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Welcome to Moselem Springs ...

Moselem Springs is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moselem Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Moselem Springs: Moselem Spgs. (or less commonly used: Moselem Spngs. or Moselem Sprngs.)

Moselem Springs is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Moselem Springs ...

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

  • Reading
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmaus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wyomissing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
  • Shillington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kutztown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Reading
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sinking Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Moselem Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moselem Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Moselem Springs. 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 Moselem Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moselem Springs ...

Looking for more information about Moselem Springs? 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 Moselem Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Moselem Springs.

Adding Moselem Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moselem Springs 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 Moselem Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Moselem Springs post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moselem Springs.

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 Moselem Springs - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/