Some historical and genealogical references retain the early spelling of the community.

[4] The Bauern Freund Print Shop, Andreas Rieth Homestead, Sutch Road Bridge in Marlborough Township, and Swamp Creek Road Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It is drained by the Perkiomen Creek into the Schuylkill River and consists mainly of rolling hills and valleys.

The township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is in hardiness zones 6b and 7a.

Average temperatures at the municipal building on Upper Ridge Road range from 29.7 °F in January to 74.3 °F in July.

[1] Its villages include Hoppenville, Perkiomenville (also in Upper Frederick,) and Sumneytown.

Its numbered routes are 29 and 63, the latter of which has its northwestern terminus on north-to-south 29 in Green Lane.