Hancock, Pennsylvania

Mertztown is a census-designated place in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located near the borough of Topton. As of the 2010 census, the population was 664 residents.Mertztown is located in Berks County at latitude 40.506 and longitude -75.665. Its elevation is 466 feet. It appears on the United States Geological Survey map for Topton and is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5). The Reading Railroad which ran through Mertztown, was later acquired by Norfolk Southern as the Reading Line, and remains a heavily used railroad branch. A branch of the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad once passed through the Farmington and Klines Corner section in Mertztown, but the tracks were later removed. Mertztown was founded in 1823 by Robert Mertz. The population density is .01% Black, .01% Hispanic or other, and 99.8% white. Atlas Minerals, a major mineral company, is located in Mertztown. The company, which moved to Mertztown in 1917, has been based there ever since. Mertztown is served by Brandywine Heights Area School District, which is based in Mertztown. Gateway Christian School is also located in Mertztown. The area code is 610. The Toad Creek runs east through the village from Topton into the Little Lehigh Creek.

Topton is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,041 at the 2020 census.

The Old Main at the Lutheran Home at Topton is the original building of the Lutheran Home that overlooks the borough of Topton in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

The Long-Hawerter Mill is an historic, American grist mill that is located on Little Lehigh Creek in Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Longswamp is an unincorporated community in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Longswamp is located along State Street southeast of Topton.

Dorney Road Landfill is a 27-acre (11 ha) municipal and industrial landfill in Upper Macungie Township and Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania that was polluted with toxic waste from 1952 to 1978. The site is surrounded by rural residences and farmland. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added the site to the Superfund National Priorities List in 1984. The site was remediated and removed from the National Priorities List in 2018.

Maxatawny is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on U.S. Route 222 in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, five miles east of Kutztown. It is in the Lehigh watershed and Schaefer Run flows through it to the Little Lehigh Creek. Maxatawny has a post office, with the ZIP code of 19538. Traffic speed on US 222 is reduced to 35 miles-per-hour passing through the village, which borders Lehigh County.

The Mary Ann Furnace Historic District, also known as Trexler's Furnace, is an historic iron plantation and national historic district located in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Henningsville is an unincorporated community in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Henningsville is located at the intersection of Woodside Avenue and Centennial Road.

Hinterleiter is an unincorporated community in Maxatawny Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hinterleiter is located at the intersection of Hinterleiter and Quarry Roads.

The Sally Ann Furnace Complex is an historic, American iron furnace complex that is located in Rockland Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Monterey is an unincorporated community in Maxatawny Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Monterey is located along U.S. Route 222, east of the intersection with Long Lane.