Gallows Hill, Pennsylvania

Last updated
Gallows Hill, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
USA Pennsylvania location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Gallows Hill
Coordinates: 40°31′50″N75°13′19″W / 40.53056°N 75.22194°W / 40.53056; -75.22194 Coordinates: 40°31′50″N75°13′19″W / 40.53056°N 75.22194°W / 40.53056; -75.22194
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Springfield
Elevation
617 ft (188 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18930
Area code(s) 610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1173597 [1]
Designated1925 [2]

Gallows Hill is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Gallows Hill is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 412 and Stony Garden Road/Gallows Hill Road. [3]

Etymology

The community's name was derived from an 18th-century traveler who hanged himself from a tree. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania</span> Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Springfield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,035 at the 2010 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania</span> Township in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Warrington Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Warrington Township is a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The population was 23,418 at the 2010 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania Route 412</span> State highway in Pennsylvania, US

Pennsylvania Route 412 is a 17.75-mile-long (28.57 km) north–south state route located in Northampton and Bucks counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at PA 611 in the Nockamixon Township community of Harrow. Its northern terminus is at PA 378 in Bethlehem. The route passes through rural areas in northern Bucks County, forming a concurrency with PA 212 in the Springtown area. From there, PA 412 continues into Northampton County and passes through Hellertown before coming to an interchange with Interstate 78 (I-78) and heading into Bethlehem. In Bethlehem, PA 412 passes the former Bethlehem Steel site and runs through the South Side neighborhood.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wrightstown, Pennsylvania</span> Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Wrightstown is an unincorporated community in Wrightstown Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Wrightstown is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 413 and Worthington Mill Road/Wrightstown Road.

Eureka is an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States on the border of Warrington Township in Bucks County and Montgomery Township in Montgomery County. Eureka is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 152 and County Line Road.

Newville is an unincorporated community in New Britain Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Newville is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 152 and New Galena Road.

Furlong is an unincorporated community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Furlong is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 263 and Edison-Furlong Road/Forest Grove Road on the border of Buckingham and Doylestown townships.

Oxford Valley is an unincorporated community in Falls Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Oxford Valley is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 1 Business and Oxford Valley Road. The Oxford Valley Mall and Sesame Place amusement park are located nearby.

Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Buckingham Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mechanicsville is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 413 and Mechanicsville Road.

Blooming Glen is an unincorporated community in Hilltown Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Bedminster is an unincorporated community in Bedminster Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bedminster is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 113 and Kellers Church Road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania</span> Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Pleasant Valley is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Neshaminy Falls is an unincorporated community in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Neshaminy Falls is located in the northwestern part of the township, southwest of Bristol Road. It is served by the Neshaminy Falls station on SEPTA's West Trenton Line.

Fountainville is an unincorporated community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Fountainville is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 313 and Ferry Road at the tripoint of Doylestown, New Britain, and Plumstead townships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dolington, Pennsylvania</span> Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Dolington is an unincorporated community in Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Dolington is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 532 and Dolington Road.

Lodi is an unincorporated community in Tinicum Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lodi is located along Lodi Hill Road just southwest of an intersection with Pennsylvania Route 32 along the Delaware River in the northern corner of Tinicum Township near the Bridgeton Township border.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Buck Mountain (Pennsylvania)</span> Mountain in Pennsylvania

Buck Mountain is a mountain in Columbia County and Luzerne County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. Its elevation is 1,942 feet (592 m) above sea level. The mountain contains deposits of coal. Shale and conglomerate are also present. The coal on the mountain was historically mined, altering the landscape somewhat. The mountain is used by many species as a habitat. It is most likely named after Albert Ansbach.

Ottsville is an unincorporated community in Tinicum Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, with parts of the community located in neighboring Nockamixon Township. Ottsville is located at the intersection of Creamery Road/Geigel Hill Road and Durham Road, north a short distance east of Pennsylvania Route 611.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ferndale, Bucks County, Pennsylvania</span> Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

Ferndale is an unincorporated community in Nockamixon Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Ferndale is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 611 and Church Hill Road/Center Hill Road.

Gallows Run is a tributary of the Delaware River in Springfield and Nockamixon Townships, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

References

  1. ↑ "Gallows Hill". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. ↑ Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Map) (19th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. p. 2583. § E5. ISBN   0-87530-774-4.
  4. ↑ Davis, William Watts Hart (1905). History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 38.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.