New Berlin

History

The New Berlin Presbyterian Church and Old Union County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. File:New Berlin Presbyterian Church 1.jpg|New Berlin Presbyterian Church Old Union County Courthouse (New Berlin, Pennsylvania) 3.jpg|Old Union County Courthouse

Geography

New Berlin is located at (40.880416, -76.986268). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all land. The Borough of New Berlin is located in central Pennsylvania, on the southern edge of Union County. It sits along the north side of Penns Creek, where the south bank of said creek is the dividing line between Union and Snyder County. New Berlin is a small borough, with a population of 802 ( census). Union County was created from Northumberland County on March 22, 1813, and nearby Mifflinburg was the first county seat (the first courthouse was located at 406 Green Street, with other government offices in various other buildings). New Berlin became the second seat of county government when the first courthouse built specifically for that purpose was completed in 1815. The present day county seat was moved to Lewisburg in 1855. The Old Union County Courthouse still stands on the Town Square and houses the New Berlin Post Office and the Courthouse Museum.

Largest nearby schools

• Lewisburg HS
  High · Lewisburg · 610 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Kelly El Sch
  Elementary · Lewisburg · 548 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• Mifflinburg Area SHS
  High · Mifflinburg · 493 students · 12:1 ratio
• Donald H Eichhorn MS
  Middle · Lewisburg · 413 students · 12.5:1 ratio
• Mifflinburg Area MS
  Middle · Mifflinburg · 402 students · 13:1 ratio
• Mifflinburg Area Intrmd Sch
  Elementary · Mifflinburg · 393 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Mifflinburg El Sch
  Elementary · Mifflinburg · 388 students · 12.1:1 ratio
• Linntown El Sch
  Elementary · Lewisburg · 289 students · 12.6:1 ratio