Event Detail

Summary

Type Method Description Successful?
New Borough Court Turtle Creek Borough 1892 Creation yes

Dates

Event Year(s) Final Decree Date Effective Date How Effective Date Determined
1892 Jul 25, 1892 Jul 28, 1892 Decree of Incorporation - Date Granted

Map

Affected Government

From
Municipality
From
County
From
State
To
Municipality
To
County
To
State
Patton, Township of (Allegheny, defunct)
Reduction
Allegheny County
Part
PA
Part
Turtle Creek, Borough of
Creation
Allegheny County
Part
PA
Part
Wilkins, Township of
Reduction
Allegheny County
Part
PA
Part
Turtle Creek, Borough of
Creation
Allegheny County
Part
PA
Part

Affected Government Form

Government Government Form
Turtle Creek, Borough of Borough (Title 8)

Metes and Bounds Description

Detail Description Type Source Acres Beginning Point
View Turtle Creek Borough 1892 Creation shape decree (recorded, 2nd) point in the centre of a stream called Turtle Creek, and on the western boundary of the Borough of Wilmerding

Adjudication

Detail Tribunal Type No. Term Relationship
View Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Miscellaneous 51 Mar 1892 direct
View Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Miscellaneous 13 Mar 1894 reference*

Law

Detail Citation Relationship
View Act of April 1, 1834 (1833-1834 Pa. Laws 163, No. 98), §§ 1–3 indirect
View Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 21–26 indirect
View Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 28–29 indirect
View Act of April 1, 1863 (Pa. Laws 200, No. 211), § 1 indirect
View Act of June 2, 1871 (Pa. Laws 283, No. 264), § 1 indirect
View Act of June 27, 1883 (Pa. Laws 161, No. 145), § 1 indirect
View Act of May 9, 1889 (Pa. Laws 174, No. 194), § 1 indirect

Recorded Document

Government Type Location Alternate Location Date Relationship
Allegheny County Charter Book v. 18, p. 87 Sec'y.St. 95156:1445–1449 Aug 11, 1892 direct
Allegheny County Charter Book v. 26, p. 395 Sec'y.St. 95159:1068–1074 Oct 8, 1900 direct

Source

Detail Source Title Person(s) Vol. Page(s) Date 1 Date 2
View 1900 Cns. Rep. Footnote 15 331
View 1900 Cns. Rep. Footnote 21 331
View 1900 Cns. Rep. Footnote 24 331
View Allegheny Hist. Form. BOROUGHS 34
View Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 5
View Pre-1950 Cns. St. Hist. Lists of Incorporated Places with Dates of Incorporation. 22 Apr 1, 1935 Apr 1, 1940