Local Geohistory Project

Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
New County	Legislature	Lawrence County 1849 Creation	yes

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1849		Sep 1, 1849	Act of Legislature - Listed Effective Date

Map

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Little Beaver, Township of Part	Beaver County Reduction	PA Part	Little Beaver, Township of Part	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Slippery Rock, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Beaver County Reduction	PA Part	Slippery Rock, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Wayne, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Beaver County Reduction	PA Part	Wayne, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Shenango, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Beaver County Reduction	PA Part	Shenango, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
North Sewickley, Township of Part	Beaver County Reduction	PA Part	North Sewickley, Township of Part	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Big Beaver, Township of (Beaver, defunct) Part	Beaver County Reduction	PA Part	Big Beaver, Township of (Beaver, defunct) Part	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
North Beaver, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Beaver County Reduction	PA Part	North Beaver, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Perry, Township of (Lawrence) Part	Beaver County Reduction	PA Part	Perry, Township of (Lawrence) Part	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Neshannock, Township of Whole	Mercer County Reduction	PA Part	Neshannock, Township of Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Wilmington, Township of (Mercer) Part	Mercer County Reduction	PA Part	Wilmington, Township of (Mercer) Part	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Pulaski, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Mercer County Reduction	PA Part	Pulaski, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Shenango, Township of (Mercer) Part	Mercer County Reduction	PA Part	Shenango, Township of (Mercer) Part	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Slippery Rock, Township of (Lawrence, defunct) Whole	Mercer County Reduction	PA Part	Slippery Rock, Township of (Lawrence, defunct) Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
New Castle, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Mercer County Reduction	PA Part	New Castle, Borough of (defunct) Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part
Mahoning, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Mercer County Reduction	PA Part	Mahoning, Township of (Lawrence) Whole	Lawrence County Creation	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Lawrence, County of	County

Metes and Bounds Description

Detail	Description	Type	Source	Acres	Beginning Point
View	Lawrence County 1849 Creation	shape	act		post on the line between Butler and Mercer counties, at the corner of Wolfcreek and Slipperyrock townships, in Mercer county

Adjudication

Detail	Tribunal	Type	No.	Term	Relationship
View	Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania	Miscellaneous		Jun 1849	direct

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of March 20, 1849 (Pa. Laws 551, No. 366), §§ 1–14	direct
View	Act of April 5, 1849 (Pa. Laws 555, No. 367), §§ 63–72	direct

Recorded Document

Government	Type	Location	Alternate Location	Date	Relationship
Lawrence County	Deed Book	v. 41, p. 9		Dec 29, 1883	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 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	Newberry GIS Counties					As of Sep 30, 2011	Retrieved Jan 30, 2018