Phoenixville Area Resources
How to Find Information About Phoenixville
Looking for current news or historical information about Phoenixville? Here are some resources from Phoenixville Public Library’s collection and online to get you started.
General Information & News
Comprehensive local coverage of Phoenixville area news and events, as well as business listings and job openings, can be found online at Phoenixville Patch. More event listings and classifieds, plus community conversations and alerts, can be found at Nextdoor’s Phoenixville site.
The Daily Local News is the daily newspaper covering Chester County, available digitally and in print. Look for the current issue on the newspaper stand in the Carnegie Room. Back issues (up to one month) are stored on the shelves adjacent to the Information Desk in the Carnegie Room.
For other notices of area educational, cultural and recreational activities and events, see the Phoenixville Chamber of Commerce’s Community Calendar. Be sure to check also the Library’s bulletin boards and literature display areas on each floor.
Businesses
For information about businesses in the Phoenixville area, the online company directory Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA) is available from the Chester County Library System website. A Chester County Library System card provides free remote access to this database.
Demographics
Local population, housing, employment, income, health, and other demographic statistics are available online at https://data.census.gov.
Government Services
A wealth of information on the Borough of Phoenixville’s governmental departments and services, plus business and event listings, maps, demographics, and more can be found at the Borough of Phoenixville’s official website. See Chester County’s site for similar information on the county level.
History
The standard early history of Phoenixville is Annals of Phoenixville and its Vicinity: From the Settlement to the Year 1871 by Samuel Pennypacker (R (Local History) 974.813 P). This and other books of area history are available in the Local History Reference collection as well as in the circulating nonfiction collection under call number 974.813. Keep in mind that Local History Reference books may be used only in the Library. A photocopier is available.
Pennypacker’s Annals and other local history resources may also be searched online in the MyHeritage Library Edition database, accessible in the Library or remotely with a library card.
Many more sources of local history and genealogy may be found at the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, Main & Church Streets, Phoenixville. Phoenixville Public Library also has an indexed collection of the Historical Society’s newsletters, each of which contains articles on different aspects of Phoenixville area history. Inquire at the front desk for in-Library use.
