Moselem Springs, Pennsylvania

Moselem Springs, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Moselem Springs
Coordinates: 40°29′08″N 75°50′19″W / 40.48556°N 75.83861°W / 40.48556; -75.83861Coordinates: 40°29′08″N 75°50′19″W / 40.48556°N 75.83861°W / 40.48556; -75.83861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Richmond
Elevation	423 ft (129 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19522
Area code(s)	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1181604^[1]

Moselem Springs is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is located at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 662 (Moselem Springs Road) and U.S. Highway 222 in Richmond Township. Buildings in the area include the Township Building, Lehigh Valley Health Network's Health Center at Moselem Springs (in the historic Inn, est. 1852), and Richmond Elementary School. The place name comes from the Unami-Len'api term Masch'il'am'ek, which means "trout."^[2] In Minsi-Len'api "trout" is Mesch'ila'meek.^[3]

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References

↑ "Moselem Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ Brinton, Daniel G., C.F. Denke, and Albert Anthony. A Lenâpé - English Dictionary. Biblio Bazaar, 2009. ISBN 978-1103149223, p. 74
↑ Zeisberger, David. Indian Dictionary: English, German, Iroquois—The Onondaga and Algonquin—The Delaware. Harvard University Press, 1887. ISBN 1104253518, p. 205. “The Delaware” that Zeisberger translated was Minsi-Len’api.

External links

Media related to Moselem Springs, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moselem Springs, Pennsylvania

Municipalities and communities of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Reading

City	Reading

Boroughs	Adamstown‡ Bally Bechtelsville Bernville Birdsboro Boyertown Centerport Fleetwood Hamburg Kenhorst Kutztown Laureldale Leesport Lenhartsville Lyons Mohnton Mount Penn New Morgan Robesonia St. Lawrence Shillington Shoemakersville Sinking Spring Strausstown Topton Wernersville West Reading Womelsdorf Wyomissing

Townships	Albany Alsace Amity Bern Bethel Brecknock Caernarvon Centre Colebrookdale Cumru District Douglass Earl Exeter Greenwich Heidelberg Hereford Jefferson Longswamp Lower Alsace Lower Heidelberg Maidencreek Marion Maxatawny Muhlenberg North Heidelberg Oley Ontelaunee Penn Perry Pike Richmond Robeson Rockland Ruscombmanor South Heidelberg Spring Tilden Tulpehocken Union Upper Bern Upper Tulpehocken Washington Windsor

CDPs	Alleghenyville Alsace Manor Amity Gardens Baumstown Bethel Blandon Bowers Colony Park Dauberville Douglassville Dryville Edenburg Flying Hills Fox Chase Frystown Gibraltar Gouglersville Greenfields Grill Hereford Hyde Park Jacksonwald Kempton Kutztown University Lincoln Park Lorane Mertztown Mohrsville Montrose Manor Morgantown‡ Mount Aetna Muhlenberg Park New Berlinville New Jerusalem New Schaefferstown Oley Pennside Pennwyn Rehrersburg Reiffton Riverview Park Schubert Shartlesville South Temple Spring Ridge Springmont Stony Creek Mills Stouchsburg Temple Virginville Walnuttown West Hamburg West Lawn West Wyomissing Whitfield

Unincorporated communities	Albany Amityville Barto Basket Beckersville Berne Boyers Junction Breezy Corner Brownsville Cacoosing Chapel‡ Clayton Dale Earlville Dreibelbis Eagle Point Eckville Eshbach Evansville Five Points Fredericksville Fritztown Geigertown Greenawald Greenfield Manor Green Hills Grimville Hancock Harlem Henningsville Hinterleiter Host Huffs Church Jalappa Joanna Joanna Heights Kempville Kirbyville Knauers Krumsville Kulptown Landis Store Leinbachs Limekiln Lobachsville Longswamp Maiden Creek Manatawny Maple Grove Maxatawny Molltown Monocacy Station Montello Monterey Morysville Moselem Moselem Springs New Hensingersville‡ North Heidelberg Pikeville Pine Forge Pine Waters Pleasant Valley Pleasantville Plowville Pricetown Quaker City Rittenhouse Gap Sally Ann Scarlets Mill Seisholtzville State Hill Stony Run Trexler Tuckerton Unionville Vinemont Weavertown Windsor Castle Wintersville Woodchoppertown Wyomissing Hills Yellow House

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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