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Welcome to Trap Rock ...

Trap Rock is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trap Rock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Trap Rock is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Trap Rock ...

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

  • Reading
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ephrata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Coatesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Wyomissing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Downingtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • New Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shillington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kutztown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trap Rock ...

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

Adding Trap Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trap Rock 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 Trap Rock was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Trap Rock in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trap Rock.

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 Trap Rock - 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.