Local Geohistory Project

Event Detail

Summary

Type	Method	Description	Successful?
New County	Legislature	Wyoming County 1843 Creation	yes+

Dates

Event Year(s)	Final Decree Date	Effective Date	How Effective Date Determined
1842–1843		May 1, 1843	Act of Legislature - Listed Effective Date

Affected Government

From Municipality	From County	From State	To Municipality	To County	To State
Tunkhannock, Township of (Wyoming) Whole	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Tunkhannock, Township of (Wyoming) Whole	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Braintrim, Township of (Wyoming) Whole	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Braintrim, Township of (Wyoming) Whole	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Nicholson, Township of (Wyoming) Internal	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Nicholson, Township of (Wyoming) Internal	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Windham, Township of (Wyoming) Whole	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Windham, Township of (Wyoming) Whole	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Eaton, Township of Whole	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Eaton, Township of Whole	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Monroe, Township of (Wyoming) Internal	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Monroe, Township of (Wyoming) Internal	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Washington, Township of (Wyoming) Whole	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Washington, Township of (Wyoming) Whole	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Tunkhannock, Borough of Whole	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Tunkhannock, Borough of Whole	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Abington, Township of (Luzerne, defunct) Part	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Abington, Township of (Luzerne, defunct) Part	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Exeter, Township of (Luzerne) Reduction	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Exeter, Township of (Wyoming) Creation	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Falls, Township of (Luzerne, defunct) Reduction	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Falls, Township of (Wyoming) Creation	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Lake, Township of (Luzerne) Part	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Lake, Township of (Luzerne) Part	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Lehman, Township of (Luzerne) Part	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Lehman, Township of (Luzerne) Part	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Northmoreland, Township of (Luzerne, defunct) Reduction	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Northmoreland, Township of (Wyoming) Creation	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Ross, Township of (Luzerne) Part	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Ross, Township of (Luzerne) Part	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part
Fairmount, Township of Part	Luzerne County Reduction	PA Part	Fairmount, Township of Part	Wyoming County Creation	PA Part

Affected Government Form

Government	Government Form
Wyoming, County of	County
Exeter, Township of (Wyoming)	Township
Falls, Township of (Wyoming)	Township
Northmoreland, Township of (Wyoming)	Township

Law

Detail	Citation	Relationship
View	Act of April 4, 1842 (Pa. Laws 222, No. 79), §§ 1–18	direct
View	Act of June 28, 1842 (Pa. Laws 306, No. 104), §§ 1–2	direct

Recorded Document

Government	Type	Location	Alternate Location	Date	Relationship
Wyoming County	Map Book Instrument	v. 11, p. 96 no. 1991000589		Mar 4, 1991	reference
Wyoming County	Map Book Instrument	v. 15, p. 48 no. 1996015048		Jun 14, 1996	reference
Pennsylvania	Land Office Map	no. 241		1842	direct
Pennsylvania	Land Office Map	no. 3674		Jun 3, 1842	direct
Pennsylvania	Land Office Map	no. 3675		Jun 3, 1842	direct

Source

Detail	Source	Title	Person(s)	Vol.	Page(s)	Date 1	Date 2
View	Bradsby 1893	CHAPTER XXI. TOWNSHIPS AND BOROUGHS.			597
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	Pa. Internal Affairs 1965				137
View	Pa. Internal Affairs 1965				137
View	Pa. Internal Affairs 1965				137