Neffsville, Pennsylvania is a suburban community in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Manheim Township is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania established in 1729, which southernmost border meets the city limits of Lancaster. The population as of the 2000 census was 33,697.-Government:...

. Being unincorporated, Neffsville has no boundaries. The US Geological Survey Place Names database locates Neffsville at 40°6'0"N 76°18'20"W. The retailer and restaurant center of Neffsville is near 2500 Lititz Pike.

Manheim Township High School, on School Road is considered to be in Neffsville. Manheim Township school district serves 5400 students with 637 employees, 423 of them holding teaching certificates.

According to local tradition, Neffsville was named for the family of Johan Christian Neff, originally from Gerolsheim

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, Germany

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, who was aboard the ship Lydia when she arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 on September 19, 1743. Johan moved to Lampeter Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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, married the former Frena Howery, and they had three children there - Christian in 1750, Henry in 1754, and Esther in 1757. All three married in Lancaster County, but Christian's life ended in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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 and Esther's in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

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As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile . There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile...

. An elementary school on School Road was named for Henry Holt.

Shank's extracts

Jacob Shank, a Neffsville pharmacist, introduced "Shank's Compound Flavoring of Vanilla Bean" in 1899 to improve the taste of his medicines. The product is still made today, and Shank's is now the second-largest primary vanilla supplier in North America, as well as supplying other extracts, flavorings and spices. The Shanks family sold the business in 1959, and it is no longer in Neffsville, but many collectors prize their old extract bottles that read "Shank's Extracts - Neffsville, Pa."

Current notable Neffsville residents

• Jim Furyk
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  , professional golfer
• Don Gehman
  Don Gehman
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  , record producer
• Brad Rutter
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See also

• Manheim Township
  Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  Manheim Township is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania established in 1729, which southernmost border meets the city limits of Lancaster. The population as of the 2000 census was 33,697.-Government:...
  
  
• Manheim Township School District
  Manheim Township School District
  Manheim Township School District is a suburban, public school district of over 5,000 students in nine schools located in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The district is well known in the Lancaster County region for its academic achievement, popular quiz bowl team, and performing...
  
  
• Manheim Township High School
  Manheim Township High School
  Manheim Township High School is a four-year public high school located in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Manheim Township School District. The school is known for its Quiz Bowl team, which won a national championship in 2000 and for its...