Berks County Post Offices and Postmasters as of January 1, 1851

The following is a compilation of the post offices in Berks County on the first day of January 1851. The name of the post master is also included.

List of post offices and postmasters in Berks County on January 1, 1851
Post Office Postmaster
Albany Benjamin Levan
Baumstown Samuel Heckler
Bernville Edward B. Filbert
Birdsborough  
Boyerstown Daniel B. Boyer
Brower Richard H. Jones
Brumfieldville David Breidenbach
Clayton Abraham B. Bechtel
Colebrookdale Christopher K. Schultz
Cross Kill Mills Jacob Newcomet
Douglassville Michael Ludwig
Earlville George Kline jr.
Fetherolffsville Abram Long
Furnace Samuel Shearer
Geiger's Mills Isaac Geiger
Grimville Daniel B. Grim
Hamburgh Charles Benseman
Hereford Samuel Treichler jr.
Joanna Furnace Ann H. Richards
Klinesville Peter A. Kline
Kutztown Joseph Heist
Leesport Geo. W. Althouse
Lobachsville David Lobach
Long Swamp Horatio Fitch
Lower Bern Benjamin Klee
Maiden Creek David D. Stitzel
Maxatawny  
Mohrsville John H. Mohr
Molltown Abraham Graeff
Monterey Mrs. Maria Braus
Morgantown Milton Rutherford
Moselem Solomon Leibelsperger
Mount Airy John Bland
New Jerusalem Reuben Huff
Oley Benneville A. Glase
Pike Township William Herbst
Pricetown Charles Levan
Reading, (c.h.) Henry Rhoads
Rehrersburgh Benjamin Klahr
Robeson John B. Seidell
Schuylkill Bend Jonas Shalter
Seisholtzville Henry B. Griffith
Shanesville Peter S. Hill
Shartlesville Solomon Albright
Sinking Spring Aaron Mull
Stonersville George Stoner
Stouchburgh John Moor
Straustown Daniel K. Boltz
Tulpehoccan Moses Schock
Virginsville Stephen Dreibelbis
Williams' Store Thomas E. Williams
Womelsdorf George H. Miller

Source: Table of Post Offices in the United States on the First Day of January, 1851. Arranged in Alphabetical Order, and Expressing the States, Territories, and Counties in which they are situated with the names of the Post Masters. Washington: W. & J.C. Greer, Publishers, 1851.

Submitted by: Nancy.


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