Pennsylvania Gazetteer
Douglass Island is a physical feature (island) in Berks County. The primary coordinates for Douglass Island places it within the PA 19518 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Douglass Island |
| Category: | Pennsylvania physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | 1.7 acres; located in the Schuylkill River in Amity Township, W of Douglassville, directly N of the Schuylkill River Trail bridge |
| History: | Named for local settlers from the Douglass family, specifically, George Douglass, Sr. (1726-1799), District Magistrate, iron trader, and store owner, and his son George Douglass, Sr. (1767-1833), founding shareholder in a local covered bridge company. |
| County: | Berks County |
| Latitude: | 40.256866 |
| Longitude: | -75.732845 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Douglass Island: Douglass Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Douglass Island does not include property ownership information.
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Douglassville, PA
(0.4 miles ENE) Amity Gardens, PA (1.2 miles N) Stowe, PA (2.9 miles E) Birdsboro, PA (3.8 miles W) Baumstown, PA (4.1 miles WNW) |
Pottstown, PA
(4.5 miles E) South Pottstown, PA (4.5 miles ESE) Halfway House, PA (5 miles ENE) Kenilworth, PA (5.5 miles ESE) Pottsgrove, PA (6.4 miles E) |
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Westridge, PA
(1.4 miles NW) Unionville, PA (1.4 miles SE) Greenbriar, PA (1.7 miles NNW) High Meadows, PA (1.8 miles NE) Monocacy Station, PA (1.8 miles W) |
Bramcote, PA
(2.4 miles ESE) Rosecliff, PA (2.4 miles N) Cider Mill Run, PA (2.4 miles N) West Pottsgrove, PA (2.6 miles E) Monocacy, PA (2.6 miles W) |
