Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
County Classification	Sovereign	Franklin County 6th to 5th	yes

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1971–1972		Jan 1, 1972	Certification - January 1 after Date Granted by Governor

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Fannett, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Fannett, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Guilford, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Guilford, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Metal, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Metal, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Mercersburg, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Mercersburg, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Greene, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Greene, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Orrstown, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Orrstown, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Shippensburg, Borough of Overlap	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Shippensburg, Borough of Overlap	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Greencastle, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Greencastle, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Mont Alto, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Mont Alto, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Chambersburg, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Chambersburg, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Montgomery, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Montgomery, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Southampton, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Southampton, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Warren, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Warren, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Quincy, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Quincy, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Hamilton, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Hamilton, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Waynesboro, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Waynesboro, Borough of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Peters, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Peters, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Letterkenny, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Letterkenny, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Washington, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Washington, Township of (Franklin) Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Lurgan, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Lurgan, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Saint Thomas, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Saint Thomas, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part
Antrim, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part	Antrim, Township of Whole	Franklin County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Franklin, County of	County, 5th Class

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Antrim, Township of	Franklin County	PA
Chambersburg, Borough of	Franklin County	PA
Fannett, Township of	Franklin County	PA
Greencastle, Borough of	Franklin County	PA
Greene, Township of (Franklin)	Franklin County	PA
Guilford, Township of	Franklin County	PA
Hamilton, Township of (Franklin)	Franklin County	PA
Letterkenny, Township of	Franklin County	PA
Lurgan, Township of	Franklin County	PA
Mercersburg, Borough of	Franklin County	PA
Metal, Township of	Franklin County	PA
Mont Alto, Borough of	Franklin County	PA
Montgomery, Township of (Franklin)	Franklin County	PA
Orrstown, Borough of	Franklin County	PA
Peters, Township of (Franklin)	Franklin County	PA
Quincy, Township of	Franklin County	PA
Saint Thomas, Township of	Franklin County	PA
Shippensburg, Borough of	Franklin County	PA
Southampton, Township of (Franklin)	Franklin County	PA
Warren, Township of (Franklin)	Franklin County	PA
Washington, Township of (Franklin)	Franklin County	PA
Waynesboro, Borough of	Franklin 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

Recorded Document

Government	Type	Location	Alternate Location	Date	Relationship
Franklin County	Deed Book	v. 658, p. 1000		Mar 4, 1971	direct

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of	Certification: [Reclassifying Franklin County from a sixth class county to a fifth class county]	Feb 11, 1971

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