Local Geohistory Project

Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
Boundary Realignment	Court	Cameron County-Elk County 1895 Boundary Ascertainment	yes*

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1894–1895

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Jones, Township of Ascertainment	Elk County Ascertainment	PA Part	Shippen, Township of (Cameron) Ascertainment	Cameron County Ascertainment	PA Part
Benzinger, Township of (defunct) Ascertainment	Elk County Ascertainment	PA Part	Shippen, Township of (Cameron) Ascertainment	Cameron County Ascertainment	PA Part
Benezette, Township of Ascertainment	Elk County Ascertainment	PA Part	Shippen, Township of (Cameron) Ascertainment	Cameron County Ascertainment	PA Part
Benezette, Township of Ascertainment	Elk County Ascertainment	PA Part	Gibson, Township of (Cameron) Ascertainment	Cameron County Ascertainment	PA Part
Shippen, Township of (Cameron) Ascertainment	Cameron County Ascertainment	PA Part	Jones, Township of Ascertainment	Elk County Ascertainment	PA Part
Shippen, Township of (Cameron) Ascertainment	Cameron County Ascertainment	PA Part	Benzinger, Township of (defunct) Ascertainment	Elk County Ascertainment	PA Part
Shippen, Township of (Cameron) Ascertainment	Cameron County Ascertainment	PA Part	Benezette, Township of Ascertainment	Elk County Ascertainment	PA Part
Gibson, Township of (Cameron) Ascertainment	Cameron County Ascertainment	PA Part	Benezette, Township of Ascertainment	Elk County Ascertainment	PA Part

Current Government

Sub-Municipality	Municipality	County	State
	Gibson, Township of (Cameron)	Cameron County	PA
	Shippen, Township of (Cameron)	Cameron County	PA
	Benezette, Township of	Elk County	PA
	Jones, Township of	Elk County	PA
	Saint Marys, City of	Elk County	PA

Adjudication

Detail	Tribunal	Type	No.	Term	Relationship
View	Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Cameron County, Pennsylvania	Road		May 1894	direct
View	Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Elk County, Pennsylvania	Sessions	55	May 1894	direct