Your Local Guide to Schaefferstown, PA

Schaefferstown is a small historic village in Heidelberg Township, in the southeast corner of Lebanon County. It sits on Route 897 with farmland on every side, about 15 minutes from Lebanon and Myerstown and 20 minutes from Lititz. If you want room to breathe, an older home with character, or a piece of land to build on, Schaefferstown is worth a look.

A town with real history. Alexander Schaeffer laid out the town in the 1750s. His water system, built between 1744 and 1750, is said to be the oldest gravity-fed underground water system in the country, and it still supplies water to the town today. Historic Schaefferstown runs the Alexander Schaeffer Farm, the Gemberling-Rex House and the Thomas R. Brendle Museum, and holds events through the year. Around the town square you'll find stone and brick homes that have stood for well over 200 years.

Homes and land. Homes here range from 18th- and 19th-century stone and brick houses in the village to newer homes on larger lots and working farms in the township around it. You'll also find building lots and acreage, which are harder to come by closer to Lebanon.

With 27 years in construction, I can point out obvious issues as we walk through an older home, so you know what to ask your home inspector about. If you're buying land, I can help you think through the questions to ask about access, utilities and whether the ground will perc before you commit.

Schools. Schaefferstown is in the Eastern Lebanon County School District (ELCO), with its high school campus near Myerstown.

Getting around.

• Route 897 heads northwest to Lebanon and east toward Lancaster County.
• Route 501 runs north to Myerstown and Route 422, and south to Lititz.
• Route 419 goes northeast to Womelsdorf and west to Cornwall.
• The PA Turnpike's Lebanon-Lancaster interchange (Route 72) is about 20 minutes away.

Why people like it here.

• A quiet village feel with open farmland all around
• History right outside your door
• Easy drives to Lebanon, Myerstown, Lititz and Ephrata

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Also see: Living in Myerstown, PA

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