Local Geohistory Project

Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
New Name	Legislature	Bradford County 1812 Creation	yes+

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1812		Mar 24, 1812	Act of Legislature - Date Approved

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Rush, Township of (Bradford, defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Rush, Township of (Bradford, defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Athens, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Athens, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Burlington, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Burlington, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Canton, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Canton, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Orwell, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Orwell, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Smithfield, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Smithfield, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Towanda, Township of (defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Towanda, Township of (defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Ulster, Township of Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Ulster, Township of Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Wyalusing, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Wyalusing, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Wysox, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Wysox, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part
Tioga, Township of (Bradford, defunct) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Old Name	PA Part	Tioga, Township of (Bradford, defunct) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Bradford County New Name	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Bradford, County of	County (Unorganized)

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of March 24, 1812 (1811-1812 Pa. Laws 164, Ch. 109), § 1	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 GIS Counties					As of Sep 30, 2011	Retrieved Jan 30, 2018