Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
County Classification	Municipality	Tioga County 7th to 6th	yes

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1971		Sep 15, 1971	Resolution - Date Enacted

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Roseville, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Roseville, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Rutland, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Rutland, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Knoxville, Borough of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Knoxville, Borough of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Wellsboro, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Wellsboro, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Jackson, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Jackson, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Shippen, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Shippen, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Gaines, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Gaines, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Putnam, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Putnam, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Charleston, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Charleston, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Elkland, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Elkland, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Duncan, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Duncan, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Brookfield, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Brookfield, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Farmington, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Farmington, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Richmond, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Richmond, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Covington, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Covington, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Bloss, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Bloss, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Hamilton, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Hamilton, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Mansfield, Borough of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Mansfield, Borough of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Union, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Union, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Delmar, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Delmar, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Middlebury, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Middlebury, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Tioga, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Tioga, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Westfield, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Westfield, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Tioga, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Tioga, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Chatham, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Chatham, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Blossburg, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Blossburg, Borough of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Liberty, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Liberty, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Deerfield, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Deerfield, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Lawrenceville, Borough of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Lawrenceville, Borough of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Westfield, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Westfield, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Nelson, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Nelson, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Osceola, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Osceola, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Morris, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Morris, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Lawrence, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Lawrence, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Sullivan, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Sullivan, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Clymer, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Clymer, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Elkland, Township of (Tioga, since 1913, defunct) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Elkland, Township of (Tioga, since 1913, defunct) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Liberty, Borough of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Liberty, Borough of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Ward, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Ward, Township of Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part
Elk, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part	Elk, Township of (Tioga) Whole	Tioga County Whole	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Tioga, County of	County, 6th Class

Current Government

Municipality	County	State
Bloss, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Blossburg, Borough of	Tioga County	PA
Brookfield, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Charleston, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Chatham, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Clymer, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Covington, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Deerfield, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Delmar, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Duncan, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Elk, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Elkland, Borough of	Tioga County	PA
Farmington, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Gaines, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Hamilton, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Jackson, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Knoxville, Borough of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Lawrence, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Lawrenceville, Borough of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Liberty, Borough of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Liberty, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Mansfield, Borough of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Middlebury, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Morris, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Nelson, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Osceola, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Putnam, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Richmond, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Roseville, Borough of	Tioga County	PA
Rutland, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Shippen, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Sullivan, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Tioga, Borough of	Tioga County	PA
Tioga, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Union, Township of (Tioga)	Tioga County	PA
Ward, Township of	Tioga County	PA
Wellsboro, Borough of	Tioga County	PA
Westfield, Borough of	Tioga County	PA
Westfield, Township of	Tioga 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
Tioga County	Deed Book	v. 345, p. 851		Nov 12, 1971	direct

Government Action

Detail	Government	Action	Date	Approved	Effective	Location
	Tioga, County of	Resolution: [Classifying Tioga County as a sixth class county]	Sep 15, 1971
	Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of	Certification: [Reclassifying Tioga County as a sixth class county]	Sep 30, 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
View	Pa. Op. Att'y Gen.	Official Opinion No. 33	Shuster, Melvin R.; Packel, Israel	1974	120–125	Date Jan 28, 1974