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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.

NAME of COUNTY or TOWNSHIP	DATE of CREATION	PARENT COUNTY or TOWNSHIP	COUNTY SEAT
CAMERON	1860	CLINTON, ELK, McKEAN, AND POTTER	EMPORIUM
GIBSON
GROVE
LUMBER	BEFORE 1861	WHILE PART OF CLINTON COUNTY
PORTAGE	1860	WHILE PART OF POTTER COUNTY
SHIPPEN
OLEY	1740	WHILE PART OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
CARBON	1842	NORTHAMPTON & MONROE	JIM THORPE
CARBON	1842	WHILE PART OF LUZERNE COUNTY
EAST PENN	1768	TOWAMENSING
FRANKLIN	1851	TOWAMENSING
KIDDER	1849	PENN FOREST
LAUSANNE	1808	PENN
LEHIGH	1875	LAUSANNE
LOWER TOWAMENSING	1841	TOWAMENSING
MAHONING	1842	EAST PENN
MAUCH CHUNK	1827	EAST PENN & LAUSANNE
PACKER	1847	LAUSANNE
PENN FOREST	1842	TOBYHANNA; WHILE PART OF MONROE COUNTY
TOWAMENSING	1768	NORTHAMPTON WHILE PART OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
CENTRE	1800	LYCOMING, MIFFLIN & NORTHUMBERLAND	BELLEFONTE
BENNER	1853	SPRING
BOGGS	1814	SPRING; FIRST CALLED ALLEN, NAME CHANGED APRIL 1815
BURNSIDE	1856	SPRING & HOWARD
COLLEGE	1857	HOWARD
CURTIN	1857	HOWARD
FERGUSON	1801	PATTON
GREGG	1826	POTTER, MILES & HAINES
HAINES	1801
HALF MOON	1801	PATTON
HARRIS	1835	POTTER, FERGUSON & SPRING
HOWARD	1810	CENTRE
HUSTON	1838	PATTON
LIBERTY	1845	HOWARD
MARION	1840	WALKER
MILES	1797
PATTON	1801
PENN	1844	GREGG & HAINES
POTTER	1774
RUSH	1814	HALF MOON
SNOW SHOE	1840	BOGGS & HOWARD
SPRING		ORIGINALLY BALD EAGLE; NAME CHANGED IN 1801
TAYLOR	1847	HALF MOON
UNION	1850	BOGGS
WALKER	1810	CENTRE
WORTH	1848	TAYLOR
CHESTER	1682	----------------------	WEST CHESTER
BIRMINGHAM	1686 (or 1684)
CAIN	1686
CHARLESTOWN	1737
EAST BRADFORD	1731	BRADFORD
EAST BRANDYWINE	1844	BRANDYWINE
EAST CAIN	1744	CAIN
EAST COVENTRY	1844	NORTH COVENTRY
EAST FALLOWFIELD	1743	FALLOWFIELD
EAST GOSHEN	1817	GOSHEN
EAST MARLBOROUGH	1729	MARLBOROUGH
EAST NANTMEAL	1740 (or1739)	NANTMEAL
EAST NOTTINGHAM	1718	NOTTINGHAM
EAST PIKELAND	1838	PIKELAND
EASTOWN	1704
EAST VINCENT	1832	VINCENT
EAST WHITELAND	1765	WHITELAND
ELK	1857	EAST NOTTINGHAM
FRANKLIN	1852	NEW LONDON
HIGHLAND	1853	WEST FALLOWFIELD
HONEY BROOK	1789	WEST NANTMEAL
KENNETT	1704??
LONDON BRITAIN	1725
LONDONDERRY	1734	NOTTINGHAM
LONDON GROVE	1723
LOWER OXFORD	1797	OXFORD
NEW GARDEN	1700
NEWLIN	1724
NEW LONDON	1744
NORTH COVENTRY	1841	COVENTRY
PENN	1817	LONDONDERRY
PENNSBURY	1770	KENNETT
POCOPSON	1849	PENNSBURY, MARLBOROUGH, NEWLIN & WEST BRADFORD
SADSBURY	1717
SCHUYLKILL	1826	CHARLESTOWN
SOUTH COVENTRY	1841	COVENTRY
THORNBURY	1687	COVENTRY
TREDYFFRIN	1706
UPPER OXFORD	1797	OXFORD
UPPER UWCHLAN	1858	UWCHLAN
UWCHLAN	1712
VALLEY	1852	WEST CAIN, WEST BRANDYWINE, EAST CAIN & SADSBURY
WALLACE	1852	WEST NANTMEAL
WARWICK	1842	EAST NANTMEAL
WEST BRADFORD	1731	BRADFORD
WEST BRANDYWINE	1844	BRANDYWINE
WEST CAIN	1744	CAIN
WEST FALLOWFIELD	1743	FALLOWFIELD
WEST GOSHEN	1817	GOSHEN
WEST MARLBOROUGH	1729 (or 1730)	MARLBOROUGH
WEST NANTMEAL	1740	NANTMEAL
WEST NOTTINGHAM	1718 (or 1715)	NOTTINGHAM
WEST PIKELAND	1838	PIKELAND
WEST SADSBURY	1878	SADSBURY
WESTTOWN	1685
WEST VINCENT	1832	VINCENT
WEST WHITELAND	1765	WHITELAND
WILLISTOWN	1704
CLARION	1839	VENANGO & ARMSTRONG	CLARION
ASHLAND	1856	ELK & RICHLAND
BEAVER	1806	RICHLAND
BRADY	1866	MADISON
CLARION	1806	REDBANK
ELK	1806	WHILE PART OF VENANGO COUNTY
FARMINGTON	1806	WHILE PART OF VENANGO COUNTY
HIGHLAND	1848	PAINT & FARMINGTON
KNOX	1853	HIGHLAND & WASHINGTON
LICKING	1804
LIMESTONE	1842	REDBANK
MADISON		TOBY
MILLCREEK		REDBANK
MONROE	1832	WHILE PART OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY
PAINT		WHILE PART OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY
PERRY		WHILE PART OF VENANGO COUNTY
PINEY
PORTER	1839	REDBANK
REDBANK	1806	WHILE PART OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY
RICHLAND		WHILE PART OF VENANGO COUNTY
SALEM	1856	BEAVER & RICHMOND
TOBY		WHILE PART OF ARMSTRONG COUNTY
WASHINGTON	1843	PINEY, ELK & FARMINGTON

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