In 1824, Daniel Saeger bought Alden's mill and adjacent lands and at the age of 44, he laid out the town under its present name.

Saeger, a native of Pennsylvania of German descent, left Egypt, Pa. in 1823 to find a suitable place to settle.

After he arrived in Saegertown, he attracted to the area a large number of German Yeomanry from Lehigh and other eastern Pa. counties.

Being active in the community, Saeger was an early member of the Lutheran Church, the owner of a sawmill and general store, and a justice of the peace.

"[8] The Edward Saeger House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km2), all land.