
| Exeter | |||||
| Oley | |||||
| Rockland 1758 | |||||
| District 1759 | |||||
| Earl 1781 | |||||
| Pike 1812 | |||||
| Ruscombmanor | |||||
| Bern | |||||
| Upper Bern 1789 | Penn 1841 | ||||
| Lancaster County | Tilden 1887 | ||||
| Centre 1843 | |||||
| 1729 | Bethel | ||||
| Tulpehocken | Heidelberg | ||||
| Townships West of the | Lower Heidelberg 1842 | ||||
| North Heidelberg 1845 | |||||
| Schuylkill River | South Heldelberg 1914 | ||||
| Tulpehocken | |||||
| Upper Tulpehocken 1821 | |||||
| Marion 1844 | |||||
| Jefferson 1851 | |||||
| Brecknock | |||||
| Caernarvon | |||||
| Schuylkill | Cumru | ||||
| Spring 1850 | |||||
| Robeson 1752 | |||||
| Chester County 1687 | Union 1753 |
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