Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
County Classification	Municipality	Bedford County 7th to 6th	yes

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1972		Dec 7, 1972	Resolution - Date Enacted

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
King, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	King, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
South Woodbury, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	South Woodbury, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Hyndman, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Hyndman, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Pleasantville, Borough of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Pleasantville, Borough of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Colerain, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Colerain, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Juniata, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Juniata, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Broad Top, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Broad Top, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Woodbury, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Woodbury, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Saxton, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Saxton, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Hopewell, Borough of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Hopewell, Borough of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Hopewell, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Hopewell, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Lincoln, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Lincoln, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
West Providence, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	West Providence, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
New Paris, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	New Paris, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
East Saint Clair, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	East Saint Clair, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
East Providence, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	East Providence, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Cumberland Valley, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Cumberland Valley, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Coaldale, Borough of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Coaldale, Borough of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Monroe, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Monroe, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Bloomfield, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Bloomfield, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Bedford, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Bedford, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Woodbury, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Woodbury, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Bedford, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Bedford, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Londonderry, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Londonderry, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Snake Spring, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Snake Spring, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Manns Choice, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Manns Choice, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Mann, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Mann, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Rainsburg, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Rainsburg, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
West Saint Clair, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	West Saint Clair, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Schellsburg, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Schellsburg, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Napier, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Napier, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Saint Clairsville, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Saint Clairsville, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Southampton, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Southampton, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Everett, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Everett, Borough of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Liberty, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Liberty, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Harrison, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Harrison, Township of (Bedford) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Union, Township of (Bedford, defunct) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Union, Township of (Bedford, defunct) Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part
Kimmel, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part	Kimmel, Township of Whole	Bedford County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Bedford, County of	County, 6th Class

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Bedford, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Bedford, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Bloomfield, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Broad Top, Township of	Bedford County	PA
Coaldale, Borough of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Colerain, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Cumberland Valley, Township of	Bedford County	PA
East Providence, Township of	Bedford County	PA
East Saint Clair, Township of	Bedford County	PA
Everett, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Harrison, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Hopewell, Borough of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Hopewell, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Hyndman, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Juniata, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Kimmel, Township of	Bedford County	PA
King, Township of	Bedford County	PA
Liberty, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Lincoln, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Londonderry, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Mann, Township of	Bedford County	PA
Manns Choice, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Monroe, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Napier, Township of	Bedford County	PA
New Paris, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Pavia, Township of	Bedford County	PA
Pleasantville, Borough of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
Rainsburg, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Saint Clairsville, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Saxton, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Schellsburg, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Snake Spring, Township of	Bedford County	PA
South Woodbury, Township of	Bedford County	PA
Southampton, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA
West Providence, Township of	Bedford County	PA
West Saint Clair, Township of	Bedford County	PA
Woodbury, Borough of	Bedford County	PA
Woodbury, Township of (Bedford)	Bedford County	PA

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of August 9, 1955 (Pa. Laws 323, No. 130), §§ 210–211	indirect
View	Act of August 22, 1961 (Pa. Laws 1048, No. 478), § 1	indirect
View	Act of October 20, 1967 (Pa. Laws 470, No. 223), §§ 1–3	indirect
View	Act of September 9, 1971 (Pa. Laws 458, No. 107), §§ 1–3	indirect

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Bedford, County of	Resolution: Change of County Classification	Dec 7, 1972

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
View	Pa. Dep't St. Cns. Cls. F. (St.Arc. 26.144)	County Classifications - 1970's
View	Pa. Op. Att'y Gen.	Official Opinion No. 33	Shuster, Melvin R.; Packel, Israel	1974	120–125	Date Jan 28, 1974