Kirbyville, Pennsylvania

Kirbyville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°28′27″N75°51′31″W / 40.47417°N 75.85861°W / 40.47417; -75.85861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Richmond
Elevation	423 ft (129 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19522
Area codes	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1203944 [1]

Kirbyville is a village and unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 222 in Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[2] The village is located west of Moselem Springs, and approximately 10 minutes from Kutztown.

History

Kirbyville takes its name from the Kirby family, who operated a farm in the village and were some of the earliest settlers in Richmond Township. ^[2]

In 2017, the former Kirby family farm was purchased by three Mennonite farmers, who planned to open a 6,000-square-foot farmers market, to be called the Kirbyville Farm Market, by early 2019. ^[2] The site's original bank barn, which was constructed by the Kirby family approximately 200 years ago, is being restored and renovated to house the new farmers market. ^[2]

References

1. "Kirbyville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Devlin, Ron (July 13, 2018). "Farmers market planned for Route 222 in Richmond Township". Reading Eagle . Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.