Locust Valley, Pennsylvania

Locust Valley
Unincorporated Community
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh

Elevation	642 ft (195.7 m)
Coordinates	40°29′48.084″N 75°24′22.5576″W / 40.49669000°N 75.406266000°W / 40.49669000; -75.406266000Coordinates: 40°29′48.084″N 75°24′22.5576″W / 40.49669000°N 75.406266000°W / 40.49669000; -75.406266000

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
Postal code	18036
Area code	610 Exchange: 282

Location of Locust Valley in Lehigh County
Lehigh County in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania in the United States

Locust Valley, Pennsylvania is a village located in the southeastern corner of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA at the southern end^[1] of Upper Saucon Township. The main crossroad is the intersection of Locust Valley Road and Blue Church Road South. This area is bordered by Springfield Township and Milford Township in Bucks County, PA along with Lower Milford Township in Lehigh County. The present mailing address is Coopersburg, PA, 18036.

History

The village developed around an iron mill (P. Weaver Foundry^[2]) that is located near the headwaters of Laurel Run (South Branch of the Saucon Creek^[3]). Laurel Run^[4] is a regulated trout stream in Pennsylvania. The mill race can still be seen as part of Locust Valley Golf Course.

The Locust Valley name came from the locust trees planted on the mill owner's property. The Locust Valley golf course still contains numerous locust trees.

The village was once home to a post office, store (W. Trumbaur Store^[2]), hotel,^[5] school, tavern,^[2] and church.

The one-room schoolhouse, built in 1880,^[6] is still in existence as a residential home at the intersection of Blue Church Rd S and Beverly Hills Rd. This school district was later incorporated into the Southern Lehigh School District.

References

↑ http://usgwarchives.org/maps/pa/county/lehigh/usgs/uppersau.jpg
1 2 3 Aschbach, G. A. Map of Lehigh County. (1862). http://www.loc.gov/resource/g3823l.la000766/
↑ http://sauconcreekwatershed.org/images/maps/Assessment_Reaches.pdf
↑ http://www.fish.state.pa.us/fishpub/summary/troutregs_se.htm
↑ Hauser, James J. A history of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries. Jacks, The Printer, (1902), p. 47. https://archive.org/details/historyoflehighc00hause, Also referenced here: http://www.lehighvalleyhistory.com/upper-saucon, and here: http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Lehigh_County/Upper_Saucon_Township/Locust_Valley.html
↑ http://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Assessment/SearchRecords

Municipalities and communities of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Allentown

Cities	Allentown Bethlehem‡

Boroughs	Alburtis Catasauqua Coopersburg Coplay Emmaus Fountain Hill Macungie Slatington

Townships	Hanover Heidelberg Lower Macungie Lower Milford Lowhill Lynn North Whitehall Salisbury South Whitehall Upper Macungie Upper Milford Upper Saucon Washington Weisenberg Whitehall

CDPs	Ancient Oaks Breinigsville Cementon Cetronia DeSales University Dorneyville Egypt Fullerton Hokendauqua Laurys Station New Tripoli Schnecksville Slatedale Stiles Trexlertown Wescosville

Unincorporated communities	Balliettsville Best Station Center Valley Colesville‡ East Texas Emerald Evergreen Park Fogelsville Gauff Hill Germansville Hensingersville‡ Hosensack Ironton Kuhnsville Lanark Limeport Locust Valley Lynnport Neffs New Smithville Old Zionsville Orefield Pleasant Corners Powder Valley Scherersville Schoenersville‡ Shimerville Summit Lawn Vera Cruz Walbert Wanamakers Werleys Corner West Catasauqua Zionsville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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