Shimerville, Pennsylvania

A prominent business in the village is the Shimerville Center, with its firearm range and catered events building.

In 1733, John, Thomas, and Richard Penn Sr. sold 352 acres of land on the branch of the Perkiomen Creek to Dirick Johnson.

[1] In 1774, Dirick's son, John Johnson, sold 213 acres of that land to Jacob Miller, an Inn Keeper in Upper Milford Township.

[2] In 1792, John Shimer purchased from Jacob Miller over 250 acres of land, the premises on which the present village of Shimerville is located.

[3] By 1795, John Shimer had become a successful farmer, landlord, and justice of the peace for Upper Milford Township.