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Welcome to Worman ...

Worman is located in Berks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Worman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Worman is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Worman ...

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

  • Reading
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pottstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmaus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyomissing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Souderton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
    • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <3>
  • Shillington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Birdsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Collegeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kutztown
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Worman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Worman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Worman ...

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

Adding Worman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Worman post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Worman.

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 Worman - 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/