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HISTORY of PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES and TOWNSHIPS

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Continueing for the next several pages are the lists for PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES and their TOWNSHIPS.

LOWER PROVIDENCE

NAME of COUNTY or TOWNSHIP	DATE of CREATION	PARENT COUNTY or TOWNSHIP	COUNTY SEAT
MERCER	1800	ALLEGHENY	MERCER
COOLSPRING	1805 (or 1802)
DEER CREEK	1851	SANDY CREEK
DELAWARE	1805	PYMATUNING
EAST LACKAWANNA	1849	LACKAWANNA
FAIRVIEW	1850	COOLSPRING
FINDLEY	1849	SPRINGFIELD
FRENCH CREEK	1805	SANDY CREEK
GREENE	1844	WEST SALEM
HEMPFIELD	1856	SALEM & WEST SALEM
HICKORY	1833	SHENANGO & PYMATUNING
JACKSON	1850	COOLSPRING
JEFFERSON	1850
LACKAWANNOCK	1806	NESHANNOCK
LAKE	1805	COOLSPRING
LIBERTY	1851	WOLF CREEK
MILLCREEK	1949	FRENCH CREEK
NEW VERNON	1851	SANDY CREEK
OTTER CREEK	1858	SALEM
PERRY	1851	SANDY CREEK
PINE	1851	WOLF CREEK
PYMATUNING	1802	SALEM
SALEM	1801
SANDY CREEK	1802	SANDY LAKE
SANDY LAKE	1805	COOLSPRING
SHENANGO	1805	NESHANNOCK
SOUTH PYMATUNING	1914	PYMATUNING
SPRINGFIELD	1805	WOLF CREEK
SUGAR GROVE	1856	GREENE & SALEM
WEST SALEM	1805	SALEM
WILMINGTON	1846	LACKAWANNA & NESHANNOCK
WOLF CREEK
WORTH	1847	WOLF CREEK
MIFFLIN	1789	CUMBERLAND & NORTHUMBERLAND	LEWISTOWN
ARMAGH	1770	WHILE PART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
BRATTON	1850	OLIVER
BROWN	1837	WHILE PART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
DECATUR	1813	DERRY
DERRY	1766	WHILE PART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
GRANVILLE	1838 (or 1833)	DERRY
MENNO	1837	UNION
OLIVER	1835	WAYNE
UNION	1790	ARMAGH
WAYNE	1782	DERRY
MONROE	1836	PIKE & NORTHAMPTON	STROUDSBURG
BARRETT	1859	PRICE & PARADISE
CHESTNUTHILL	1763
COOLBAUGH
ELDRED	1851	ROSS
HAMILTON
PARADISE	1848	PRICE
POCONO	1816	WHILE PART OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
POLK	1846	CHESTNUTHILL
PRICE	1830	SMITHFIELD
ROSS	1877	HAMILTON & CHESTNUTHILL
SMITHFIELD	1748	WHILE PART OF BUCKS COUNTY
STROUD	1817	WHILE PART OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
TOBYHANNA	1830	COOLBAUGH
TUNKHANNOCK	1856	COOLBAUGH
MONTGOMERY	1784	PHILADELPHIA	NORRISTOWN
ABINGTON	ca. 1702
CHELTENHAM	1683	WHILE PART OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
DOUGLASS	ABOUT 1741	WHILE PART OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
EAST NORRITON	1909	NORRITON
FRANCONIA	1731	SALFORD
HATFIELD	1742
HORSHAM	1709
LIMERICK	ABOUT 1722
LOWER FREDERICK	1919	FREDERICK
LOWER GWYNEDD	1891	GWYNEDD
LOWER MERION	ABOUT 1714
LOWER MORELAND	1916	MORELAND
LOWER POTTSGROVE	1889	POTTSGROVE

MONROE	1836	PIKE & NORTHAMPTON	STROUDSBURG
BARRETT	1859	PRICE & PARADISE
CHESTNUTHILL	1763
COOLBAUGH
ELDRED	1851	ROSS
HAMILTON
PARADISE	1848	PRICE
POCONO	1816	WHILE PART OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
POLK	1846	CHESTNUTHILL
PRICE	1830	SMITHFIELD
ROSS	1877	HAMILTON & CHESTNUTHILL
SMITHFIELD	1748	WHILE PART OF BUCKS COUNTY
STROUD	1817	WHILE PART OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
TOBYHANNA	1830	COOLBAUGH
TUNKHANNOCK	1856	COOLBAUGH
1805	PROVIDENCE
LOWER SALFORD	1741	SALFORD
MARLBOROUGH	1745 (or 1741)	SALFORD
MONTGOMERY	ABOUT 1700
NEW HANOVER	1827 (or 1741)	HANOVER
PERKIOMEN	1885
PLYMOUTH	1701	WHILE PART OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
SALFORD	1727	IN 1741 IT WAS DIVIDED INTO UPPER & LOWER SALFORD. A NEW SALFORD TWP. WAS INCORPORATED FROM PART OF UPPER SALFORD IN 1892.
SKIPPACK	1886 (or 1885)
SPRINGFIELD
TOWAMENCIN	1728
UPPER DUBLIN	1719	ABINGTON
UPPER FREDERICK	1919	FREDERICK
UPPER GWYNEDD	1891	GWYNEDD
UPPER HANOVER	BEFORE 1741	NEW HANOVER
UPPER MERION	ABOUT 1714	MERION
UPPER MORELAND	1916	MORELAND
UPPER POTTSGROVE	1889	POTTSGROVE
UPPER PROVIDENCE	1805	PROVIDENCE
UPPER SALFORD	1741	SALFORD
WEST NORRITON	1909	NORRITON
WEST POTTSGROVE	1900	UPPER POTTSGROVE
WHITEMARSH	ABOUT 1704
WHITPAIN	ABOUT 1701
WORCESTER	1733
MONTOUR	1850	COLUMBIA	DANVILLE
ANTHONY	1849	DERRY
COOPER	1850 (or 1853)
DERRY	1766	WHILE PART OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
LIBERTY	1816
LIMESTONE	1816	DERRY
MAHONING	1786 (or 1775)	WHILE PART OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
MAYBERRY	1850	FRANKLIN
VALLEY	1839	MAHONING
WEST HEMLOCK	1853	DERRY
NORTHAMPTON	1752	BUCKS	EASTON
ALLEN	1748 (or 1746)	WHILE PART OF BUCKS COUNTY
BETHLEHEM	1746	WHILE PART OF BUCKS COUNTY
BUSHKILL	1813	PLAINFIELD
EAST ALLEN	1845	ALLEN
FORKS	1752 (or 1754)
HANOVER	1798	ALLEN
LEHIGH	1752
LOWER MT. BETHEL	1746 (or 1787)
LOWER NAZARETH	1807	NAZARETH
LOWER SAUCON	1743	SAUCON
MOORE	1765
PALMER	1857	FORKS
PLAINFIELD	1762	BUSHKILL
UPPER MT. BETHEL	1787	LOWER MT. BETHEL
UPPER NAZARETH	1807	NAZARETH
WASHINGTON	1781	LOWER MT. BETHEL
WILLIAMS	1750	WHILE PART OF BUCKS COUNTY
NORTHUMBERLAND	1772	LANCASTER, BERKS, & CUMBERLAND	SUNBURY
COAL	1837	SHAMOKIN & LITTLE MAHANOY
DELAWARE	1843	TURBOT
EAST CAMERON		CAMERON
EAST CHILLISQUAQUE		CHILLISQUAQUE
JACKSON	1836	MAHANOY
JORDAN	1852	JACKSON & UPPER MAHANOY
LEWIS	1843	TURBOT
LITTLE MAHANOY	1813	AUGUSTA & SHAMOKIN
LOWER AUGUSTA	1846	AUGUSTA
LOWER MAHANOY	1806	MAHANOY
MT. CARMEL	1854	COAL
POINT	1786	TURBOT & MAHONING
RALPHO	1883	SHAMOKIN
ROCKEFELLER	1880	LOWER AUGUSTA
RUSH	1819	SHAMOKIN
SHAMOKIN	1788	CATAWISSA; ORIGINALLY CALLED RALPHO
TURBOT	1772
UPPER AUGUSTA	1846	AUGUSTA
WASHINGTON	1856	UPPER MAHANOY & JACKSON
WEST CAMERON		CAMERON
WEST CHILLISQUAQUE		CHILLISQUAQUE
ZERBE	1853	COAL
ONTARIO		NAME CHANGED IN 1812 TO BRADFORD ---- SEE BRADFORD
PERRY	1820	CUMBERLAND	NEW BLOOMFIELD
BUFFALO	1799	GREENWOOD; WHILE PART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
CARROLL	1831	WHILE PART OF LUZERNE COUNTY
CENTER	1831	JUNIATA, WHEATFIELD, SAVILLE & TYRONE
GREENWOOD	1767	WHILE PART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
HOWE	1861	OLIVER
JACKSON	1844	TOBOYNE
JUNIATA	1793	RYE
LIVERPOOL	1823	GREENWOOD
MILLER	1852	OLIVER & WHEATFIELD
NORTHEAST MADISON		MADISON
OLIVER	1837	BUFFALO, JUNIATA & CENTER
PENN	1826 (or 1840)	RYE
RYE	1766	TYRONE
SAVILLE	1817	TYRONE
SOUTH WEST MADISON		MADISON
SPRING	1848	TYRONE
TOBOYNE	1763	WHILE PART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
TUSCARORA	1859	GREENWOOD & JUNIATA
TYRONE	1754	WHILE PART OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
WATTS	1849	BUFFALO
WHEATFIELD	1826	RYE
PHILADELPHIA	1682	--------------------	PHILADELPHIA

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