Mickleys, Pennsylvania

Mickleys is an unincorporated community in Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The village was named after the family of John Jacob Mickley (1697–1769) who settled here in 1745.[2] It is located along Pennsylvania Route 145, MacArthur Road.

Mickleys, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
St. John's United Church of Christ, Mickleys, Pennsylvania
Mickleys
Mickleys
Coordinates: 40°38′50″N 75°29′44″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipWhitehall
Elevation
384 ft (117 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18052
GNIS feature ID1204164 [1]

St. John's United Church of Christ, built in 1849, was originally known as the South Whitehall Church, commonly called Mickley's Church, and was a Union Church with both Reformed and Lutheran congregations. Jacob Mickley (1794–1888), great-grandson of John Jacob, was an elder and on the building committee.[3]

References

  1. "Mickleys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Miller, Benjamin L. Toponymy (PDF). p. 74.
  3. Mathews, Alfred; Hungerford, Austin N. (1884). History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards. pp. 500, 508.


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