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Berrysburg Borough

Borough offices are located on North Pine Street; phone: 717-362-9417.

Settled around 1819, Berrysburg was incorporated as a borough in 1869.

The borough is home to the Romberger-Stover House, (ca. 1887 Queen Anne style residence, listed on the National Register of Historic places (1980).

Polk's 1882 Gazetteer

BERRYSBURGH. This borough of 480 inhabitants is situated in Mifflin township, Dauphin county, 38 miles north of Harrisburg. Elizabethtown, 31 miles south, on Summit Br. R. R, or Millersburg, 102 miles southwest, at junction of (Susquehanna Div.) N. C. and Summit Br. R. R's., are the shipping depots, and with which it has daily stage connection. J. B Enders, postmaster.

  • Bender Joseph, harnessmkr.
  • Beshler H C, physician.
  • Bishoff S B, justice.
  • Bishoff & Bremire, organ mnfrs.
  • Bishoff & Son, furniture mnfrs.
  • Bordner Benjamin, hotel.
  • Bressler J H, carpenter.
  • Enders J B, General Store.
  • Forney John, blacksmith.
  • Hoover Henry, carpenter.
  • Holtzman Edward, barber.
  • Hoyer Benville, saloon.
  • Jury Daniel, meat market.
  • Kantz A J, physician.
  • Koppenheffer Joel, blacksmith.
  • Lark H L, lawyer.
  • Lenker Valentine, harnessmkr.
  • Rempel John &Son, blacksmith.
  • Romberger J F, general store.
  • Sausser J, cigar mnfr.
  • Singer John, blacksmith.
  • Snyder J D, foundry and justice.
  • Stine Isaac, meat market.
  • Weaver H C, carpenter.
  • Wise David, shoemkr.
  • Witmer H W, wagonmkr.
  • Yeager Annie, confectioner.
  • Yeager Henry, marble yard.
  • Yeager Josiah & Son, saw mill.

R.L.Polk, Pennsylvania State Gazetteer & Business Directory, 1882, Philadelphia
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