Applebachsville Snitzbachsville | |
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  Applebachsville Applebachsville, Haycock Township Show map of Pennsylvania Applebachsville Applebachsville (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°28′57″N75°16′23″W / 40.48250°N 75.27306°W /40.48250; -75.27306 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18951 |
| Area codes | 215, 267, and 445 |
Applebachsville is a populated place inHaycock Township,Bucks County,Pennsylvania, United States, located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) northeast ofRichlandtown.[1]
The area was known as the Stokes Tract as early as 1735, until 1837, when it was sold by William and Eleanor Stokes to a sea captain, George Dutch. His son George F. Dutch sold the property to General Paul Applebach and his brother Henry in 1847, who were in the cattle and horse business. The Applebach family name was originally 'Afflerbach' fromWittgenstein, inWestphalia,Germany. The first of the family to immigrate here was Johan Henrich Afflerbach, who arrived in Philadelphia aboard theSally fromRotterdam on 29 October 1770. The Applebachs founded Applebachsville, laying out building lots on Bethlehem Road in 1848. Within a few years, it was visited daily bystagecoaches en route betweenPhiladelphia andBethlehem, giving the village the nickname 'Metropolis of Haycock'. ThePennsylvania Germans dubbed it 'Snitzbachsville'. A post office was established in 1874, but mail now is delivered by theQuakertown post office. The German Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed and Mennonite (Lutheran,Reformed,Mennonite) church was built in 1855.[2]
Applebachsville's elevation is listed as 545 feet (166 m). It is located adjacent toLake Towhee Park, which is formed by a dam alongKimples Creek (Dimple Creek), and is located about a mile west ofHaycock Mountain, the highest elevation in Bucks County.Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 157 is located on and around Haycock Mountain.[3][1]
Applebachsville students are educated at the Quakertown Community School District.[4]
The village is served by thePennsylvania State Police (Dublin Barricks), Haycock Fire Company No. 1 (Station 63), Upper Bucks Regional Emergency Medical Services (Station 141).[5]
Applebachsville is included in the 18951ZIP Code (Quakertown, Pennsylvania).[5]
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