Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Cambria, County of county County (Class: 4) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Mar 26, 1804 2

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Parent current
Adams, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Adamsburg, Borough of (Cambria, proposed) Child proposed
Allegheny, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Ashville, Borough of Child current
Barnesboro, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Barr, Township of Child current
Blacklick, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Brownstown, Borough of Child current
Cambria, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Cambria, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Carroll, Township of (Cambria, defunct) Child most recent
Carrolltown, Borough of Child current
Cassandra, Borough of Child current
Chest Spring, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Chest Springs, Borough of Child current
Chest, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Clearfield, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Conemaugh, Borough of (1831-1834, defunct) Child most recent
Conemaugh, Borough of (1849-1890, defunct) Child most recent
Conemaugh, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Coopersdale, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Covode, Borough of (Cambria, proposed) Child proposed
Cresson, Borough of Child current
Cresson, Township of Child current
Croyle, Township of Child current
Daisytown, Borough of Child current
Dale, Borough of Child current
Dean, Township of (Cambria) Child current
East Carroll, Township of Child current
East Conemaugh, Borough of Child current
East Taylor, Township of Child current
Ebensburg, Borough of Child current
Ehrenfeld, Borough of Child current
Elder, Township of Child current
Ferndale, Borough of Child current
Franklin, Borough of (Cambria) Child current
Gallitzin, Borough of Child current
Gallitzin, Township of Child current
Geistown, Borough of Child current
Greenville, Borough of (Cambria, proposed) Child proposed
Grubtown, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Hastings, Borough of Child current
Hemlock, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Hillside, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Jackson, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Jefferson, Place of (unincorporated) Child unincorporated
Johnstown, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Johnstown, City of Child current
Lilly, Borough of Child current
Lorain, Borough of Child current
Loretto, Borough of Child current
Lower Yoder, Township of Child current
Middle Taylor, Township of Child current
Millville, Borough of (Cambria, defunct) Child most recent
Morrellville, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Munster, Township of Child current
Nanty Glo, Borough of Child current
Nanty-Glo, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Northern Cambria, Borough of Child current
Oakhurst, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Parkhill, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Patton, Borough of Child current
Portage, Borough of Child current
Portage, Municipality of (Cambria, proposed) Child proposed
Portage, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Prospect, Borough of (Cambria, defunct) Child most recent
Reade, Township of Child current
Richland, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Riverside, Borough of (Cambria, proposed) Child proposed
Rosedale, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Roxbury, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Salix, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Sankertown, Borough of Child current
Scalp Level, Borough of (Cambria) Child current
Somerhill, Township of (alternate) Child variant
South Fork, Borough of Child current
Southmont, Borough of Child current
Spangler, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Stonycreek, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Summerhill, Borough of Child current
Summerhill, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Summit, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Summitville, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Susquehanna, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Taylor, Township of (Cambria, defunct) Child most recent
Tunnelhill, Borough of Child current
Upper Yoder, Township of Child current
Vintondale, Borough of Child current
Washington, Township of (Cambria) Child current
West Carroll, Township of Child current
West Taylor, Township of Child current
Westmont, Borough of Child current
White, Township of (Cambria) Child current
Wilmore, Borough of Child current
Woodvale, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Yoder, Township of (defunct) Child most recent

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County 42021 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1213662 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q490077 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: County 11 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation (Within) Huntingdon, County of Reduction Mar 26, 1804
View Creation (Within) Somerset, County of Expansion Mar 26, 1804
View Creation (Within) Somerset, County of Part Mar 26, 1804
View Separation Somerset, County of Reduction Nov 2, 1807
View Swap Indiana, County of Swap Apr 14, 1840
View Ascertainment Clearfield, County of Ascertainment 1849–1850
View Ascertainment Indiana, County of Ascertainment 1849–1850
View Reduction Indiana, County of Expansion Apr 30, 1855
View Ascertainment Blair, County of Ascertainment 1883
View Expansion Indiana, County of Reduction 1977–1980

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View County (Unorganized) Mar 26, 1804
View County Nov 2, 1807
View County, 4th Class Jul 10, 1919

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Tribal Land Cession Pennsylvania 1768 Tribal Land Cession yes+ 1768
View New Township Bedford County 1771 Township Division yes+ Apr 16, 1771
View New Township Westmoreland County 1773 Township Division yes* Apr 6, 1773
View New Township Summerhill Township 1810 Creation yes* 1810
View New Township Clearfield Township 1822 Creation yes* Dec 31, 1822
View Annexation Summerhill Township-Conemaugh Township 1823 Annexation yes* Apr 1, 1823
View Annexation Allegheny Township-Cambria Township 1825 Annexation yes* 1825
View New Township Susquehanna Township 1825 Creation yes* Jan 6, 1825
View New Borough Ebensburg Borough 1825 Creation yes Jan 15, 1825
View New Township Jackson Township 1828 Creation yes* 1828
View New Township Washington Township 1831 Creation yes* Jan 6, 1831
View New Borough Conemaugh Borough 1831 Creation yes Jan 12, 1831
View New Township Richland Township 1833 Creation yes+ Apr 2, 1833
View New Name Johnstown Borough 1834 Creation yes Apr 14, 1834
View New Township White Township 1838 Creation yes+ Jul 6, 1838
View New Township Carroll Township 1840 Creation yes* Jan 1, 1840
View Separation Johnstown Borough 1842 Separation yes Jul 11, 1842
View New Borough Loretto Borough 1845 Creation yes Apr 1, 1845
View Boundary Realignment Loretto Borough 1846 Boundary Realignment yes* 1846
View New School District Allegheny Township-Clearfield Township 1848 New School District yes* 1848
View School Districts Allegheny Township-Clearfield Township 1849 School District Boundary Realignment yes* 1849
View School District Annexation Allegheny Township-Loretto Borough 1849 School District Annexation yes* 1849
View New Borough Conemaugh Borough 1849 Creation yes May 4, 1849
View Separation Ebensburg Borough 1850 Separation yes Apr 8, 1850
View Election Separation Conemaugh Borough 1850 Election Separation yes May 3, 1850
View New Borough Summitville Borough 1850 Creation yes May 18, 1850
View New Township Blacklick Township 1850 Creation yes* Oct 10, 1850
View Annexation Conemaugh Township-Johnstown Borough 1851 Annexation yes* 1851
View Election Separation Loretto Borough 1851 Election Separation yes Apr 12, 1851
View General Law Johnstown Borough 1852 General Law yes Jan 8, 1852
View New Township Chest Township 1853 Creation yes* Dec 10, 1853
View Charter Amendment (Annexation-Specific) Conemaugh Borough 1854 Charter Amendment (Annexation-Specific) yes* 1854
View Election Separation Summitville Borough 1854 Election Separation yes Jan 26, 1854
View New Township Munster Township 1854 Creation yes* Dec 9, 1854
View New School District Ebensburg Independent School District 1856 Continuation yes* 1856
View Election Districts Allegheny Township 1857 Election Districts yes* 1857
View Annexation Ebensburg Borough Ordinance of March 1857 yes* 1857
View General Law Ebensburg Borough 1857 General Law yes Mar 9, 1857
View New Township Taylor Township 1857 Creation yes* Jul 7, 1857
View General Law Conemaugh Borough 1857 General Law yes Dec 18, 1857
View New Borough Carrolltown Borough 1858 Creation yes Mar 30, 1858
View New Borough Chest Springs Borough 1858 Creation yes Apr 19, 1858
View New Township Yoder Township 1858 Creation yes* Jul 17, 1858
View New Township Croyle Township 1858 Creation yes* Sep 9, 1858
View New Borough Millville Borough 1858 Creation yes* Sep 15, 1858
View New Borough Wilmore Borough 1859 Creation yes Feb 10, 1859
View Annexation Conemaugh Borough 1860 Annexation yes* 1860
View Annexation Conemaugh Borough-Conemaugh Township to Johnstown Borough 1861 Annexation yes* 1861
View New Borough Cambria Borough 1862 Creation yes Jun 23, 1862
View Annexation Cambria Borough 1863 Annexation yes* 1862–1863
View Annexation Chest Springs Borough-Allegheny Township 1863 Annexation yes Apr 15, 1863
View New Borough Prospect Borough 1864 Creation yes Mar 17, 1864
View Annexation Carroll Township-Carrolltown Borough 1866 Annexation yes Apr 11, 1866
View New Township Gallitzin Township 1866 Creation yes* Jun 4, 1866
View New Borough Franklin Borough 1868 Creation yes Jun 2, 1868
View New Borough East Conemaugh Borough 1868 Creation yes* Sep 10, 1868
View New School District Paint Ridge Independent School District 1869 Creation yes* 1869
View New Borough Coopersdale Borough 1869 Creation yes Oct 7, 1869
View New Township Adams Township 1870 Creation yes* Jan 5, 1870
View New Borough Woodvale Borough 1870 Creation yes* Jul 4, 1870
View Annexation East Conemaugh Borough-Taylor Township 1871 Annexation yes* 1871
View Annexation Yoder Township-Cambria Borough 1871 Annexation yes May 10, 1871
View New Township Barr Township 1872 Creation yes* Sep 4, 1872
View Boundary Realignment Millville Borough 1873 Boundary Realignment yes* 1873
View New Borough Gallitzin Borough 1873 Creation yes Dec 2, 1873
View General Law Summitville Borough 1874 General Law yes Jun 11, 1874
View New Township Stonycreek Township 1876 Creation yes Jan 4, 1876
View General Law Loretto Borough 1876 General Law yes May 18, 1876
View New Borough Tunnelhill Borough 1876 Creation yes Dec 5, 1876
View New Township Dean Township 1877 Creation yes* Jul 10, 1877
View New Township Elder Township 1878 Creation yes* Feb 12, 1878
View New Township Portage Township 1878 Creation yes* Mar 4, 1878
View New Township Lower Yoder Township-Upper Yoder Township 1879 Creation yes* Sep 1, 1879
View New Township Reade Township 1879 Creation yes* Sep 1, 1879
View New School District Ashland Independent School District 1882 Creation yes* 1881–1882
View Dissolution Summitville Borough-Washington Township 1882 Merger yes* Jun 5, 1882
View New Borough Grubtown Borough 1882 Creation yes Aug 8, 1882
View Annexation Gallitzin Township-Gallitzin Borough 1883 Annexation yes* 1882–1883
View New Borough Lilly Borough 1883 Creation yes Jun 18, 1883
View New Township East Taylor Township-West Taylor Township 1884 Creation yes* Jun 2, 1884
View New Borough Ashville Borough 1887 Creation yes Jun 17, 1887
View New Borough South Fork Borough 1887 Creation yes* Aug 3, 1887
View Annexation East Taylor Township-East Conemaugh Borough 1888 Annexation yes* 1888
View Annexation Gallitzin Township-Tunnelhill Borough 1888 Annexation yes* 1888
View Annexation Stonycreek Township-Johnstown Borough 1888 Annexation yes* 1887–1888
View Boundary Realignment Jackson Township-West Taylor Township 1889 Boundary Realignment yes* 1888–1889
View Annexation Stonycreek Township-Upper Yoder Township to Johnstown Borough 1889 Annexation yes* 1889
View New Borough Hastings Borough 1889 Creation yes Dec 16, 1889
View Annexation West Taylor Township-Coopersdale Borough 1890 Annexation yes* 1890
View New City Johnstown City 1890 Creation yes Apr 7, 1890
View New Borough Portage Borough 1890 Creation yes Oct 7, 1890
View New Borough Morrellville Borough 1890 Creation yes Oct 8, 1890
View Annexation Johnstown City Special Ordinance 16 yes* 1890–1891
View New Borough Dale Borough 1891 Creation yes Mar 9, 1891
View New Borough Westmont Borough 1892 Creation yes Jun 27, 1892
View New Borough Summerhill Borough 1892 Creation yes Sep 19, 1892
View Annexation Johnstown City 1893 Ordinance (1) yes* 1893
View Annexation Johnstown City 1893 Ordinance (2) yes* 1893
View Annexation Johnstown City 1893 Ordinance (3) yes* 1893
View New Borough Daisytown Borough 1893 Creation yes Jun 9, 1893
View New Borough Patton Borough 1893 Creation yes Sep 4, 1893
View New Township Cresson Township 1893 Creation yes* Dec 4, 1893
View New Borough Spangler Borough 1894 Creation yes Jan 11, 1894
View New Borough Barnesboro Borough 1894 Creation yes Mar 5, 1894
View New Borough Roxbury Borough 1894 Creation yes Mar 31, 1894
View New Borough Rosedale Borough 1894 Creation yes Dec 17, 1894
View Annexation Cambria Township-Ebensburg Borough 1896 Annexation yes* 1895–1896
View New Borough Ferndale Borough 1896 Creation yes Jun 27, 1896
View Dissolution Johnstown City Special Ordinance 391 yes* Jan 5, 1898
View New Borough Scalp Level Borough 1898 Creation yes Nov 16, 1898
View Dissolution Johnstown City General Ordinance 105 yes Dec 5, 1898
View Township Classification Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification yes Apr 28, 1899
View Annexation Johnstown City General Ordinance 107 yes* 1899–1900
View Annexation Johnstown City General Ordinance 110 yes* 1900
View Annexation Loretto Borough 1900 Ordinance yes* 1900
View Annexation Johnstown City General Ordinance 111 yes* 1900–1901
View Dissolution Johnstown City General Ordinance 114 yes Sep 4, 1901
View Annexation Roxbury Borough-Upper Yoder Township 1901 Annexation yes* Sep 4, 1901
View Boundary Realignment Barr Township-Blacklick Township 1902 Boundary Realignment yes* 1902
View Boundary Realignment Adams Township-Summerhill Township 1903 Boundary Realignment yes* 1903
View School District Annexation Allegheny Township-Loretto Borough 1903 School District Annexation yes* 1902–1903
View Boundary Realignment Elder Township-Susquehanna Township 1903 Boundary Realignment yes* 1902–1903
View Boundary Realignment Dale Borough-Johnstown City 1904 Boundary Realignment yes* 1902–1904
View School District Annexation Allegheny Township-Loretto Borough 1905 School District Annexation yes* 1903–1905
View Boundary Realignment Carroll Township-Susquehanna Township 1905 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1905
View Annexation Hastings Borough 1894 Annexation yes* 1893–1905
View Annexation Johnstown City Special Ordinance 656 yes* 1905
View Annexation Carrolltown Borough 1906 Ordinance yes* 1906
View Annexation Johnstown City Special Ordinance 697 yes* 1906
View Boundary Realignment Munster Township-Summerhill Township 1906 Boundary Realignment yes* 1906
View New Borough Cresson Borough 1906 Creation yes Jun 12, 1906
View New Borough Sankertown Borough 1906 Creation yes Jun 13, 1906
View Annexation Johnstown City Special Ordinance 775 yes* 1906–1907
View Boundary Realignment Munster Township-Summerhill Township 1907 Boundary Realignment yes* 1906–1907
View Annexation Portage Borough 1907 Ordinance yes* 1907
View Boundary Realignment South Fork Borough 1907 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1907
View New Borough Vintondale Borough 1907 Creation yes* Sep 4, 1907
View New Borough Brownstown Borough 1908 Creation yes Jun 15, 1908
View New Township Middle Taylor Township 1908 Creation yes Jun 30, 1908
View New Borough Cassandra Borough 1908 Creation yes Oct 8, 1908
View Annexation Carrolltown Borough 1909 Ordinance yes* 1909
View New Township East Carroll Township-West Carroll Township 1910 Creation yes Sep 5, 1910
View Boundary Realignment Blacklick Township-Jackson Township 1912 Boundary Realignment yes* 1911–1912
View Annexation Johnstown City Special Ordinance 904 yes* 1910–1912
View First Class Township Stonycreek Township 1912 1st Class yes Jan 1, 1912
View Annexation Conemaugh Township-East Taylor Township 1913 Annexation yes* 1913
View Annexation Ferndale Borough-Upper Yoder Township 1913 Annexation yes* 1913
View New Borough Oakhurst Borough 1913 Creation yes Jun 2, 1913
View Annexation Ferndale Borough-Johnstown City Reconstructed 1913-1914 Annexation yes? 1913–1914
View Boundary Realignment Cambria Township to Croyle Township-Summerhill Township 1915 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1914–1915
View Annexation Lilly Borough Ordinance 17 yes* 1915
View New Borough Lorain Borough 1916 Creation yes Jan 3, 1916
View Dissolution Johnstown City Ordinance 598 yes Jun 22, 1918
View New Borough Nanty Glo Borough 1918 Creation yes Sep 17, 1918
View Annexation Loretto Borough 1919 Ordinance yes* 1919
View Boundary Realignment Portage Township-Washington Township 1919 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1919
View Dissolution Johnstown City Ordinance 667 and 698 yes Jan 22, 1919
View New Borough Southmont Borough 1920 Creation yes Jul 31, 1920
View Annexation Johnstown City Resolution 854 yes* 1920–1921
View Annexation Southmont Borough Ordinance 2 yes* 1921
View Boundary Realignment Adams Township-Summerhill Township 1922 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1922
View Annexation Carrolltown Borough Ordinance 36 yes* 1921–1923
View Annexation Westmont Borough Ordinance 86 yes* Apr 13, 1925
View Annexation Westmont Borough Ordinance 98 yes* Sep 21, 1927
View Annexation Ferndale Borough Ordinance 145 yes* 1928
View Boundary Realignment Lower Yoder Township-Upper Yoder Township 1920s Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1923–1928
View Annexation Patton Borough Ordinance 171 yes* 1928
View Annexation East Conemaugh Borough Ordinance 92 yes* 1929
View Boundary Realignment Conemaugh Township-Richland Township to Stonycreek Township 1930 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1927–1930
View New Borough Geistown Borough 1930 Creation yes Jan 20, 1930
View Boundary Realignment Stonycreek Township-Conemaugh Township-Richland Township 1932 Boundary Realignment yes* 1931–1932
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 2070 yes* 1934
View Boundary Realignment Portage Township-Summerhill Township 1930s Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1934–1935
View School Districts Prince Gallitzin School District 1937 Creation yes* 1937
View Annexation Cresson Borough Ordinance 112 yes* 1939
View Annexation Conemaugh Township-Franklin Borough Reconstructed 1915-1941 Annexation yes? 1915–1941
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 2355 yes* 1941
View Annexation Patton Borough Ordinance 185 yes* 1942
View Annexation West Carroll Township-Carrolltown Borough 1943 Annexation yes* 1943
View Annexation Portage Township-Portage Borough 1944 Annexation yes Dec 8, 1944
View Annexation Cambria Township-Ebensburg Borough 1944 Annexation yes Dec 22, 1944
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 2530 yes* 1945
View Annexation Johnstown City Resolution 3201 yes* 1945
View Annexation East Carroll Township-Patton Borough 1946 Annexation yes Dec 6, 1946
View Annexation Patton Borough Ordinance 199 yes* 1948
View Annexation Vintondale Borough 1948 Ordinance yes* 1948
View Annexation East Carroll Township-Patton Borough 1948 Annexation yes May 13, 1948
View Annexation Cambria Township-Ebensburg Borough 1948 Annexation yes Jun 28, 1948
View Annexation Upper Yoder Township-Westmont Borough Reconstructed 1929-1949 Annexation yes? 1929–1949
View Annexation Susquehanna Township-Hastings Borough 1949 Annexation yes Jan 4, 1949
View Annexation Ebensburg Borough Ordinance 177 yes* Jul 26, 1950
View Annexation Scalp Level Borough Ordinance 74 yes Nov 8, 1950
View Annexation Upper Yoder Township-Lower Yoder Township 1952 Annexation yes* 1951–1952
View Annexation Westmont Borough Ordinance 269 yes* 1953–1954
View Annexation Hastings Borough Ordinance 173 yes* 1957
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 3322 yes* 1958
View New Borough Ehrenfeld Borough 1958 Creation yes Jan 6, 1958
View School District Dissolution Windber Area School District 1959 Creation yes+ 1958–1959
View Annexation Cambria Township-Ebensburg Borough Reconstructed 1950-1960 Annexation yes? 1950–1960
View Boundary Realignment Dean Township-Gallitzin Township 1960 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1959–1960
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 3371 yes* 1959–1960
View Annexation Westmont Borough Ordinance 361 yes Feb 24, 1961
View Annexation Brownstown Borough Ordinance 149 yes* 1962
View Annexation Tunnelhill Borough-Gallitzin Borough 1963 Annexation yes* 1963
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 3551 yes* Feb 21, 1963
View Annexation Ebensburg Borough Ordinance 273 yes Dec 14, 1963
View Boundary Realignment Chest Township-White Township 1966 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1966
View Boundary Realignment Chest Township-White Township to Clearfield Township 1966 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1966
View Annexation Ebensburg Borough Ordinance 292 yes* 1966
View Annexation Hastings Borough Ordinance 206 (Elder) yes* 1966
View Annexation Ashville Borough Ordinance 55 yes* 1964–1967
View Annexation Lower Yoder Township-Upper Yoder Township 1967 Annexation yes* 1967
View Annexation Hastings Borough Ordinance 206 (Susquehanna) yes Jan 17, 1967
View Annexation Ebensburg Borough Ordinance 294 yes* Jun 15, 1968
View Annexation Ebensburg Borough Ordinance 306 yes* Nov 30, 1968
View Annexation Hastings Borough Ordinance of July 1969 yes* 1969
View Annexation Hastings Borough Ordinance of September 1969 yes* 1969
View Annexation Portage Borough Ordinance 267 yes* 1968–1969
View Annexation Barnesboro Borough Ordinance 302A yes* 1970
View New School District Clear Springs Independent School District 1960s Creation yes* 1960–1970
View Annexation Hastings Borough Ordinance 238 yes* 1970
View Annexation Tunnelhill Borough Ordinance 33 yes* Dec 23, 1970
View Annexation Ebensburg Borough Ordinance 310 yes* Mar 16, 1971
View Annexation Barr Township-Spangler Borough 1974 Annexation yes* 1974
View Mayor-Council Form Johnstown City 1974 Optional Charter yes Jan 7, 1974
View Boundary Realignment Cambria Township-Ebensburg Borough 1978 Boundary Realignment yes* 1978
View Annexation Patton Borough Ordinance 309 yes* 1978
View Boundary Realignment Southmont Borough-Westmont Borough 1986 Boundary Realignment yes Jun 2, 1986
View Home Rule Johnstown City 1994 Home Rule yes Jan 1, 1994
View Home Rule Portage Borough 1996 Home Rule yes Jan 1, 1996
View Dissolution Northern Cambria Borough 2000 Creation yes Jan 3, 2000
View Boundary Realignment Adams Township-Richland Township 2017 Boundary Ascertainment yes Mar 30, 2017

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Election Nov 19, 1869
View Election: [For or against the incorporation of the Borough of Johnstown, the Borough of Grubbtown, the Borough of Conemaugh, the Borough of Woodvale, the Borough of Prospect, the Borough of Millville, and the Borough of Cambria as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of Johnstown] Nov 5, 1889
View Election Apr 11, 1908
View Election Aug 6, 1910
View Minute: [Resolution issuing a proclamation classifying Stonycreek Township as a first class township] Aug 21, 1911 v. 1909-1916, p. 140
View Proclamation: [Classifying Stonycreek Township as a first class township] Aug 21, 1911
View Resolution: [Issuing a proclamation classifying Stonycreek Township as a first class township] Aug 21, 1911
View Election Dec 5, 1911
View Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Charter Commission of nine members be elected to study the charter and form of government of the City of Johnstown and to consider a new charter and to make recommendations thereon?" Nov 5, 1957
View Election: "Shall the Council-Manager Plan of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law, providing for seven councilmen to be elected at large, be adopted by the City of Johnstown?" Nov 4, 1958 Rejected
View Election Nov 4, 1958
View Election: "Shall the Township of Richland, County of Cambria, become a Township of the First Class?" Nov 3, 1964 Rejected
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a charter commission for the City of Johnstown] Nov 2, 1965
View Election: "Shall the Mayor-Council Plan A of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law, providing for seven councilmen to be elected at large, be adopted by the City of Johnstown?" Nov 8, 1966 Rejected
View Election: "Do you favor the consolidation of the Borough of Southmont and the City of Johnstown?" May 16, 1967
View Election May 19, 1970 Rejected
View Election Nov 3, 1970
View Charter Commission Election: "SHALL A CHARTER COMMISSION OF SEVEN MEMBERS BE ELECTED TO STUDY THE CHARTER AND FORM OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN AND CONSIDER A NEW CHARTER AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION THEREON?" Nov 2, 1971
View Election: "Shall the Mayor-Council Plan A of the optional third class city charter law, providing for nine councilmen to be elected at large, be adopted by the city of Johnstown?" Apr 25, 1972
View Charter Commission Election Nov 6, 1973
View Election Nov 5, 1974
View Election Nov 4, 1975 Rejected
View Election: "SHALL THE BOROUGH OF CASSANDRA, THE BOROUGH OF PORTAGE AND THE TOWNSHIP OF PORTAGE BE CONSOLIDATED AND INCORPORATED INTO TOWNSHIP OF THE SECOND CLASS KNOWN AS PORTAGE TOWNSHIP AND WHICH SHALL HAVE THREE SUPERVISORS AS PROVIDED FOR BY THE TOWNSHIP CODE. THIS CONSOLIDATION SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF JANUARY 1995." Nov 5, 1991
View Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of seven members be elected to study the existing form of government of the Borough of Portage; to consider the advisability of the adoption of an optional form of government or a home rule charter; to recommend the adoption of an optional form of government, or to draft and recommend a home rule charter?" Nov 3, 1992
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated March 3, 1993 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the City of Johnstown?" May 18, 1993
View Election: "Shall the Borough of Barnesboro and the Borough of Spangler consolidate and become a new borough?" Nov 2, 1993
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated March 1, 1994 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law be adopted by the Borough of Portage?" May 10, 1994
View Election: "SHALL A PARCEL OF LAND IN ELDER TOWNSHIP, KNOWN AS PATTON CLAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S PIPE STORAGE YARD, NOW OWNED BY PENN ALLEGHENY CORPORATION, COMPRISING OF 3.6 ACRES, BE ANNEXED TO PATTON BOROUGH, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1996?" May 16, 1995
View Election: "SHALL THE BOROUGH OF BARNESBORO AND THE BOROUGH OF SPANGLER CONSOLIDATE INTO A NEW BOROUGH TO BE KNOWN AS THE BOROUGH OF NORTHERN CAMBRIA?" Nov 4, 1997
View Election Nov 2, 2004
View Election May 15, 2007

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Charter Index bk. 1804-1985 (1804–1985)
Law Library Visit
Minute Book bk. 1910-10-03 (p. 99)–1911-10-09 (p. 150) (1910–1911)
Minute Book bk. 1913-07-01 (p. 322)–1914-09-14 (p. 400) (1913–1914)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1942-1950 (1942–1950)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1–4 (1950–1980s)
Miscellaneous Grantee Index bk. 1804-1966–1967- (1804–comp)
Open Records Request (Elections) Jun 20, 2015
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 59
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 50–51
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 49
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 52
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 3–11 (1848–1895)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. District 1 (1869–1875)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 16–23 (1904–1913)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 23–42 (1912–1927)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 43–48 (1928–unk)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 53–58 (unk–1941)
Quarter Sessions Index bk. 12–15 (1895–1904)
Road Docket bk. District 1 (1869–1874)
Road Docket bk. 9, p. 359–9, p. 368 (2009–2013)
Road Index bk. 3–9 (1862–2007)
Road Papers bk. 1822 (1822)
Road Papers bk. 1827–1839 (1827–1839)
Road Papers bk. 1849–1858 (1849–1858)
Road Papers bk. 1868–1869 (1868–1869)
Road Papers bk. 1870–1872 (1870–1872)
Road Papers bk. 1877–1879 (1877–1879)

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Cambria County 17500450 360 360
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Cambria County 17500450 171 182
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Cambria County 5837049 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Cambria County 34427714 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Johnstown Urbanized Area 34427784 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Allegheny Township Proposed 1821 Division (1) no* 1821
View New Township Allegheny Township Proposed 1821 Division (2) no* 1821
View Boundary Realignment Blair County-Cambria County Proposed 1848 Boundary Realignment no* 1848
View Boundary Realignment Blair County-Cambria County Proposed 1849 Boundary Realignment unknown 1849
View Boundary Realignment Bedford County-Cambria County Proposed 1850 Boundary Realignment unknown 1850
View Annexation Allegheny Township-Clearfield Township Proposed 1856 Annexation no* 1856–1857
View Annexation Chest Township-Susquehanna Township Proposed 1857 Annexation unknown 1857
View Annexation Ebensburg Borough Ordinance of January 1857 no* 1857
View New Borough Gallitzin Borough Proposed 1857 Creation no 1857
View School District Dissolution Ebensburg Independent School District Proposed 1861 Dissolution no* 1861
View Annexation Jackson Township-Croyle Township Proposed 1869 Annexation unknown 1869
View Plat Recording Conemaugh Borough Proposed 1871 Plat Recording unknown 1871
View New Borough Hemlock Borough Proposed 1875 Creation no* 1875
View New Borough Summerhill Borough Proposed 1875 Creation no 1875
View New School District Cambria Township-Munster Township Proposed 1876 Independent School District no 1876–1877
View New Township Susquehanna Township Proposed 1879 Division no* 1879
View New Township Allegheny Township-Clearfield Township-Dean Township-Gallitzin Township Proposed 1883 New Township no* 1883–1884
View New Name Grubtown Borough Proposed 1884 New Name no* 1884
View New Township Washington Township Proposed 1883 Division no* 1883–1884
View New Borough Summit Borough Proposed 1885 Creation no 1885–1886
View New Borough Brownstown Borough Proposed 1887 Creation no 1887
View New Borough Hillside Borough Proposed 1887 Creation no 1887
View New Borough Morrellville Borough Proposed 1888 Creation no 1888
View Annexation West Taylor Township-Coopersdale Borough Proposed 1888 Annexation no* 1888
View New School District Croyle Township Proposed 1888 Independent School District no 1888–1889
View New Borough Dale Borough Proposed 1889 Creation no 1889
View Annexation Allegheny Township-Tunnelhill Borough Proposed 1890 Annexation no* 1890–1891
View Boundary Realignment Barr Township-Susquehanna Township Proposed 1890 Boundary Realignment no 1890–1892
View Boundary Realignment Cambria County-Indiana County Proposed 1893 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1893
View New Borough Cresson Borough Proposed 1896 Creation no 1896–1897
View Annexation Westmont Borough Proposed 1896 Detachment no 1896–1897
View Dissolution Johnstown City General Ordinance 109 no 1900
View Boundary Realignment Daisytown Borough Proposed 1901 Boundary Realignment unknown 1901
View New Township Jackson Township Proposed 1901 Division no 1901
View Boundary Realignment Croyle Township-Summerhill Township Proposed 1903 Boundary Realignment unknown 1903–1904
View New Borough Brownstown Borough Proposed 1904 Creation no 1904–1905
View Boundary Realignment Blacklick Township-Cambria Township Proposed 1905 Boundary Realignment unknown 1905–1906
View Annexation Dale Borough 1905 Ordinance no 1905–1906
View Annexation Carroll Township-Carrolltown Borough Proposed 1905 Annexation no 1905–1907
View Annexation Cresson Borough-Cresson Township Proposed 1906 Annexation no 1906–1908
View Boundary Realignment Cresson Township-Munster Township Proposed 1908 Boundary Realignment unknown 1908
View Annexation Stonycreek Township-Johnstown City Proposed 1909 Annexation unknown 1909
View New Township Summerhill Township Proposed 1909 Division no* 1909
View School District Annexation Cambria Township-Ebensburg Borough Proposed 1910 School District Annexation unknown 1910
View Boundary Realignment Chest Township-Clearfield Township Proposed 1910 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1910
View New Township Lower Yoder Township Proposed 1909 Division no 1909–1910
View New Borough Adamsburg Borough Proposed 1913 Creation no 1913
View New Borough Nanty Glo Borough Proposed 1916 Creation no 1916
View Boundary Realignment West Carroll Township Proposed 1916 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1916
View New Borough Salix Borough Proposed 1923 Creation no 1923
View Second Class Township Stonycreek Township Proposed 1925 2nd Class no* 1925
View Annexation Westmont Borough Ordinance 84 and 85 no 1924–1925
View New Borough Parkhill Borough Proposed 1928 Creation no 1928
View New Borough Riverside Borough Proposed 1928 Creation no 1928
View Annexation Westmont Borough Ordinance 117 no 1928
View New Borough Geistown Borough Proposed 1928 Creation no 1928–1929
View Dissolution Sankertown Borough-Cresson Borough Proposed 1950 Consolidation no 1950
View Boundary Realignment Dean Township-Gallitzin Township Proposed 1952 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1952
View New Borough Ehrenfeld Borough Proposed 1953 Creation no 1953–1956
View Annexation Westmont Borough Ordinance 305 no 1957
View Annexation Westmont Borough Ordinance 306 and 307 no 1957
View Annexation Allegheny Township-Tunnelhill Borough Proposed 1958 Annexation no 1958
View Dissolution Johnstown City Ordinance 3234 no 1957–1958
View Council-Manager Form Johnstown City Proposed 1957 Optional Charter no 1957–1958
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 3391 no 1959–1960
View Boundary Realignment Blair County-Cambria County 1961 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1961
View Annexation Dean Township Resolution 1-1961 unknown 1961–1962
View First Class Township Richland Township Proposed 1962 1st Class no 1962
View First Class Township Richland Township Proposed 1964 1st Class no 1964
View Mayor-Council Form Johnstown City Proposed 1965 Optional Charter no 1965–1966
View Dissolution Southmont Borough-Johnstown City Proposed 1967 Merger no* 1967
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 3819 no 1969
View Dissolution Southmont Borough-Upper Yoder Township-Westmont Borough to Johnstown City Proposed 1970 Consolidation no 1970
View Annexation Johnstown City Ordinance 3968 no* 1973
View Annexation Johnstown City Resolution 7147 no* 1973
View Home Rule Dale Borough Proposed 1973 Home Rule no* 1973–1975
View Annexation Barnesboro Borough Ordinance 348A no* 1983
View Dissolution Portage Borough-Cassandra Borough-Portage Township Proposed 1991 Consolidation no 1991
View Dissolution Barnesboro Borough-Spangler Borough Proposed 1993 Consolidation no 1993
View Annexation Elder Township-Patton Borough Proposed 1995 Annexation no 1995
View Dissolution Cassandra Borough-Portage Township Proposed 2001 Merger no* 2001
View Dissolution Portage Borough-Portage Township Proposed 2004 Consolidation no* 2004
View Dissolution Ehrenfeld Borough-South Fork Borough Proposed 2007 Merger no* 2007
View Boundary Realignment Portage Township-Washington Township 2010 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 2009–2010