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History · Stouchsburg

53% of Stouchsburg’s homes were built before 1940

3 places in town are on the National Register. Below: old-book passages.

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Stouchsburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Stouchsburg’s homes were built before 1938.
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Stouchsburg, in brief

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Stouchsburg is an unincorporated community, and a census-designated place, located in extreme western Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 600. It is just off U.S. Route 422 along Main St. in Marion Township, and is served by the Conrad Weiser Area School District. The community is located three miles northwest of Womelsdorf and four miles east of Myerstown.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 600 to 526 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Stouchsburg, 1886–1909

Passages that mention Stouchsburg, cut from the printed page as they were published.

At the Keiser store is kept the Stouchsburg post-office, established in 1832. A daily mail is supplied from Sheridan Station.
History of Berks county in Pennsylvania1886 · page 1104Read the page →
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At the Keiser store is kept the Stouchsburg post-office, established in 1832. A daily mail is supplied from Sheridan Station.

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first church to the west of the river. This was about 1726, near the Tulpehocken Creek, in Marion township, east of Stouchsburg. Lutheran and Reformed. — The Lutheran religion was predominant in the county, both with the Swedes and Germans to the east of the Schuylkill, and with the Germans to the …
School history of Berks County in Pennsylvania1889 · page 64Read the page →
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first church to the west of the river. This was about 1726, near the Tulpehocken Creek, in Marion township, east of Stouchsburg. Lutheran and Reformed. — The Lutheran religion was predominant in the county, both with the Swedes and Germans to the east of the Schuylkill, and with the Germans to the west. Some of the Germans were of the Reformed religion. The

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Eobesonia (1855) 190 Schaefferstown (1836) 21 Shartlesville (1860) 50 Stouchsburg (1833) 83 Strausstolwn (1840) 84 Wernersville (1855) 200 West Hamburg (1860) 12 First Settlers. — The first settlers in this sec-
Historical and biographical annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, embracing a concise history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families, comp. by Morton L. Montgomery ..1909 · page 306Read the page →
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Eobesonia (1855) 190 Schaefferstown (1836) 21 Shartlesville (1860) 50 Stouchsburg (1833) 83 Strausstolwn (1840) 84 Wernersville (1855) 200 West Hamburg (1860) 12 First Settlers. — The first settlers in this sec-

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On the National Register

3 listings protect 92 historic buildings

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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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