Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon, County of | county | County (Class: 6) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1843 | 1 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42025 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1213664 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q488698 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 13 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Monroe, County of | Reduction | Sep 1, 1843 |
| View | Creation | Northampton, County of | Reduction | Sep 1, 1843 |
| View | Ascertainment | Northampton, County of | Ascertainment | 1855 |
| View | Ascertainment | Luzerne, County of | Ascertainment | 1851–1856 |
| View | Expansion | Luzerne, County of | Reduction | 1856 |
| View | Ascertainment | Monroe, County of | Ascertainment | 1932 |
| View | Ascertainment | Lehigh, County of | Ascertainment | May 4, 1982 |
| View | Reference | Lehigh, County of | Reference | May 4, 1982 |
| View | Ascertainment | Monroe, County of | Ascertainment | 1992–1995 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County | Sep 1, 1843 |
| View | County, 6th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New County | Monroe County 1836 Creation | yes | Apr 1, 1836 |
| View | New Township | Penn Forest Township 1841 Creation | yes | Dec 1841 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Lausanne Township-Mauch Chunk Township 1844 Boundary Realignment | yes | Mar 2, 1844 |
| View | New Township | Packer Township 1847 Creation | yes* | 1847 |
| View | New School District | Weatherly School District 1849 Creation | yes* | 1849 |
| View | New Township | Kidder Township 1849 Creation | yes+ | Mar 7, 1849 |
| View | New Borough | Mauch Chunk Borough 1850 Creation | yes | Jan 31, 1850 |
| View | Separation | Mauch Chunk Borough 1850 Separation | yes | May 15, 1850 |
| View | New Township | Franklin Township 1851 Creation | yes* | Jan 2, 1851 |
| View | General Law | Mauch Chunk Borough 1851 General Law | yes | Oct 4, 1851 |
| View | New Borough | East Mauch Chunk Borough 1854 Creation | yes | Jan 21, 1854 |
| View | New Borough | Weatherly Borough 1864 Creation | yes | Jan 23, 1864 |
| View | New Borough | Lehighton Borough 1866 Creation | yes | Feb 15, 1866 |
| View | New School District | Parryville Independent School District 1867 Creation | yes* | 1866–1867 |
| View | New School District | Weissport Independent School District 1867 Creation | yes* | 1866–1867 |
| View | New Borough | Weissport Borough 1867 Creation | yes | Jun 25, 1867 |
| View | New School District | Mahoning Township (Carbon) Independent School District 1871 Creation | yes* | 1871 |
| View | New Borough | Parryville Borough 1874 Creation | yes* | Oct 31, 1874 |
| View | New Township | Lehigh Township 1875 Creation | yes* | 1875 |
| View | New Borough | Lansford Borough 1876 Creation | yes | Jul 1, 1876 |
| View | New Borough | Summit Hill Borough 1889 Creation | yes | Feb 13, 1889 |
| View | New School District | Franklin Township 1889 Independent School District | yes* | 1889–1890 |
| View | New Borough | East Side Borough 1892 Creation | yes | Jan 26, 1892 |
| View | New Borough | Beaver Meadows Borough 1897 Creation | yes | May 20, 1897 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | New Borough | Palmerton Borough 1912 Creation | yes | Oct 22, 1912 |
| View | New Borough | Bowmanstown Borough 1913 Creation | yes | Dec 1, 1913 |
| View | Annexation | Palmerton Borough Ordinance 40 | yes | Nov 3, 1915 |
| View | Annexation | Packer Township-Mauch Chunk Township 1919 Annexation | yes | Apr 16, 1919 |
| View | Annexation | Mauch Chunk Borough-Mahoning Township 1922 Annexation | yes | Dec 29, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Palmerton Borough Ordinance 232 | yes* | 1953 |
| View | Annexation | Bowmanstown Borough Ordinance 86 | yes* | 1954 |
| View | Dissolution | Jim Thorpe Borough 1956 Creation | yes | Jan 2, 1956 |
| View | Annexation | Mauch Chunk Township-Jim Thorpe Borough 1957 Annexation | yes | May 22, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | Summit Hill Borough 1959 Ordinance | yes | Jan 1, 1960 |
| View | Annexation | Jim Thorpe Borough 1963 Ordinance | yes* | 1963 |
| View | New Borough | Nesquehoning Borough 1964 Creation | yes | Jan 6, 1964 |
| View | Annexation | Summit Hill Borough-Lansford Borough 1967 Annexation | yes* | Mar 10, 1967 |
| View | Council-Manager Form | Weatherly Borough 1976 Optional Plan | yes | Jan 5, 1976 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Lehighton Borough-Mahoning Township 1980 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1980 |
| View | Annexation | Lower Towamensing Township-Bowmanstown Borough 1996 Annexation | yes | Nov 15, 1996 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Election: "DO YOU FAVOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE BOROUGH OF MAUCH CHUNK AND EAST MAUCH CHUNK AND THE DESIGNATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED BOROUGH UNDER THE NAME OF 'JIM THORPE'?" | May 18, 1954 | |||
| View | Election | Nov 3, 1964 | |||
| View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Government Study Commission of 7 members be elected to study the charter and plan of government of the Borough of Weatherly, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, to study and consider the advisability of the adoption of an Optional Plan of Government or a Home Rule Charter and to recommend whether or not an Optional Form of Government or a Home Rule Charter should be adopted?" | May 15, 1973 | Certified Jun 11, 1973 | ||
| View | Election: "SHALL THE COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO OPTIONAL PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMISSION DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1974, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE HOME RULE CHARTER AND OPTIONAL PLANS LAW, BE ADOPTED BY THE VOTERS OF WEATHERLY BOROUGH?" | May 21, 1974 | Certified Jun 5, 1974 | ||
| View | Election | Apr 22, 1980 | Certified May 13, 1980 | ||
| View | Election: "DO YOU APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE BOROUGH OF BOWMANSTOWN AND LOWER TOWAMENSING TOWNSHIP AS DESCRIBED IN PETITIONS OF MORE THAN FIVE (5%) PERCENT IN NUMBER OF THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF BOWMANSTOWN AND LOWER TOWAMENSING TOWNSHIP WHO LAST VOTED FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR IN THE LAST GUBERNATORIAL GENERAL ELECTION, WHICH BOUNDARY LINE WOULD INCLUDE A 32,209.08 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF CRAIG STREET WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF BOWMANSTOWN?" | Nov 5, 1996 | Certified Nov 22, 1996 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boroughs & Townships Index | bk. 1843-1981 (1843–1981) | ||
| Law Library Visit | |||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. 1 (1979–1984) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 1–3, p. 20 (1843–1876) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 4–7 (1887–1903) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 8–21 (1904–1930) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 22, p. 339–23 (1931–1933) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 24–31 (1934–1949) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 32–39 (1950–1974) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 40–41 (1974–1979) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Papers | bk. 1930, blip 2605–1930, blip 2968 (1930) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. 1 (1840–1897) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. 6, p. 1–6, p. 155 (1934–1944) | ||
| Road Index | bk. 6–7 (1934–1982) |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Carbon County | 17500450 | 487 | 487 | |
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Carbon County | 17500450 | 389 | 394 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Carbon County | 5837076 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Carbon County | 34427737 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Boundary Realignment | Banks Township-Lausanne Township Proposed 1850 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1850 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Dennison Township-Lausanne Township Proposed 1850 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1850 |
| View | New Township | Lower Towamensing Township Proposed 1851 Division | unknown | 1851 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Banks Township-Packer Township Proposed 1856 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1856 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Franklin Township-Penn Forest Township to East Mauch Chunk Borough Proposed 1857 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1857 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Mahoning Township-Mauch Chunk Township Proposed 1859 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1859 |
| View | New Township | Lower Towamensing Township Proposed 1859 Division | no* | 1859–1860 |
| View | General Law | Mauch Chunk Borough Proposed 1867 General Law | unknown | 1867 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Mahoning Township-Mauch Chunk Township Proposed 1868 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1868–1871 |
| View | New Township | Kidder Township Proposed 1874 Division | unknown | 1874 |
| View | Annexation | Lehighton Borough-Mahoning Township Proposed 1875 Annexation | no | 1875 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Mauch Chunk Borough Proposed 1878 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1878 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Carbon County-Luzerne County 1879 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1879 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Mauch Chunk Borough Proposed 1879 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1879 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Carbon County-Schuylkill County Proposed 1881 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1881 |
| View | New Borough | Summit Hill Borough Proposed 1881 Creation | no* | 1881 |
| View | New Township | Mahoning Township Proposed 1885 Division | unknown | 1885 |
| View | New Township | Packerton Township Proposed 1885 Creation | no* | 1885 |
| View | New Township | Mahoning Township Proposed 1886 Division | unknown | 1886 |
| View | New Borough | Packerton Borough Proposed 1887 Creation | no | 1887–1888 |
| View | New Borough | Summit Hill Borough Proposed 1887 Creation | no | 1887–1888 |
| View | New Borough | Beaver Meadows Borough Proposed 1896 Creation | no | 1896 |
| View | New School District | Franklin Township Proposed 1897 Independent School District | unknown | 1897 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Carbon County-Luzerne County Proposed 1899 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1899 |
| View | New School District | Lower Towamensing Township Proposed 1903 Independent School District | no | 1903–1904 |
| View | New Township | Packer Township Proposed 1918 Division | no | 1918 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Lehighton Borough-Mahoning Township 1960s Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1960 |
| View | New Name | Mauch Chunk Borough Proposed 1965 Creation | no* | 1965 |
| View | Annexation | Nesquehoning Borough Ordinance 66-1 | no* | 1966 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Carbon County-Monroe County 2000s Boundary Realignment | unknown~ | 2002–2009 |