Homeville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Homeville, Chester County,
Pennsylvania
Homeville Friends Meeting House
Homeville
Location in Pennsylvania
Homeville
Homeville (the US)
Coordinates: 39°51′39″N 75°59′12″W / 39.86083°N 75.98667°W / 39.86083; -75.98667Coordinates: 39°51′39″N 75°59′12″W / 39.86083°N 75.98667°W / 39.86083; -75.98667
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Chester
Township Upper Oxford
Elevation[1] 469 ft (143 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 19330
Area code(s) 717
FIPS code 42-35472
GNIS feature ID 1177329

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 Friends Meeting House

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

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Homeville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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.


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