Local Geohistory Project

Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
New County	Legislature	Adams County 1800 Creation	yes*

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1800		Jan 22, 1800	Act of Legislature - Date Approved

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Heidelberg, Township of (York) Reduction	York County Reduction	PA Part	Heidelberg, Township of (Adams, defunct) Creation	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Hamiltonban, Township of Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Hamiltonban, Township of Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Huntington, Township of (York, defunct) Reduction	York County Reduction	PA Part	Huntington, Township of (Adams) Creation	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Mount Pleasant, Township of (Adams) Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Mount Pleasant, Township of (Adams) Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Mount Joy, Township of (Adams) Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Mount Joy, Township of (Adams) Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Warrington, Township of (York) Reduction	York County Reduction	PA Part	Warrington, Township of (Adams, defunct) Creation	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Monaghan, Township of (York) Reduction	York County Reduction	PA Part	Monaghan, Township of (Adams, defunct) Creation	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Menallen, Township of (Adams) Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Menallen, Township of (Adams) Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Franklin, Township of (Adams) Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Franklin, Township of (Adams) Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Reading, Township of (York, defunct) Reduction	York County Reduction	PA Part	Reading, Township of (Adams) Creation	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Manheim, Township of (York) Reduction	York County Reduction	PA Part	Manheim, Township of (Adams, defunct) Creation	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Berwick, Township of Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Berwick, Township of Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Cumberland, Township of (Adams) Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Cumberland, Township of (Adams) Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Germany, Township of Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Germany, Township of Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Tyrone, Township of (Adams) Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Tyrone, Township of (Adams) Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part
Straban, Township of Whole	York County Reduction	PA Part	Straban, Township of Whole	Adams County Creation	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Adams, County of	County
Heidelberg, Township of (Adams, defunct)	Township
Huntington, Township of (Adams)	Township
Manheim, Township of (Adams, defunct)	Township
Monaghan, Township of (Adams, defunct)	Township
Reading, Township of (Adams)	Township
Warrington, Township of (Adams, defunct)	Township

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of January 22, 1800 (16 Pa. Stat. at Large 392, Ch. 2097), §§ 1–12	direct

Recorded Document

Government	Type	Location	Alternate Location	Date	Relationship
Pennsylvania	Land Office Map	no. 255		Feb 11, 1801	direct

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
View	Newberry Comprehensive			PA		As of Feb 8, 2010	Retrieved Jan 30, 2018
View	Newberry Comprehensive			PA		As of Feb 8, 2010	Retrieved Jan 30, 2018
View	Newberry GIS Counties					As of Sep 30, 2011	Retrieved Jan 30, 2018
View	Newberry GIS Counties					As of Sep 30, 2011	Retrieved Jan 30, 2018
View	Pa. Internal Affairs 1965				1
View	Pa. Internal Affairs 1965				2