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Blue Marsh

Ghost town · Berks County, Pennsylvania

Wernersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Wernersville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blue Marsh is a ghost town in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 9 former communities in Berks County on the federal names register. No county in Pennsylvania has more among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blue Marsh as a historical populated place on the Sinking Spring topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.3673° N, 76.0363° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSinking Spring
Elevation316 ft
Nearest living townSpring Ridge, PA
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1198267
Coordinates40.36731, -76.03633

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What's there now

Blue Marsh is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Spring Ridge, PA (population 791), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 316 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Blue Marsh?

Blue Marsh is in Berks County, Pennsylvania, at 40.3673, -76.0363.

How many ghost towns are in Berks County?

Berks County, Pennsylvania has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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