Pennsylvaanisch-Deitsche Blatznaame in Lengeschter Kaundi (Lancaster County, PA)
| PG Blatznaame | Englischer Naame | Aart | Taunschip | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schteebruch Weeg | Stone Quarry Road | Street Name | West Earl | Pennsylvania German Street Sign already existing | |
| Der Alt Philadelphia Weg | The Old Philadadelphia Pike | Street Name | East Lampeter, Leacock, Salisbury | ||
| Amwegs Karich | Amwake's Church (Swamp UCC) | Building Name | West Cocalico | ||
| Barigschtrooss | ? | Street Name | Ephrata | een Meil ost vun Effridaa, bei die Bergstrasse Lutheran Church un die Bergstrasse Elementary School | |
| Barigschtrooss Schul | Bergstrasse Elementary School | Building Name | Ephrata | Bergstrasse Elementary School neegscht zu Effridaa - according to Jenn Trout of the Center for PG Studies (Millersville), the building is there, but it is no longer an elementary school. | |
| Barigschtroosskarich | Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church | Building Name | Ephrata | neegscht zu Effridaa | |
| Baumannswill | Bowmansville | Settlement Name | Brecknock | ||
| Beckweh Grick | Pequea Creek | Creek Name | ? | ||
| Betzischtettel | Elizabethtown | Settlement Name | ? | ||
| Bisskatzeloch | ? | Place Name | ? | vale north of Schoeneck, N. Lanc. | |
| Bisskatzelochwattshaus | ? | Building Name | West Cocalico | former hotel located in the Bisskatzeloch, later the location of Saul Printery | |
| Bitzersbarig | Bitzer's Hill | Place Name | ? | east of Denver | |
| Blohversammlinghaus | ? | Building Name | ? | Blue Meetinghouse near Kleinfeltersville | |
| Bohrmiehl | ? | Building Name | West Cocalico | The Rifling Boring Mill | |
| Brauneschteddel | Brownstown | Settlement Name | East Earl | ||
| Bucherdaal | Denver | Settlement Name | ? | ||
| Budderschtrooss | Butter Road | Street Name | West Earl | located just north of Route 23; it connects the Farmersville Road on the west to North Groffdale Road on the east | |
| Buxbarig | Laurel Hill | Place Name | West Cocalico | ||
| Buxschtrooss | Laurel Road | Street Name | West Cocalico | ||
| Dachfelse | Roof Rock | Place Name | Brecknock | rock formation near Bowmansville, 1/2 mile east of the residence of Phares S. Hurst) | |
| Dritschbarig | ? | Place Name | ? | origin uncertain; in Brunnerville-Lititz area | |
| Druckne | Fivepointville | Settlement Name | Brecknock | ||
| Druckne Schulhaus | Fivepointville School | Building Name | Brecknock | ||
| Druckne Wattshaus | Fivepointville Hotel | Building Name | Brecknock | ||
| Durlach Weg | Durlach Road | Street Name | Clay | ||
| Eilebarig | Owl Hill | Place Name | ? | east of Kissel Hill, one mile SW of Rothsville | |
| Fetter's Schul | Fetter's School | Building Name | West Cocalico | named for Louis Fetter, who was an elected school directer and one of the last Fraktur Schreiwer; Fetter died in the late 1920s | |
| Felsebarig | Rocky Hill | Place Name | North Elizabeth | ||
| Fimf Weg | "Five Points" | Place Name | West Earl | an intersection in Lancaster north of Rt. 23, where 5 roads come together. They are North Groffdale Road, Amishtown Road, Wissler Road, Fairmount Road, and Groffdale Church Road | |
| Fortsch Barig | Forge Hill | Place Name | North Elizabeth | West of the "Schtickbarig" ist the Fortsch Barig, named for the three forges which the Hammer Creek, along its west end, operated | |
| Die Gass | ? | Street Name | East Cocalico | part of the settlement between the two short bridges | |
| Geierdaal | Vulture Valley | Place Name | ? | valley in the Furnace Hills of north Lancaster, so named by early settlers because of the turkey vultures in the region | |
| Gillerie Hiwwel | Killdeer Hill | Place Name | West Cocalico | A small rise along "Die Grie Lehn", midway between Ridge Road and Swamp Church. This was a barren spot where not even weeds would grow. The killdeers would nest here. It was also known as "der Hexering") | |
| Glappbordschtettel | Wood Corner | Settlement Name | Clay | ||
| Glappbordschteddlerweg | Wood Corner Road | Street Name | Clay | ||
| Graemers Miehl | Kraemer's Mill, Red Run | Building Name | Brecknock | ||
| Der Gummere Hiwwel | ? | Place Name | West Cocalico | small knob at the east end of the ridge called "Leisey's Mountain" | |
| Gwidderlehn | Stony Lane | Street Name | Clay | ||
| Haahneschtettel | Hahnstown | Settlement Name | Ephrata | ||
| Haahneschtettler Barig | Hahnstown Mountain | Place Name | Ephrata | N and NE of Hahnstown, Ephrata Twp. | |
| Haasebarig | "Rabbit Hill" = Rothsville | Settlement Name | Warwick | ||
| Hammer Grick | Hammer Creek | Creek Name | Elizabeth | the name comes from three forge hammers, each weighing about 500 pounds, which its impounded waters operated Upper Hopewill, Lower Hopewell and Speedwell Forge | |
| Hansyaricks Baamgaarde | Hans Jacob's Orchard | Place Name | ? | Place on Texter's Mountain, at whose peak Lancaster, Berks and Lebanon Counties meet | |
| Harnische Miehl | Harnish's Mill | Building Name | West Cocalico | One of the oldest mills in the township. The original mill building is now a dwelling. It stands on the east side of the intersection of Texter Mountain Road and Peartown Road. It was named for the early settler who received a land grant from the Penn Family. It was build along the Harnish Run. Harnish was one of the original members of the Swamp German Reformed congregation who helped establish the Swamp Reformed Church | |
| Harrbarg | ? | Place Name | ? | a stopping off place in Schaefferstown | |
| Hellschtrooss | Hell Street | Street Name | East Cocalico/Brecknock | street near Reamstown, which ran by Faust's Hatchery (also: "die Hinkelschtrooss") | |
| Hesseschteddel | near Brickerville | Place Name | Elizabeth | at the headwaters of the Saegloch Creek; legend has it that Hessian soldiers had a settlement there, while they worked as prisoners of war at Elizabeth Furnace | |
| Hexering | The Hex Ring | Place Name | West Cocalico | a small rise along "die Grie Lehn", also known as "der Gillerie Hiwwel"; since no grass of any kind grew there it was known as "der Hexering". Here at a certain time in March, witches would meet at midnight and play "Ring" just as the children played it in school | |
| Hiddedeich | "Hut Hollow" | Place Name (?) | Clay | Within this ame hill (cf. Schatzeechli Barig) was the Hiddedeich named for the charcoal burners' huts | |
| Hinkelschteddel | Hinkletown | Settlement Name | Earl | ||
| Hinkelschtrooss | (chicken street)? | Street Name | East Cocalico | road near Reamstown toward Red Run, which ran by Faust's Hatchery (= die Hellschtrooss) | |
| Hirschdaal | Deer Valley | Place Name | Elizabeth | north Elizabeth Twp. | |
| Holzhackerschtadt | Wood Chopper Town | Settlement Name | East Earl | ||
| Insching Grick | Indian Run | Creek Name | West Cocalico | It lies on the edge of the limestone belt. Here Indian Run disappears through an underground fissure to appear again above ground about a mile south in Clay Twp. | |
| Inschingschteddel | Indiantown | Settlement Name | West Cocalico | According to local legend the last red men in the Twp. lived here unmolested after the Paxton Boys and carried out their infamous massacre | |
| Kanneschtooge | Conestoga | Settlement Name | ? | ||
| Kaneschtooge Rewwer | Conestoga Creek | Creek Name | ... flows through Lancaster County | ||
| Kascheleen | Cherry Lane | Street name | East Lampeter | A road running from Rt. 30 through the village of Ronks, crossing Ronks Rd. and going a little bit beyond to a dead end | |
| Katzebuckel Weg | Cat's Back Road | Street Name | East Earl | street which begins at the base of the "Katzebuckel", and runs north and south over the "Katzebuckel" | |
| Katzefisch | Catfish, Oregon | ? | Manheim | ? | |
| Katzebuckel | Cat's Back | Place Name | East Earl | hill on which the Fairmount Nursing Home is presently located | |
| Katzeglaasloch | ? | Place Name (?) | West Cocalico | The mica mine - here mica was mined and used in the early wood stove doors. During WW II, mica was strip-mined here | |
| Keschteschrooss | Chestnut Street | Street Name | City of Lancaster | ||
| Kisselbarig | Kissel Hill | Place Name | Lititz Borough | now partially incorporated into the southern tip of Lititz Borough | |
| Kleinebarig | Klein Mountain | Place Name | West Cocalico | a ridge which runs SW from Blue Lake to the Cocalico Road. Here many herbs used in folk healing grew. Here too some spook and with stories have their origin. | |
| Lattwarickschteddel | Mt. Airy | Settlement Name | Clay | Lattwarick is apple butter (characteristic Pa. Dutch food) | |
| Leiseysbarig | Leisey's Mountain | Place Name | West Cocalico | a ridge running east and west, once owned by the Leisey family. at the east end of the ridge is a small knob known as "Der Gummere Hiwwel" | |
| Lengeschder (Schtadt) | Lancaster | Settlement Name | Lancaster | ||
| Lengeschder Kaundi | Lancaster County | County Name | |||
| Luderloch | "Carrion Hole" | Place Name | Elizabeth | Along the Hammer Creek, at the Speedwell Stock Farms, there is a Carrion Hole, where dead animals used to be thrown, unless they were taken away by the local "Schinnerhannes" | |
| Lutzebrick | Lutz's Bridge | Place Name | West Cocalico | This was a covered bridge spanning Swamp Creek. It was named for the land-owner Jessie Lutz and his hat factory on the east side of Swamp Creek | |
| Mardies-Eck | Martin's Corner | Place Name (?) | ? | near Napierville | |
| Mannem | Manheim | Settlement Name | ? | named after the rhenish city of Mannheim, Germany | |
| Meenzerschteddel | Mentzertown | Settlement Name | West Cocalico | ... was a small group of houses where the Mentzer family resided. The land had been restricted by mutual agreement, so that no one outside of the Mentzer family could purchase land here | |
| Melassichhiwwel | Molasses Hill | Place Name | Leacock | ||
| Middelgrick | Middle Creek | Creek Name | Clay / Ephrata / Warwick | The Middle Creek flows out of a lake in the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay Twp. in northern Lancaster County and southward by Hopeland, picks up the Saegloch Run at Clay and continues south into Ephrata Twp (by the Middle Creek Church of the Brethren) and flows into the Cocalico Creek at Millway in Warwick Twp. | |
| Miehlbacher Busch | Millbach Woods | Place Name | N Lancaster and S Lebanon Counties (?) | Millbach Woods located on the SE slope of Millbach Mountain; hiere in the 1890s camp meetings were held by the Evangelical Association. The Millbach Creek runs through the N part of these woods. | |
| Miehlgrick | Mill Creek | Creek Name | East Earl / Leackock / Upper Leacock / East Lampeter | The Mill Creek rises in East Earl Twp. It flows from the east into the New Holland Reservoir, leaves the New Holland Reservoir and flows westward into East Earl Twp past the Summit Valley Elementary School south of the Zeltenreich Reformed Church, forming the township line between Upper Leacock and Leacock townships by Historic Mascot Mill and flows into East Lampeter Twp. and finally flows into the Conestoga River 2,5 miles south of Penn Square in Lancaster. | |
| Millerschtadt | Millersville | Settlement Name | Manor | ||
| Moddi Grick | Muddy Creek | Creek Name | Brecknock | The Muddy Creek rises in part in Berks County, just beyond the Lancaster County line and flows out of Brecknock Twp, Berks into Brecknock County, Lancaster, and continues to flow to the south by Bowmansville and south of Fivepointville westward past Red Run where it joins the Little Muddy Creek which rises east of Reamstown. The Little Muddy Creek also rises in Brecknock Twp, Berks and flows through Adamstown south under the turnpike. That is the branch that comes down from the north from Brecknock Twp, Berks and eventually joins the eastern branch of the Muddy Creek at Red Run from whence the main body of the Muddy Creek flows west and south into the Conestoga Creek at Hinkletown | |
| Moddi Grick | Muddy Creek Folk Region | Place Name | East Cocalico | The vicinity of the old Muddy Creek Church and schoolhouse, no longer standing. | |
| Moddi Grick | ??? | Place Name | Brecknock | area from Terre Hill N to Berks County watershed of the Muddy Creek | |
| Molassichhiwwel | Molasses Hill | Place Name | Leacock | A hill on the Old Philadelphia Pike, 0,25 mile west of Weavertown, near Kauffman's Fruit Farm, which got its name when a teamster was hauling molasses on a Conestoga wagon. Suddenly the end gate opened and a barrel rolled down the hill and broke. The molasses ran down the hill. At that time the hill was short and steep. The hill, today is reduced to an include due to the construction of Rt. 340. | |
| Nei Effredaa | Lincoln | Settlement Name | Ephrata | now incorporated into Ephrata | |
| Nei Holland (formerly: Seischwamm) | New Holland | Settlement | Earl | in the 18th century, the settlement was called "Seischwamm" | |
| Paschingweg | Peach Road | Street Name | West Earl | ||
| Pedersheim Hiwwel | Petersheim Hill | Place Name | Ephrata | 1 mile NE of Akron | |
| Pedersweg | Peter's Road | Street Name | Earl (?) | a colonial road which runs between Route 23 and Route 340, the Old Philadelphia Pike - leading from the Conestoga to Pequea | |
| Peik | Route 23 | Street Name | ? | ||
| Petzdeich | Pinch Valley | Place Name | West Cocalico | It is located at the north end of Peartown Road where it runs along the valley floor. Very steep hills on either side look as if someone had pinched two huge masses of mountain together. William Hershey, Sr. named this place when he was milling at Harnish Mill. This name was given in the early 1870s. | |
| Raddeschteddel | "Rat Town" | Settlement Name | West Cocalico / East Cocalico | A section of Stevens, where at one time many poor structures and trailers were located. It was claimed to be infested with rats due to poor sanitation and rubbish. | |
| Reinholds Steeschen | Reinholds Station | Settlement Name | West Cocalico | Reinholds became a small village when the Reading and Columbia Railroad was completed in 1863. | |
| Rescheschtrooss | Resh Road | Street Name | West Cocalico | Named for Uriah and Leah Resh, brother and sister. Uriah was a Civil War veteran. | |
| Riemeschteddel | Reamstown | Settlement Name | East Cocalico | ||
| Rotkuh | "Red Cow" | Settlement Name | Brecknock | an old breed of cow; Birthplace of Prof. C. Richard Beam, director of the center for Pennsylvania German Studies | |
| Saegloch (1) | Saegloch Run | Creek Name | Elizabeth / Clay | The Seglock Run, which runs from north to south and forms the border between Elizabeth and Clay Twps. - it flows into the Furnace Run. The ravine immediately east of the "Schtickbarig" was called the Saegloch named for the sawmill which was there at one time. | |
| Saegloch (2) | Saegloch Creek | Creek Name | Clay | flows through "Yammerdaal" in northern Lancaster County | |
| Sandhiwwel | Sand Hill | Place Name | West Cocalico | a hill NW of Schoeneck. It was named for the red fertile sandy soil. It was known as the best soil in the township to raise watermelons. | |
| Saudersbarig | Soudersburg | Settlement Name | ? | a small village on Rt. 30 | |
| Scharicke Greizweg | Shirk's Crossroads | Place Name | West Cocalico | Because the Shirk family owned the land on the four corners of this crossroads, it became known as Shirk's Crossroads | |
| Schenke Miehl | Shenk's Mill | Building Name | West Cocalico | The mill is no longer standing. It was a flour mill and served most of the upper Cocalico Valley. The large mill dam was fed by the sources of the Cocalico Creek. A beautiful two-story sandstone dwelling was built by Hans Bricker, brother of Peter Bricker, who founded Brickerville. Here stood a rare tile-roofed backoven built over a spring. The property came into the Shenk family after the death of Hans Bricker. Elias Shenk owned and operated the mill around 1900. This mill and house stand on the east edge of the PA Game Commission lands originally known as Project 70, a recreational and water fowl propagating area. | |
| Schlangebuckel | "Snake Hill" | Place Name | Upper Leacock | a hill located along Snake Hill road, north of Route 23 | |
| Schleifmiehlhiwwel | Grinding Mill Hill | Place Name | West Cocalico | On top of the hill to the right of Mill Road across the former Reading Railroad tracks heading north from Ridge Road in West Cocalico Twp. Here stood an early 18th century gun mill. Folk tales tell of a series of three gun mills along the Swamp Creek, now known as the Little Cocalico Creek. This was the east most mill. Here the iron stock used in making the gun barrels was ground smooth on the outside. A water impounding dam furnished energy for this mill. the rifles were used for the Continental Army. Later this mill was used by Benias Brendel, the grandfather of John Brendel, as a cooper's shop. coopering was done here from 1880-1890. Benias used the water power to run his stave saw and other power tools. In a few hours the water power was used up. During heavy rains it could be used longer. SO this mill was known as "Die Gwidder Miehl", the "Thunderstorm Mill". | |
| Schleifschteeloch | "Grindstone Hole" | Place Name | ? | a hollow near Mt. Airy | |
| Schneppegrick | (Snipper Creek?) | Settlement Name / Street Name | ? | 1) small town near Groffdale; 2) Snipper Road | |
| Schnokeschteddel | "Gnat City" | Street Name | West Cocalico | a short stretch of Peartown Road, south of Rt. 897 before it passes Blue Lake; on summer evenings just at sunset there were many swarms of gnats dancing above the swamp; named by Wm. Hershey, Sr.) | |
| Schoeneck | Schoeneck | Settlement Name | West Cocalico | Local legend has it that the Shirk family began this community with a store and a hotel. One day an old German beggar caome into the community. He sat at the corner of the crossroads and remarked, "Das is ein schönes Eck!". And from then on it was called "Es schön Eck", later shortened to "Schoeneck". Another version reports that back in Germany the Shirk family came from a village by the name of Schöneck in a similar setting. | |
| Schpringwill | Springville | Settlement Name | 1) Ephrata Twp; 2) Salisbury Twp | (two different settlements) | |
| Schteemetze Miedin un Begraebnis | Steinmetz Meetinghouse and Cemetery | Building Name / Place Name | West Cocalico | This was originally a Church of the Brethren meetinghouse and had been built on land donated by the Steinmetz family | |
| Schteebarig | Stone Hill | Place Name | Brecknock | where Rt. 897 crosses the PA Turnpike | |
| Schtickbarig | Cannon Hill | Place Name | ? | N or Brickerville, named for the salute gun which Baron Stiegel laced on a tower on its top to welcome him as he approached his nearby mansion in coach and four with outriders | |
| Schtraasebarig/Schtrassbarig | Strasburg | Settlement Name | Strasburg Twp | ||
| Schuleweeg | School Road | Street Name | West Earl | ||
| Schuppe Miehl | Shupp's Mill | Building Name | Brecknock | Shupp's Mill, Muddy Creek | |
| Schwamm | Swamp | Place Name | Clay | no further information given | |
| Schwammer Karich | Swamp Church U.C.C. | Building Name | West Cocalico | Blainsport | |
| Schwatzeechli Barig | Black Oak Ridge | Place Name | Clay | The long hill est of the Saegloch was called the "Schwatzeechli Barig", named for the dominance of black oak. | |
| Schwatzwill | Swartzville | Settlement Name | East Cocalico | NE Lancaster County, S of Adamstown | |
| Schweiz | Switzerland | Place Name (?) | Brecknock | 5 miles north of Bowmansville | |
| Schwoweschteddel | "Suabian Town" | Settlement Name | east end of Hinkletown | So called because of preponderance of Suabians at one time. | |
| Sei Barig | "Hog Mountain" | Place Name | West Cocalico | Located on the outskirts of Schoeneck along Cocalico Road this hill had many oak trees. Residents of this area permitted their hogs to run free to feed on the acorns. When the first snow fell, there was a mass roundup of the hogs, which usually ended up with a hoe-down danke at one of the farms. | |
| Seischwamm | "Hog Swamp" | 1) Settlement Name / 2) Place Name | ? | 1) early name for New Holland; 2) former swampy area north of New Holland | |
| Silwerbarig | Silver Hill | Place Name | Brecknock | ||
| Sunnebarig | Sun Hill | Settlement Name (?) | Penn | located several miles SE of Mannheim, consisted of a store and a few dwellings | |
| Texderbarig | Texter's Mountain | Place Name | West Cocalico | ||
| Traempe-Bischli | "The tramps' grove" | Place Name | West Cocalico | It was a small stand of trees at the N end of the Jessie Lutz farm along the Reading Railroad. Here the railroad tramps erected shelters and camped between trains. | |
| Walniss Schtrooss | Walnut Street | Street Name | Lancaster City | ||
| Wassergass | "Water Street" | ? | ? | section of the highway in Vera Crus, Lancaster | |
| Wasserschtrooss | Waterstreet | Street Name | ? | Bowmansville | |
| Weewerschteddel | Weavertown | Settlement Name | ? | a small hamlet in Lancaster County | |
| Weidmannswill | Weidmansville | Settlement Name | ? | ||
| Weisseechli Barig | White Oak Hill | Place Name | Elizabeth | West of the "Forge Barig" is the "Weisseechli Barig", a long hill with a dominance of white oaks | |
| Weiss Gaul | White Horse | ? | Salisbury | ||
| Welshbarig | Welsh Mountains | Place Names | ? | ||
| Welschhinkeldeich | Turkey Ravine | Place Name | Elizabeth | named for the wild turkey | |
| Wewerdaal | Weaverland | Settlement Name (?) | ? | ||
| Wewerschteddel | Weavertown | Settlement Name | Leacock | Location of Weavertown Amish-Mennonite meetinghouse | |
| Wissedaal | Meadow Valley | Place Name | Ephrata (?) | by Ephrata | |
| Wittweiwerschteddel | "Widow Town" | Place Name | ? | The upper end of west High Street in Manheim. The area was called so in 1887, when Mrs. Kready came to live in Manheim. So called because it was occupied primarily by widows and spinsters. The name lasted until ca. 1925, when the open area between Manheim and Wittweiwerschteddel had been built up. | |
| Wollepe Hiwwel | Wollups Hill | Place Name | West Cocalico | The hill was named for George Wollup, who owned the hill land. | |
| Yammerdaal | "Vale of Tears or Weeping" | Place Name | Clay | northern Lancaster County | |
| Groofedaal | Groffdale | Settlement Name | West Earl | early Mennonite settlement south of the Katzebuckel; Groofedaal was named after Hans Groff. In Groofedaal are located two Mennonite meetinghouses, on the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, and the OOM meetinghouse in which the Groffdale Conference and the Weaverland Conference congregations meet on alternate Sundays. The OOM meetinghouse lies 1 km to the west of the Lancaster Mennonite Conference meetinghouse. | |
| Aadlerkopp | "Eagle Head" | Place Name | North Elizabeth | On the "Fortsch Barig" is the "Aadlerkopp", a rock promontory named, probably erroneously, for the bald eagle. | |
| Addemschteddel | Adamstown | Settlement Name | ? | ||
| Der alt Weg | The Old Philadelphia Pike | Street Name | ? | beginning in Lancaster County, and extending to Philadelhia | |
| Amschderdamm | Amsterdam | Settlement Name | ? | near New Holland | |
| Schwamm | Swamp U.C.C. | Building Name | West Cocalico | in Blainsport |
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