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gj13us t1_iroxgra wrote

Some, if not most, townships don’t encompass anything other than their own area, I.e. there’s not necessarily a borough or city inside a township, although I can see where that would make logical sense.
In Lancaster County, Lancaster Township surrounds Lancaster City on most sides but the two have no governmental connection to one another. Lancaster City School District, however, serves residents of both.

Also in Lancaster County, Manheim Borough and Manheim Township are several miles apart and share only a name.

And then somewhere in all of this we have villages and other unincorporated areas that are nothing more than place names even though they have road signs indicating where they are. Several famous people come from the village of Neffsville, for example, like golfer Jim Furyk, actor Taylor Kinney, and Jeopardy champion Brad Rutter. But there really is no Neffsville except as an area on a map.

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IamSauerKraut t1_irsppj6 wrote

Neffsville is where the traffic light on 501 for Valley Road is, non? By the Turkey Hill. And the IU building. And the high school. And the toy shop.

Compare that to Lawn. Where there is a post office. And a volunteer fire station. Not much else. Even less in Upper Lawn, just a crossroads. Colebrook has a gas station. And a water dispensary. Twin Kiss has closed. And the tavern is still being rehabbed.

Mt. Gretna is a different story. There is Chattaqua (the Boro), Timber Hills (SoLo), Camp Meeting (W. Cornwall) and Laurel Woods (So. Annville).

PA is a municipal mess. Too many of them, imho.

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NewYork_NewJersey440 t1_ismgj30 wrote

York County has at least two incorporated boroughs with fewer than 300 people. Wellsville and Cross Roads. WHY????

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