Originally Posted by Swinefeld

Given Germantown's rich history it's no wonder there are so many names for the different communities.

"Once in this town there were numerous villages and communites having their own names and individualities, such as:

Rittenhousetown, along Rittenhouse Street, west of Wissahickon Avenue.
Blue Bell Hill, round about Johnson Street and Wissahickon Avenue.
Little Britain at Wayne Avenue and Price Street
Pulaskitown near Queen Lane and Pulaski Avenue
Smearburg in lower Germantown, south of Penn Street
Brick Yard, Sawdust Village, and Potterton Heights on the eastside in lower Germantown
O'Kane's Point, in the triangle bounded by the Reading Railroad "Y" and Chelten Avenue
McNabbtown, Walnut Lane and Chew Street
Irishtown and Fenian Hill, in the neighborhood of Wister Street south of Chelten Avenue
New Jerusalem, near Haines and Critterden Streets
Pittville, Haines Street and Limekiln Pike
Pleasantville, Limekiln Pike north of Washington Lane
Beggarstown, Franklinville and Dogtown in upper Germantown
Mount Pleasant at Germantown and Mount Pleasant Avenues.

Now their identitiy is lost and their names almost forgotten. All have been merged in old Germantwon, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill retain their early names, though being recognized as being part of the Germantown area. Pelham, Stenton and Queen Lane Manor aree new districts."

Germantown, 1683-1933. Being a Brief Hhistory of the People of Germantown, Mt Airy and Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
- Edward M. Hocker, 1933