Homeville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Summary

Homeville is a populated place situated in Upper Oxford Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 469 feet (143 m) above sea level.

Homeville, Chester County,
Pennsylvania
Homeville Friends Meeting House
Homeville Friends Meeting House
Homeville is located in Pennsylvania
Homeville
Homeville
Location in Pennsylvania
Homeville is located in the United States
Homeville
Homeville
Homeville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°51′39″N 75°59′12″W / 39.86083°N 75.98667°W / 39.86083; -75.98667
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
TownshipUpper Oxford
Elevation469 ft (143 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
19330
Area code717
FIPS code42-35472
GNIS feature ID1177329

Homeville Friends Meeting House edit

Built in 1839 and founded as the Oxford Preparative Meeting sponsored by the Fallowfield Monthly Meeting. In 1842 the meeting joined Pennsgrove Preparative Meeting to form Pennsgrove Monthly Meeting. The meeting was "laid down" or closed in 1915, but meetings for worship are sometimes held during the summer. The Homeville Cemetery Co.maintains the building and large burial ground.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Homeville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Homeville (in Chester County, PA) Populated Place Profile". PA Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Homeville Meetinghouse". Western Quarterly Meeting. Retrieved August 15, 2016.