Host is an unincorporated community in southeastern Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 419 in a predominantly agricultural area of northwestern Berks County.
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Geography
Host is located in southeastern Tulpehocken Township in northwestern Berks County, Pennsylvania. The community lies along Pennsylvania Route 419 in a predominantly agricultural region characterized by farms, open fields, and rural residences.
The surrounding landscape forms part of the fertile agricultural countryside for which Berks County is known.
History
Host developed within the early German-speaking settlement of the Tulpehocken region of Berks County, which was colonized during the eighteenth century by immigrants from German-speaking areas of Europe. The surrounding Tulpehocken Valley became one of the principal centers of Pennsylvania Dutch settlement in Pennsylvania.
The community's name is associated with Host Reformed Church, a historic congregation in Tulpehocken Township. Surviving church records date to the mid-eighteenth century, and some local histories identify the congregation as one of the earliest Reformed churches in the Tulpehocken settlement.
Host appeared on nineteenth-century maps of Tulpehocken Township, indicating that it was an established local community by that period.
Education
Public school students in Host attend the Tulpehocken Area School District. The district serves Tulpehocken Township and surrounding communities in northwestern Berks County. Tulpehocken Area Junior-Senior High School is located in nearby Jefferson Township.