Rich Heritage

Pocopson is among the few townships with Indian names, because the early settlers rather preferred to name their townships after their homelands. For instance, both Marlborough and Bradford were named after towns in England. Pennsbury was named for William Penn's Plantation, Pennsbury Manor, on the Delaware River in Bucks County. Newlin, on the other hand, was named for Nathaniel Newlin, who originally purchased the land.