Almont is a populated place in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately one-half mile west of Sellersville.
Almont | |
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Populated place | |
  Almont Almont, West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania  Almont Almont (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′51″N 75°20′4″W / 40.36417°N 75.33444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18960 |
| Area codes | 215, 267, 445 |
History
editThe area was settled mostly by Pennsylvania Germans in the early 1700s. Early religions were Lutheran from the Old Goshenhoppen parish, Reformed and Mennonite. In 1826 land for the first church was donated by Enos Schlichter, built and shared by the three congregations. In 1868, Jacob Schlichter became the first postmaster and named it Schlichter, the post office was later changed to Almont as well as the community. Mail is now delivered by the Sellersville Post Office.[1][2]
Geography
editAlmont is located approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Sellersville on Pennsylvania Route 563, and is located within the Sellersville 18960 zip code, and the Pennridge School District.[3]
Notable residents
edit- Robert Pfeifle, 3rd Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
References
edit- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P1.
- ^ "Almont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine The National Map, retrieved 25 November 2018