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Cetronia is a census-designated place (CDP) in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, located near Allentown. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,421. Cetronia is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Its first post office opened in 1888.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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What they wrote about Cetronia, 1902–1914
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History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania and a genealogical and biographical record of its families1914 · page 1464Read the page →
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6 4 5 Cetronia Union Church, Whitehall Township. — This church is situated in the village of Cetronia, formerly Cedarville, in South Whitehall township, Lehigh county. Its history dates from the year 1854. Near the close of the
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History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries1902 · page 45Read the page →
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VILLAGES — Cetronia. formerly Cedarville, was founded in 1850 by Charles Mertz and contains a store, hotel, three churches, flour mills and post office. Dorney Fish Wier and Park, a quarter of a mile west, is a fine summer resort. The Allentown & Kutztown electric road passes the village and Dorney Park. Population in 1900 was 150. Crackersport, a small village, contains a store, hotel and carriage factory. Populatiou in 1900 was 90. Griesmersville, founded in 1806 by Abraham Griesemer, it contains a hotel, limekilns, and the famous Duck Farm is located here. The Allentown & Kutztown electric railroad
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A history of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries1902 · page 45Read the page →
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VILLAGES— Cetronia, formerly Cedarville, was founded in 1850 by .' Charles Mertz and contains a stdre, hotel, three churches, flour mills and post office. Dorney Fish Wier and Park, a quarter of a mile west, is a fine summer resort. The Allentown & Kutztown electric road passes the village and Dorney Park. Population in 1900 was 150. Crackersport, a small village, contains a store, hotel and carriage factory. Population in 1900 was 90. Griesmersville, founded in 1806 by Abraham Griesemer, it contains a hotel, limekilns, and the famous Duck Farm is located here. The Allentown & Kutztown electric railroad
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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