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It surrounds the borough of Ephrata, a separate municipality. The borough of Akron borders the southwestern part of the township. Unincorporated communities within the township itself include Hahnstown and parts of Hinkletown and Frysville, all in the eastern part of the township.
Ephrata (/ ˈ ɛ f r ə t ə / EF-rə-tə; Pennsylvania German: Effridaa) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is located 42 miles (68 km) east of Harrisburg and about 60 miles (97 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia and is named after Ephrath, the former name for current-day Bethlehem. [3]
It is 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Ephrata and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Lancaster, the county seat. The main route through Brownstown is Pennsylvania Route 772 (South State Street), which leads northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Lititz and southeast 3 miles (5 km) to Leola .
The oldest building dates to 1808 and is the Eagle Hotel. Other notable buildings include the I.G. Sprecher & Sons Hardware (1911), Richard Heitler House (1820), J.W. Yost Liquor Store (c. 1880), Ephrata Railroad Station (1887–1889), U.S. Post Office (1937), Ephrata National Bank (1925), and Grant and Wenger Feed Mill (1924).
US 322 leads northwest 12 miles (19 km) to Quentin and southeast 5 miles (8 km) to Ephrata. It is 14 miles (23 km) north of Lancaster , the county seat . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Clay CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2 ), or 0.49%, are water. [ 4 ]
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The borough of Ephrata is 3 miles (5 km) to the southwest, and Lancaster, the county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Stevens. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Stevens CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km 2 ), of which 0.1 acres (246 m 2 ), or 0.01%, are water. [ 1 ]