Delta, Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Delta | - not defined - |
Peach Bottom Township | Township |
York County | County |
Pennsylvania | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 43' 37'' North , 76° 19' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Delta | 724 (2017) | 0.0km |
Susquehanna Trails | 2,264 (2017) | 5.0km |
Pylesville | 693 (2011) | 5.7km |
Fawn Grove | 456 (2017) | 10.7km |
Wakefield | 609 (2017) | 13.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
30252
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30252:1
GUID (UUID V4):
87f8ab64-5bba-4b97-9fd5-1a588fbfa18d
A populated place (town).
Gold locality. Aluvial deposits in local stream beds near the bourogh of Delta in the southeastern corner of York County (Peachbottom Township). One of the first areas explored by Donald Schmerling in search of reported native Gold in Pennsylvania. Streams North to Muddy Creek, East near Peachbottom slate quarries and West to Constituition have been found to contain gold (disseminated flakes to about 0.30 inches).
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