WayfarrowNew Bergen
Ghost town · Potter County, Pennsylvania
New Bergen is a ghost town in Potter County, Pennsylvania. It is the only former community in Potter County recorded on the federal names register, out of 102 across Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Bergen as a historical populated place on the Galeton 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 41.6281° N, 77.7150° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Galeton |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,558 ft |
| Nearest living town | Galeton, PA |
| Distance to it | 8.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1214745 |
| Coordinates | 41.62812, -77.71499 |
What's there now
New Bergen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Galeton, PA (population 822), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,558 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Purple Brookghost town · Tioga County · 26 mi
- Landrusghost town · Tioga County · 26.3 mi
- Klondikeghost town · Tioga County · 28.1 mi
- Cogan House Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lycoming County · 31 mi
- Buttonwood Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lycoming County · 31.4 mi
- Dykeghost town · Allegany County · 36.5 mi
- Jay Street Bridgecovered bridge · Clinton County · 36.7 mi
- Fall Brookghost town · Tioga County · 37.8 mi
- Pritchardghost town · Tioga County · 38 mi
- Nippono Parkghost town · Lycoming County · 40.6 mi
- Irish Settlementghost town · Allegany County · 43.2 mi
- Logan Mills Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Clinton County · 46.3 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.