Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
New County	Legislature	Ontario County-Susquehanna County 1810 Creation	yes+

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1810		Feb 21, 1810	Act of Legislature - Date Approved

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Braintrim, Township of (Wyoming) Reduction	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Braintrim, Township of (Susquehanna, defunct) Creation	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Bridgewater, Township of (Luzerne, defunct) Reduction	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Bridgewater, Township of (Susquehanna) Creation	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Clifford, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Clifford, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Harford, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Harford, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Harmony, Township of (Susquehanna) Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Harmony, Township of (Susquehanna) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Lawsville, Township of (defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Lawsville, Township of (defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
New Milford, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	New Milford, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Nicholson, Township of (Wyoming) Reduction	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Nicholson, Township of (Susquehanna, defunct) Creation	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Rush, Township of (Susquehanna) Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Rush, Township of (Susquehanna) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Rush, Township of (Susquehanna) Remainder	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Rush, Township of (Bradford, defunct) Creation	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Willingborough, Township of (defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Willingborough, Township of (defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Susquehanna County Creation	PA Part
Athens, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part	PA Part	Athens, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Burlington, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part	PA Part	Burlington, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Canton, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Canton, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Orwell, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Orwell, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Smithfield, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part	PA Part	Smithfield, Township of (Bradford) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Towanda, Township of (defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Towanda, Township of (defunct) Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Ulster, Township of Internal	Lycoming County Part	PA Part	Ulster, Township of Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Wyalusing, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Wyalusing, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Wysox, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part	PA Part	Wysox, Township of Internal	Luzerne County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part
Tioga, Township of (Bradford, defunct) Internal	Lycoming County Part	PA Part	Tioga, Township of (Bradford, defunct) Internal	Lycoming County Part Sub: Ontario County Creation	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Ontario, County of (defunct)	County (Unorganized)
Susquehanna, County of	County (Unorganized)
Braintrim, Township of (Susquehanna, defunct)	Township
Bridgewater, Township of (Susquehanna)	Township
Nicholson, Township of (Susquehanna, defunct)	Township
Rush, Township of (Bradford, defunct)	Township

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of February 21, 1810 (1809-1810 Pa. Laws 32, Ch. 30), § 1	direct
View	Act of February 21, 1810 (1809-1810 Pa. Laws 32, Ch. 30), § 2	unknown
View	Act of February 21, 1810 (1809-1810 Pa. Laws 32, Ch. 30), §§ 3–6	unknown

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
View	Blackman 1873	Chapter V. COUNTY ORGANIZATION.		24
View	Blackman 1873	Chapter V. COUNTY ORGANIZATION.		30
View	Blackman 1873	Chapter XXV. CLIFFORD.		382
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 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
View	Newberry GIS Counties				As of Sep 30, 2011	Retrieved Jan 30, 2018