Local Geohistory Project

Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
New County	Legislature	Northampton County 1752 Creation	yes*

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1752		Mar 11, 1752	Act of Legislature - Date Approved

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Allen, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Allen, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Bethlehem, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Bethlehem, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Forks, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Forks, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Heidelberg, Township of (Lehigh) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Heidelberg, Township of (Lehigh) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Lehigh, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Lehigh, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Lower Saucon, Township of Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Lower Saucon, Township of Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Macungie, Township of (defunct) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Macungie, Township of (defunct) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Mount Bethel, Township of (defunct) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Mount Bethel, Township of (defunct) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Smithfield, Township of (Monroe) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Smithfield, Township of (Monroe) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Upper Milford, Township of Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Upper Milford, Township of Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Upper Saucon, Township of Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Upper Saucon, Township of Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Upper Smithfield, Township of (defunct) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Upper Smithfield, Township of (defunct) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part
Williams, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Bucks County Reduction	PA-P Part	Williams, Township of (Northampton) Internal	Northampton County Creation	PA-P Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Northampton, County of	County

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of March 11, 1752 (5 Pa. Stat. at Large 140, Ch. 393), §§ 1–14	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