Perkiomen
Perkiomen is a village in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and has about 8,260 residents. Perkiomen is situated nearby to the hamlet Graterford, as well as near the village Schwenksville.Places of Interest
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Phoenix and Augustus Lutheran Church.
State Correctional Institution – Phoenix
Prison
The State Correctional Institution – Phoenix is a state prison in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with a Collegeville postal address, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. State Correctional Institution – Phoenix is situated 2 miles east of Perkiomen.
Augustus Lutheran Church
Church
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Augustus Lutheran Church is a historic church and Lutheran congregation at 717 West Main Street in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States. Augustus Lutheran Church is situated 2½ miles southwest of Perkiomen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Graterford and Rahns.
Graterford
Hamlet
Graterford is an unincorporated community in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1756 by Jacob Kreator, a textile weaver, Graterford was originally named Grater's Ford until abbreviated to Graterford by the postal service in the mid-1950s.
Rahns
Village
Rahns is an unincorporated community along the Perkiomen Creek in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Rahns was founded in 1865 and named for an early settler, George Rahn. Rahns is situated 1½ miles south of Perkiomen.
Creamery
Hamlet
Creamery is an unincorporated community in Skippack Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Creamery is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 113 and Creamery Road. Creamery is situated 2½ miles east of Perkiomen.
Perkiomen
- Type: Village with 8,260 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.23286° or 40° 13′ 58″ northLongitude
-75.45868° or 75° 27′ 31″ westPopulation
8,260Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
87G66GMR+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 158335402OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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