The following is a compilation of the post offices in Berks County on the first day of January 1851. The name of the post master is also included.
| Post Office | Postmaster |
|---|---|
| Albany | Benjamin Levan |
| Baumstown | Samuel Heckler |
| Bernville | Edward B. Filbert |
| Birdsborough | |
| Boyerstown | Daniel B. Boyer |
| Brower | Richard H. Jones |
| Brumfieldville | David Breidenbach |
| Clayton | Abraham B. Bechtel |
| Colebrookdale | Christopher K. Schultz |
| Cross Kill Mills | Jacob Newcomet |
| Douglassville | Michael Ludwig |
| Earlville | George Kline jr. |
| Fetherolffsville | Abram Long |
| Furnace | Samuel Shearer |
| Geiger's Mills | Isaac Geiger |
| Grimville | Daniel B. Grim |
| Hamburgh | Charles Benseman |
| Hereford | Samuel Treichler jr. |
| Joanna Furnace | Ann H. Richards |
| Klinesville | Peter A. Kline |
| Kutztown | Joseph Heist |
| Leesport | Geo. W. Althouse |
| Lobachsville | David Lobach |
| Long Swamp | Horatio Fitch |
| Lower Bern | Benjamin Klee |
| Maiden Creek | David D. Stitzel |
| Maxatawny | |
| Mohrsville | John H. Mohr |
| Molltown | Abraham Graeff |
| Monterey | Mrs. Maria Braus |
| Morgantown | Milton Rutherford |
| Moselem | Solomon Leibelsperger |
| Mount Airy | John Bland |
| New Jerusalem | Reuben Huff |
| Oley | Benneville A. Glase |
| Pike Township | William Herbst |
| Pricetown | Charles Levan |
| Reading, (c.h.) | Henry Rhoads |
| Rehrersburgh | Benjamin Klahr |
| Robeson | John B. Seidell |
| Schuylkill Bend | Jonas Shalter |
| Seisholtzville | Henry B. Griffith |
| Shanesville | Peter S. Hill |
| Shartlesville | Solomon Albright |
| Sinking Spring | Aaron Mull |
| Stonersville | George Stoner |
| Stouchburgh | John Moor |
| Straustown | Daniel K. Boltz |
| Tulpehoccan | Moses Schock |
| Virginsville | Stephen Dreibelbis |
| Williams' Store | Thomas E. Williams |
| Womelsdorf | George H. Miller |
Source: Table of Post Offices in the United States on the First Day of January, 1851. Arranged in Alphabetical Order, and Expressing the States, Territories, and Counties in which they are situated with the names of the Post Masters. Washington: W. & J.C. Greer, Publishers, 1851.
Submitted by: Nancy.
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