Bucks County Pennsylvania Gazetteer

How did Chain Bridge, Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about the naming of Chain Bridge, Pennsylvania, the people who settled it, and the industry rising within it. Hamlet of Colonial age in Wrightstown and Northampton Townships on both sides of Neshaminy Creek at a point where Second Street Pike (Route 232) crosses that stream. Its name is derived from a chain bridge, the only one ever built in the county, erected over the Neshaminy in the year 1809 at the expense of $5,500 to replace a ford used since pioneer days. Chain bridges, forerunners of … Read more

How did Centre Bridge, Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about the naming of Centre Bridge, Pennsylvania, the people who settled it, and the industry rising within it.

How did Cauffman Hill in Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about Cauffman Hill in Pennsylvania, the people who settled on it, and the industry rising around it.

How did Castle Valley, Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about the naming of Castle Valley, Pennsylvania, the people who settled it, and the industry rising within it. A hamlet of scattered dwellings in Doylestown Township, two miles southwest of Doylestown on Neshaminy Creek at the intersection of Almshouse and Lower State Roads. Once a part of Warwick, it was included in Doylestown Township in 1819. In colonial times it was known as Bartons Ford, so named for Thomas Barton, a nephew of Walter Shewell, founder of Painswick Hall, a short half mile from Castle Valley. … Read more

How did Carversville, Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about the naming of Carversville, Pennsylvania, the people who settled it, and the industry rising within it.

How did Canada Hill in Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about Canada Hill in Pennsylvania, the people who settled on it, and the industry rising around it.

How did California, Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about the naming of California, Pennsylvania, the people who settled it, and the industry rising within it.

How did Cabin Run in Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about Cabin Run in Pennsylvania, the people who settled on it, and the industry rising around it.

How did Broad Axe Creek in Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about Broad Axe Creek in Pennsylvania, the people who settled on it, and the industry rising around it.

How did Butter Creek in Pennsylvania get it’s name? This page provides a brief history about Butter Creek in Pennsylvania, the people who settled on it, and the industry rising around it.