Old Main at the Lutheran Home at Topton

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

Hancock is an unincorporated community in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hancock is located at the intersection of State Street and Park Avenue.

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.

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.

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.

Sally Ann is an unincorporated community in Rockland Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Sally Ann is located at the intersection of Mine and Sally Ann Furnace Roads. It is served by the Mertztown post office with the ZIP code of 19539.

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.

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.

Fredericksville is an unincorporated community in Rockland Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Fredericksville is located at the intersection of Fredericksville and Five Points Roads.

Maxatawny Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,906 at the 2010 census.

Bowers is a census-designated place in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Bowers is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2020 census, the population was 355 residents. Although Bowers has its own post office with the ZIP code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the ZIP code of 19539. [1]

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