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History. William Doyle's 18th Century Inn, founded at the intersection of the Philadelphia to Easton, and Swedsford to Coryell's Ferry roads, was the seed that bloomed into the town now known as Doylestown.
From the core of Doylestown Township, the borough of Doylestown was incorporated in 1838. By 1850, when this depiction of Doylestown appeared as part of a map of Bucks County, the borough remained a small crossroads town of about one thousand people, most of them described by the U.S. Census as "white" and thirty-two as "colored."
As of 2022, the mayor of Doylestown is Elnora "Noni" West. The borough council consists of Council President Jack O'Brien, Council Vice-President Wendy Margolis, Ben Bell, Tim Brennan, Lawrence Browne, Dennis Livrone, Joe Frederick, Jennifer Jarret, and Amy Taylor Popkin.
The oldest families of Doylestown, Harveys, Stewarts, McIntoshes, Vanluvanee, Halls, Magills, and the DuBoises. In 1820 the population of Doylestown was but 360, and about 500 in 1829. One account tells us the population was 800 in 1830.
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Map of Doylestown borough, Bucks County Pa. : from special surveys and other data, under the direction of the publisher
Geil, Samuel, cartographer, publisher.Bourquin, F. (Frederick), 1808-, printer.Worley & Bracher, engraver.Doylestown, Pa. : Published by Samuel Geil, 1874.Philad'a [Philadelphia] : Printed by F. Bourquin.- Real property--Pennsylvania--Doylestown--Maps- Landowners--Pennsylvania--Doylestown--Maps- Buildings--Pennsylvania--Doylestown--Maps- Business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Doylestown--Directories- Borough cadastral map showing all buildings, lot lines/numbers, land subdivison names, and landowners' names.- Hand colored to indicate extent of subdivisions.- "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1874 by Samuel Geil in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington."- LC copy imperfect: Use-worn, very brittle, fold-lined, torn at sheet edges/fold lines, missing small sections of margins, missing section of cartographic content at upper left of large sheet.The history of Doylestown can be told by comparing old maps to todays map. Via an interactive map, explore then and now. Click Here.
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Map of Doylestown borough, Bucks County Pa. : from special surveys and other data, under the ... Borough cadastral map showing all buildings, lot lines/numbers, land subdivison names, and landowners' names.
