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Welcome to Griesemersville ...

Griesemersville is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Griesemersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Griesemersville is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Griesemersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Griesemersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Griesemersville: This one is located in Berks County and the other is located in Lehigh County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Griesemersville.

Communities near Griesemersville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Griesemersville.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Griesemersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Griesemersville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Griesemersville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griesemersville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Griesemersville. See our Newspapers Page for Griesemersville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griesemersville ...

Looking for more information about Griesemersville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Griesemersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Griesemersville.

Adding Griesemersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Griesemersville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Griesemersville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Griesemersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Griesemersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Griesemersville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.