Cacoosing, Pennsylvania

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Cacoosing, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Cacoosing
Coordinates: 40°20′59″N76°0′29″W / 40.34972°N 76.00806°W / 40.34972; -76.00806
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Township Spring
Elevation
272 ft (83 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1203206 [1]

Cacoosing is an unincorporated community in Spring Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cacoosing is located along State Hill Road at the crossing of Cacoosing Creek. [1]

History

A post office called Cacoosing was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1902. [2] The community was named for nearby Cacoosing Creek. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cacoosing". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.