Manheim Township administrative offices are located at 5191 Wool Mill Road, Glenville, PA 17329.
Phone: 717-229-2862.
Neighborhoods
First settlement of the southwestern portion of York County occurred in and around Hanover with the granting of various titles under Maryland authority from 1729 to 1732. A temporary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland was not established until 1739. A final line was delineated by Mason and Dixon in 1768.
Manheim Township [†] was first established as an agricultural area and has retained this stature even today. In the early years of farming much of the land was cleared of timber, and various crops of wheat, barley and corn were planted. The soil became poor until only buckwheat could be harvested in abundance. When certain fields began to lose their crop yields, they were deserted and new tracts were cleared and planted. However, improvements in farming practices and later the use of fertilizers helped to replenish the farming areas.
&dagger: History, www.manheimtwpyorkpa.org
Nearby Towns: Codorus Twp • Heidelberg Twp • Jefferson Boro • Manchester Town • North Cordorus Twp • Penn Twp • West Manheim Twp •