| PG Blatznaame |
Englischer Naame |
Aart |
Taunschip |
Comments |
| Schteebruch Weeg |
Stone Quarry Road |
Street Name |
West Earl |
Pennsylvania German Street Sign already existing |
| Der Alt Philadelphia Weg |
The Old Philadadelphia Pike |
Street Name |
East Lampeter, Leacock, Salisbury |
| Amwegs Karich |
Amwake's Church (Swamp UCC) |
Building Name |
West Cocalico |
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| Barigschtrooss |
? |
Street Name |
Ephrata |
een Meil ost vun Effridaa, bei die Bergstrasse Lutheran Church un die Bergstrasse Elementary School |
| Barigschtrooss Schul |
Bergstrasse Elementary School |
Building Name |
Ephrata |
Bergstrasse Elementary School neegscht zu Effridaa - according to Jenn Trout of the Center for PG Studies (Millersville), the building is there, but it is no longer an elementary school. |
| Barigschtroosskarich |
Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church |
Building Name |
Ephrata |
neegscht zu Effridaa |
| Baumannswill |
Bowmansville |
Settlement Name |
Brecknock |
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| Beckweh Grick |
Pequea Creek |
Creek Name |
? |
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| Bisskatzeloch |
? |
Place Name |
? |
vale north of Schoeneck, N. Lanc. |
| Bisskatzelochwattshaus |
? |
Building Name |
West Cocalico |
former hotel located in the Bisskatzeloch, later the location of Saul Printery |
| Bitzersbarig |
Bitzer's Hill |
Place Name |
? |
east of Denver |
| Blohversammlinghaus |
? |
Building Name |
? |
Blue Meetinghouse near Kleinfeltersville |
| Bohrmiehl |
? |
Building Name |
West Cocalico |
The Rifling Boring Mill |
| Brauneschteddel |
Brownstown |
Settlement Name |
East Earl |
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| Bucherdaal |
Denver |
Settlement Name |
? |
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| Budderschtrooss |
Butter Road |
Street Name |
West Earl |
located just north of Route 23; it connects the Farmersville Road on the west to North Groffdale Road on the east |
| Buxbarig |
Laurel Hill |
Place Name |
West Cocalico |
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| Buxschtrooss |
Laurel Road |
Street Name |
West Cocalico |
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| Dachfelse |
? |
Place Name |
Brecknock |
rock formation near Bowmansville, 1/2 mile east of the residence of Phares S. Hurst) |
| Dritschbarig |
? |
Place Name |
? |
origin uncertain; in Brunnerville-Lititz area |
| Druckne |
Fivepointville |
Settlement Name |
Brecknock |
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| Druckne Schulhaus |
Fivepointville School |
Building Name |
Brecknock |
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| Druckne Wattshaus |
Fivepointville Hotel |
Building Name |
Brecknock |
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| Durlach Weg |
Durlach Road |
Street Name |
Clay |
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| Eilebarig |
Owl Hill |
Place Name |
? |
east of Kissel Hill, one mile SW of Rothsville |
| Fetter's Schul |
Fetter's School |
Building Name |
West Cocalico |
named for Louis Fetter, who was an elected school directer and one of the last Fraktur Schreiwer; Fetter died in the late 1920s |
| Felsebarig |
Rocky Hill |
Place Name |
North Elizabeth |
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| Fimf Weg |
"Five Points" |
Place Name |
West Earl |
an intersection in Lancaster north of Rt. 23, where 5 roads come together. They are North Groffdale Road, Amishtown Road, Wissler Road, Fairmount Road, and Groffdale Church Road |
| Fortsch Barig |
Forge Hill |
Place Name |
North Elizabeth |
West of the "Schtickbarig" ist the Fortsch Barig, named for the three forges which the Hammer Creek, along its west end, operated |
| Die Gass |
? |
Street Name |
East Cocalico |
part of the settlement between the two short bridges |
| Geierdaal |
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Place Name |
? |
valley in the Furnace Hills of north Lancaster, so named by early settlers because of the turkey vultures in the region |
| Gillerie Hiwwel |
Killdeer Hill |
Place Name |
West Cocalico |
A small rise along "Die Grie Lehn", midway between Ridge Road and Swamp Church. This was a barren spot where not even weeds would grow. The killdeers would nest here. It was also known as "der Hexering") |
| Glappbordschtettel |
Wood Corner |
Settlement Name |
Clay |
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| Glappbordschteddlerweg |
Wood Corner Road |
Street Name |
Clay |
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| Graemers Miehl |
Kraemer's Mill, Red Run |
Building Name |
Brecknock |
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| Der Gummere Hiwwel |
? |
Place Name |
West Cocalico |
small knob at the east end of the ridge called "Leisey's Mountain" |
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| Gwidderlehn |
Stony Lane |
Street Name |
Clay |
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| Haahneschtettel |
Hahnstown |
Settlement Name |
Ephrata |
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| Haahneschtettler Barig |
Hahnstown Mountain |
Place Name |
Ephrata |
N and NE of Hahnstown, Ephrata Twp. |
| Haasebarig |
"Rabbit Hill" = Rothsville |
Settlement Name |
Warwick |
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| Hammer Grick |
Hammer Creek |
Creek Name |
Elizabeth |
the name comes from three forge hammers, each weighing about 500 pounds, which its impounded waters operated Upper Hopewill, Lower Hopewell and Speedwell Forge |
| Hansyaricks Baamgaarde |
Hans Jacob's Orchard |
Place Name |
? |
Place on Texter's Mountain, at whose peak Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon Counties meet |
| Harnische Miehl |
Harnish's Mill |
Building Name |
West Cocalico |
One of the oldest mills in the township. The original mill building is now a dwelling. It stands on the east side of the intersection of Texter Mountain Road and Peartown Road. It was named for the early settler who received a land grant from the Penn Family. It was build along the Harnish Run. Harnish was one of the original members of the Swamp German Reformed congregation who helped establish the Swamp Reformed Church |
| Harrbarg |
? |
Place Name |
? |
a stopping off place in Schaefferstown |
| Hellschtrooss |
Hell Street |
Street Name |
East Cocalico/Brecknock |
street near Reamstown, which ran by Faust's Hatchery (also: "die Hinkelschtrooss") |
| Hesseschteddel |
near Brickerville |
Place Name |
Elizabeth |
at the headwaters of the Saegloch Creek; legend has it that Hessian soldiers had a settlement there, while they worked as prisoners of war at Elizabeth Furnace |
| Hexering |
The Hex Ring |
Place Name |
West Cocalico |
a small rise along "die Grie Lehn", also known as "der Gillerie Hiwwel"; since no grass of any kind grew there it was known as "der Hexering". Here at a certain time in March, witches would meet at midnight and play "Ring" just as the children played it in school |
| Hiddedeich |
"Hut Hollow" |
Place Name (?) |
Clay |
Within this ame hill (cf. Schatzeechli Barig) was the Hiddedeich named for the charcoal burners' huts |
| Hinkelschteddel |
Hinkletown |
Settlement Name |
Earl |
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| Hinkelschtrooss |
(chicken street)? |
Street Name |
East Cocalico |
road near Reamstown toward Red Run, which ran by Faust's Hatchery (= die Hellschtrooss) |
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| Hirschdaal |
Deer Valley |
Place Name |
Elizabeth |
north Elizabeth Twp. |
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| Holzhackerschtadt |
Wood Chopper Town |
Settlement Name |
East Earl |
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| Insching Grick |
Indian Run |
Creek Name |
West Cocalico |
It lies on the edge of the limestone belt. Here Indian Run disappears through an underground fissure to appear again above ground about a mile south in Clay Twp. |
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| Inschingschteddel |
Indiantown |
Settlement Name |
West Cocalico |
According to local legend the last red men in the Twp. lived here unmolested after the Paxton Boys and carried out their infamous massacre |
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| Kanneschtooge |
Conestoga |
Settlement Name |
? |
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| Kaneschtooge Rewwer |
Conestoga Creek |
Creek Name |
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... flows through Lancaster County |
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| Kascheleen |
Cherry Lane |
Street name |
East Lampeter |
A road running from Rt. 30 through the village of Ronks, crossing Ronks Rd. and going a little bit beyond to a dead end |
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| Katzebuckel Weg |
Cat's Back Road |
Street Name |
East Earl |
street which begins at the base of the "Katzebuckel", and runs north and south over the "Katzebuckel" |
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| Katzefisch |
Catfish, Oregon |
? |
Manheim |
? |
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| Katzebuckel |
Cat's Back |
Place Name |
East Earl |
hill on which the Fairmount Nursing Home is presently located |
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| Katzeglaasloch |
? |
Place Name (?) |
West Cocalico |
The mica mine - here mica was mined and used in the early wood stove doors. During WW II, mica was strip-mined here |
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| Keschteschrooss |
Chestnut Street |
Street Name |
City of Lancaster |
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| Kisselbarig |
Kissel Hill |
Place Name |
Lititz Borough |
now partially incorporated into the southern tip of Lititz Borough |
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| Kleinebarig |
Klein Mountain |
Place Name |
West Cocalico |
a ridge which runs SW from Blue Lake to the Cocalico Road. Here many herbs used in folk healing grew. Here too some spook and with stories have their origin. |
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| Lattwarickschteddel |
Mt. Airy |
Settlement Name |
Clay |
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| Leiseysbarig |
Leisey's Mountain |
Place Name |
West Cocalico |
a ridge running east and west, once owned by the Leisey family. at the east end of the ridge is a small knob known as "Der Gummere Hiwwel" |
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| Lengeschder (Schtadt) |
Lancaster |
Settlement Name |
Lancaster |
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| Lengeschder Kaundi |
Lancaster County |
County Name |
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| Luderloch |
"Carrion Hole" |
Place Name |
Elizabeth |
Along the Hammer Creek, at the Speedwell Stock Farms, there is a Carrion Hole, where dead animals used to be thrown, unless they were taken away by the local "Schinnerhannes" |
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| Lutzebrick |
Lutz's Bridge |
Place Name |
West Cocalico |
This was a covered bridge spanning Swamp Creek. It was named for the land-owner Jessie Lutz and his hat factory on the east side of Swamp Creek |
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| Mardies-Eck |
Martin's Corner |
Place Name (?) |
? |
near Napierville |
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| Mannem |
Manheim |
Settlement Name |
? |
named after the rhenish city of Mannheim, Germany |
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| Meenzerschteddel |
Mentzertown |
Settlement Name |
West Cocalico |
... was a small group of houses where the Mentzer family resided. The land had been restricted by mutual agreement, so that no one outside of the Mentzer family could purchase land here |
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| Melassichhiwwel |
Molasses Hill |
Place Name |
Leacock |
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| Middelgrick |
Middle Creek |
Creek Name |
Clay / Ephrata / Warwick |
The Middle Creek flows out of a lake in the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay Twp. in northern Lancaster County and southward by Hopeland, picks up the Saegloch Run at Clay and continues south into Ephrata Twp (by the Middle Creek Church of the Brethren) and flows into the Cocalico Creek at Millway in Warwick Twp. |
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| Miehlbacher Busch |
Millbach Woods |
Place Name |
N Lancaster and S Lebanon Counties (?) |
Millbach Woods located on the SE slope of Millbach Mountain; hiere in the 1890s camp meetings were held by the Evangelical Association. The Millbach Creek runs through the N part of these woods. |
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| Miehlgrick |
Mill Creek |
Creek Name |
East Earl / Leackock / Upper Leacock / East Lampeter |
The Mill Creek rises in East Earl Twp. It flows from the east into the New Holland Reservoir, leaves the New Holland Reservoir and flows westward into East Earl Twp past the Summit Valley Elementary School south of the Zeltenreich Reformed Church, forming the township line between Upper Leacock and Leacock townships by Historic Mascot Mill and flows into East Lampeter Twp. and finally flows into the Conestoga River 2,5 miles south of Penn Square in Lancaster. |
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| Millerschtadt |
Millersville |
Settlement Name |
Manor |
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| Moddi Grick |
Muddy Creek |
Creek Name |
Brecknock |
The Muddy Creek rises in part in Berks County, just beyond the Lancaster County line and flows out of Brecknock Twp, Berks into Brecknock County, Lancaster, and continues to flow to the south by Bowmansville and south of Fivepointville westward past Red Run where it joins the Little Muddy Creek which rises east of Reamstown. The Little Muddy Creek also rises in Brecknock Twp, Berks and flows through Adamstown south under the turnpike. That is the branch that comes down from the north from Brecknock Twp, Berks and eventually joins the eastern branch of the Muddy Creek at Red Run from whence the main body of the Muddy Creek flows west and south into the Conestoga Creek at Hinkletown |
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| Moddi Grick |
Muddy Creek Folk Region |
Place Name |
East Cocalico |
The vicinity of the old Muddy Creek Church and schoolhouse, no longer standing. |
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| Moddi Grick |
??? |
Place Name |
Brecknock |
area from Terre Hill N to Berks County watershed of the Muddy Creek |
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| Molassichhiwwel |
Molasses Hill |
Place Name |
Leacock |
A hill on the Old Philadelphia Pike, 0,25 mile west of Weavertown, near Kauffman's Fruit Farm, which got its name when a teamster was hauling molasses on a Conestoga wagon. Suddenly the end gate opened and a barrel rolled down the hill and broke. The molasses ran down the hill. At that time the hill was short and steep. The hill, today is reduced to an include due to the construction of Rt. 340. |
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| Nei Effredaa |
Lincoln |
Settlement Name |
Ephrata |
now incorporated into Ephrata |
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| Nei Holland (formerly: Seischwamm) |
New Holland |
Settlement |
Earl |
in the 18th century, the settlement was called "Seischwamm" |
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| Paschingweg |
Peach Road |
Street Name |
West Earl |
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| Pedersheim Hiwwel |
Petersheim Hill |
Place Name |
Ephrata |
1 mile NE of Akron |
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| Pedersweg |
Peter's Road |
Street Name |
Earl (?) |
a colonial road which runs between Route 23 and Route 340, the Old Philadelphia Pike - leading from the Conestoga to Pequea |
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| Peik |
Route 23 |
Street Name |
? |
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| Petzdeich |
Pinch Valley |
Place Name |
West Cocalico |
It is located at the north end of Peartown Road where it runs along the valley floor. Very steep hills on either side look as if someone had pinched two huge masses of mountain together. William Hershey, Sr. named this place when he was milling at Harnish Mill. This name was given in the early 1870s. |
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| Raddeschteddel |
"Rat Town" |
Settlement Name |
West Cocalico / East Cocalico |
A section of Stevens, where at one time many poor structures and trailers were located. It was claimed to be infested with rats due to poor sanitation and rubbish. |
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| Reinholds Steeschen |
Reinholds Station |
Settlement Name |
West Cocalico |
Reinholds became a small village when the Reading and Columbia Railroad was completed in 1863. |
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| Rescheschtrooss |
Resh Road |
Street Name |
West Cocalico |
Named for Uriah and Leah Resh, brother and sister. Uriah was a Civil War veteran. |
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| Riemeschteddel |
Reamstown |
Settlement Name |
East Cocalico |
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| Rotkuh |
"Red Cow" |
Settlement Name |
Brecknock |
an old breed of cow; Birthplace of Prof. C. Richard Beam, director of the center for Pennsylvania German Studies |
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