Borough of Berrysburg
Preserving Our Rural Heritage
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Our Pennsylvania Dutch Roots

Berrysburg is located at the intersection of State Routes 25 and 225 in Northern Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The town was first laid out by John Adam Heller in December of 1819. Because of the German heritage of its founder and inhabitants, the town was first known as Heller Shtettle.

"The plan of the town was like that of a typical German village in which each owner had a small plot of ground sufficient for raising food and keeping livestock. Hence, one could live on a farm in Berrysburg or establish a business or trade to accommodate the residents of the area."
(From the Historical Book of Berrysburg and Mifflin Township printed by the Sunbury Daily Item, Sunbury, PA in 1969.)

Berrysburg was incorporated as a borough by an act of assembly on May 24th, 1871.