PIKE RUN TOWNSHIP was formed by a decree of the court April 23, 1792. Its boundaries were Fallowfield and Somerset on the north, the Monongahela River on the east, Bethlehem township on the south and west.

On the 9th day of March, 1839, it was divided into East and West Pike Run. Pike Run and Little Pike Run rise in the township and flow east to the Monongahela River.

1797, December 26, John Samms conveyed to David Grave, Jacob Griffith, John Head, John Almund, Joseph Pennock, and Alexander Peden, trustees on behalf of the people called Quakers, appointed by the Westland monthly meeting for this special purpose, four and one- fourth acres of land, for the purpose of a meeting-house called "Pike Run Meeting." Upon this ground was erected a meeting-house, but subsequently a division was created, one party being called the orthodox and the other Hicksite church. Both churches have been abandoned, and a Methodist Episcopal church erected within one hundred yards in West Pike Run township. This church was built about ten years since, and is called Clover Hill M. E. church, and on the circuit under the charge of Rev. J. B. Yarnell.

EAST PIKE RUN constituted the eastern portion of Pike Run township, but by a decree of the court it was divided into two townships, East and West Pike Run. The boundaries of East Pike Run are Fallowfield township on the north, Allen and the Monongahela River on the east, E. Bethlehem and the Monongahela River on the south, W. Pike Run and E. Bethlehem on the west. It is centrally distant from Washington 18 miles southeast. Greatest length 6 miles, breadth 3 miles. The population in 1860 was 1221. It has five schools with three male and two female teachers, the former receiving $45 and the latter $40 per month, with 197 scholars, 113 male and 84 females; cost of tuition per month being $1.47; amount levied for school and building purposes being $1276.54, from the State $83.46.

August 29, 1850, the township lines between East and West Pike Run changed and confirmed by court. February 1, 1857, the lines between East and West Pike Run and Fallowfield were changed by a decree of the court. Its towns are West Brownsville, Greenfield, California, and Granville, the three former of which being boroughs. (See pages for West Brownsville, Greenfield, and California)

Granville is on the forks of Pike Run. It contains 25 dwelling-houses, a population of 130, and has an extensive pottery and a woollen factory. In the township is one woollen factory, one distillery, two grist-mills, and a saw-mill. There are also two excellent shipping coal works in the township.

WEST PIKE RUN was formed into a separate township on the 9th day of March, 1839. It's boundaries are Fallowfield township on the north; E. Pike Run township on the east; E. Bethlehem in the south; Somerset and W. Bethlehem of the west. Greatest length six miles, breadth four miles. This township is centrally distant from the borough of Washington 14 miles. Its population in 1860, was 869, of which 73 are colored.

It has three stores, seven schools, with three male and four female teachers employed, the former at $31.19, the latter at $30, with 322 scholars, 167 male, 155 females, tuition costing per month 85 cents; tax levied for school purposes $1044.32, appropriation from State $90.00.

At the February term, 1858, the township lines between West Pike Run and Fallowfield were altered and confirmed by the court.

Centreville and Beallsville are on the National Pike, which divides East Bethlehem and West Pike Run, as also the two towns. We have placed Centreville in this township, but Beallsville being a borough, its history will be given at it's appropriate place.

On the farm of Mr. West stands an Episcopal church called St. Thomas', which was erected in 1777, when this territory belonged to Youghiogheny County, Virginia. It's first minister was Rev. Mr. Ayers; his successors Rev. Mr. Davis, Rev. Mr. Peiffer, Rev. Mr. Boston, Rev. Mr. Freeman, Rev. Mr. Temple, Rev. Mr. Tenbrooke, and others. It is on the Brownsville and Pittsburg road, 7 miles from Brownsville, 26 miles from Pittsburg, 3 1/2 miles from Greenfield. It is built of logs, and weather-boarded, 30 feet square, two stories, with a gallery around it. It is the oldest church in the county.

At the time of the whiskey insurrection, and during the ministry of Rev. Mr. Ayers, and while the insurgents were marching towards Parkinson's Ferry, they stopped at this church, in which Rev. Mr. Ayers was then preaching, and for his supposed disloyal sentiments, he advocated the duty of the citizen toward the government, these insurgents took him from the pulpit, determined to shoot him, but by a Providental interference the wrath of man was restrained, and he returned to the church and finished his sermon.