Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Chester, County of county County (Class: 3) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
1682 3

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Parent current
Pennsylvania, Province of (defunct) Parent former
Aston, Township of Child former
Atglen, Borough of Child current
Avondale, Borough of Child current
Bethel, Township of (Delaware) Child former
Birmingham, Township of (Chester) Child current
Bradford, Township of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Brandywine, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Caln, Township of Child current
Caln, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Charlestown, Township of (Chester) Child current
Chester, Borough of (defunct) Child former
Chester, Township of (Delaware) Child former
Chichester, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Coatesville, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Coatesville, City of Child current
Concord, Township of (Delaware) Child former
Conestoga, Township of Child former
Coventry, Township of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Darby, Township of Child former
Donegal, Township of (Lancaster, defunct) Child former
Downingtown, Borough of Child current
East Bradford, Township of Child current
East Brandywine, Township of Child current
East Caln, Township of Child current
East Coventry, Township of Child current
East Fallowfield, Township of (Chester) Child current
East Goshen, Township of Child current
East Kennett, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
East Marlborough, Township of Child current
East Nantmeal, Township of (Chester) Child current
East Nottingham, Township of Child current
East Pikeland, Township of Child current
East Vincent, Township of Child current
East Whiteland, Township of Child current
East Willistown, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Easttown, Township of Child current
Edgmont, Township of Child former
Elk, Township of (Chester) Child current
Elverson, Borough of Child current
Fallowfield, Township of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Franklin, Township of (Chester) Child current
Goshen, Township of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Great Valley, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Haverford, Township of Child former
Highland, Township of (Chester) Child current
Honey Brook, Borough of Child current
Honey Brook, Township of Child current
Honeybrook, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Honeybrook, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Hopewell, Borough of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Hustonville, Place of (unincorporated) Child unincorporated
Kennet, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Kennett Square, Borough of Child current
Kennett, Township of Child current
Locust Grove, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
London Britain, Township of Child current
London Grove, Township of Child current
Londonderry, Township of (Chester) Child current
Londongrove, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Lower Chichester, Township of Child former
Lower Oxford, Township of Child current
Lower Uwchlan, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Malvern, Borough of Child current
Marlborough, Township of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Marple, Township of Child former
Middletown, Township of (Delaware) Child former
Modena, Borough of Child current
Modena, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Nantmeal, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Nether Providence, Township of Child former
New Garden, Township of Child current
New London, Township of Child current
Newlin, Township of Child current
Newtown, Township of (Delaware) Child former
North Coventry, Township of Child current
Nottingham, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Nottingham, Township of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Oxford, Borough of Child current
Oxford, Township of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Paperville, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Parkesburg, Borough of Child current
Penn, Township of (Chester) Child current
Penningtonville, Place of (unincorporated) Child unincorporated
Pennsbury, Township of Child current
Phenixville, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Phoenixville, Borough of Child current
Pickering, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Pikeland, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Pocopson, Township of Child current
Providence, Township of (Chester, defunct) Child most recent
Radnor, Township of Child former
Ridley, Township of Child former
Sadsbury, Township of (Chester) Child current
Sadsbury, Township of (Lancaster) Child former
Schuylkill, Township of (Chester) Child current
South Coatesville, Borough of Child current
South Coventry, Township of Child current
Spring City, Borough of Child current
Springfield, Township of (Delaware) Child former
Springton, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Springville, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Sudbury, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Thornbury, Township of (Chester) Child current
Tinicum, Township of (Delaware) Child former
Tredyffrin, Township of Child current
Tulpehocken, Township of (defunct) Child former
Union, Township of (Chester, proposed) Child proposed
Upper Chichester, Township of Child former
Upper Darby, Township of Child former
Upper Oxford, Township of Child current
Upper Providence, Township of (Delaware) Child former
Upper Uwchlan, Township of Child current
Upper Uwchland, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Uwchlan, Township of Child current
Uwchland, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Uwchland, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Valley Forge, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Valley, Township of (Chester) Child current
Vincent, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Wallace, Township of Child current
Warwick, Township of (Chester) Child current
Wawassan, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
West Bradford, Township of Child current
West Brandywine, Township of Child current
West Caln, Township of Child current
West Chester, Borough of Child current
West Chester, Town of (defunct) Child most recent
West Fallowfield, Township of (Chester) Child current
West Goshen, Township of Child current
West Grove, Borough of Child current
West Kennett, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
West Marlborough, Township of Child current
West Nantmeal, Township of Child current
West Nottingham, Township of Child current
West Pikeland, Township of Child current
West Sadsbury, Township of Child current
West Vincent, Township of Child current
West Whiteland, Township of Child current
West Willistown, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Westtown, Township of Child current
Whiteland, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Willistown, Township of Child current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County 42029 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1209174 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q27840 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: County 15 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Unorganized (placeholder) Reduction 1682
View Reduction Lancaster, County of Creation May 10, 1729
View Reduction Berks, County of Creation Mar 11, 1752
View Reduction Delaware, County of Creation Sep 26, 1789
View Ascertainment Berks, County of Ascertainment 1795–1796
View Ascertainment Lancaster, County of Ascertainment 1795–1796
View Ascertainment Lancaster, County of Ascertainment 1801
View Ascertainment Cecil, County of (MD) Ascertainment 1898–1909
View Ascertainment New Castle, County of (DE) Ascertainment Jun 30, 1921

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View County 1682
View County, 5th Class Jul 10, 1919
View County, 4th Class Jan 1, 1952
View County, 3rd Class Jan 1, 1972

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Chichester Township 1682 Creation yes* 1682
View New Township Chester Township 1683 Creation yes* 1683
View New Township Concord Township 1683 Creation yes* 1683
View New Township Darby Township 1683 Creation yes* 1683
View New Township Providence Township 1684 Creation yes* 1684
View New Township Ridley Township 1684 Creation yes* 1684
View New Township Bethel Township 1684 Creation yes* 1684
View New Township Marple Township 1684 Creation yes* 1684
View New Township Newtown Township 1684 Creation yes* 1684
View New Township Springfield Township 1686 Creation yes* 1686
View New Township Birmingham Township 1686 Creation yes* 1686
View New Township Nether Providence Township-Upper Providence Township 1686 Creation yes* 1686
View New Township Middletown Township 1687 Creation yes* 1687
View New Township Thornbury Township 1687 Creation yes* 1687
View New Township Aston Township 1687 Creation yes* 1687
View New Township Edgmont Township 1687 Creation yes* 1687
View New Township Haverford Township 1687 Creation yes* 1687
View New Township Westtown Township 1689 Creation yes* 1689
View New Township Radnor Township 1689 Creation yes* 1689
View New Borough Chester Borough 1701 Creation yes Oct 31, 1701
View New Township Marlborough Township 1702 Creation yes* 1702
View New Township Goshen Township 1703 Creation yes* 1703
View New Township Easttown Township 1705 Creation yes* 1705
View New Township Kennett Township 1705 Creation yes* 1705
View New Township Whiteland Township 1705 Creation yes* 1705
View New Township Willistown Township 1705 Creation yes* 1705
View New Township Caln Township 1709 Creation yes* 1709
View New Township Bradford Township 1712 Creation yes* 1712
View New Township New Garden Township 1714 Creation yes* 1714
View New Township Uwchlan Township 1714 Creation yes* 1714
View New Township Tredyffrin Township 1714 Creation yes* 1714
View New Township Nottingham Township 1718 Creation yes* 1718
View New Township Sadsbury Township 1718 Creation yes* 1718
View New Township Conestoga Township 1718 Creation yes+ 1718
View New Township East Nottingham Township-West Nottingham Township 1719 Creation yes* 1719
View New Township Charlestown Township 1722 Creation yes+ 1722
View New Township Nantmeal Township 1722 Creation yes+ 1722
View New Township London Grove Township 1723 Creation yes+ 1723
View New Township Coventry Township 1724 Creation yes+ 1724
View New Township Donegal Township 1724 Creation yes+ 1724
View New Township New London Township 1724 Creation yes+ 1724
View New Township Vincent Township 1724 Creation yes+ 1724
View New Township London Britain Township 1725 Creation yes+ 1725
View New Township Tulpehocken Township 1725 Creation yes+ 1725
View Plat Recording Uwchlan Township 1726 Plat Recording yes+ 1726
View Plat Recording Marlborough Township 1728 Plat Recording yes+ 1728
View New Township East Caln Township-West Caln Township 1728 Creation yes+ Nov 26, 1728
View New Township Fallowfield Township-Sadsbury Township 1728 Creation yes+ Nov 27, 1728
View New Township East Marlborough Township-West Marlborough Township 1729 Creation yes* May 27, 1729
View New Township East Bradford Township-West Bradford Township 1731 Creation yes* Nov 30, 1731
View New Township Pikeland Township 1734 Creation yes+ 1734
View New Township Londonderry Township 1735 Creation yes+ 1735
View New Township Charlestown Township 1738 Plat Recording yes+ 1737–1738
View Plat Recording Vincent Township 1738 Plat Recording yes+ 1738
View Plat Recording East Caln Township 1739 Plat Recording yes+ 1739
View New Township East Fallowfield Township-West Fallowfield Township 1739 Creation yes+ 1739
View New Township East Nantmeal Township-West Nantmeal Township 1740 Creation yes+ 1740
View New Township Newlin Township 1740 Creation yes* 1740
View New Township West Caln Township-Sadsbury Township 1744 Annexation yes+ 1744
View Annexation Ridley Township-Nether Providence Township 1753 Annexation yes* 1753
View New Township Oxford Township 1754 Creation yes* Nov 26, 1754
View New Township Lower Chichester Township-Upper Chichester Township 1759 Creation yes* Aug 28, 1759
View New Township East Whiteland Township-West Whiteland Township 1765 Creation yes* Feb 26, 1765
View New Township Pennsbury Township 1770 Creation yes* Feb 27, 1770
View Boundary Realignment Coventry Township-East Nantmeal Township 1772 Boundary Realigmnent yes+ 1772
View New State Declaration of Independence and Royal Charter Abrogation yes Jul 4, 1776
View New Township Tinicum Township 1780 Creation yes* Aug 31, 1780
View New Township Upper Darby Township 1786 Creation yes* Aug 30, 1786
View New Town West Chester Town 1788 Creation yes Mar 3, 1788
View New Township Honey Brook Township 1789 Creation yes* Feb 24, 1789
View New Township Brandywine Township 1790 Creation yes* Sep 2, 1790
View New Township Lower Oxford Township-Upper Oxford Township 1796 Creation yes* May 19, 1796
View New Borough West Chester Borough 1799 Creation yes Mar 28, 1799
View Separation West Chester Borough Probable 1800 Separation yes* Feb 1800
View New Township East Goshen Township-West Goshen Township 1817 Creation yes* 1817
View New Township Penn Township 1820 Creation yes* 1820
View New Township Schuylkill Township 1826 Creation yes Nov 4, 1826
View Boundary Realignment East Whiteland Township-West Whiteland Township-Uwchlan Township to Charlestown Township 1827 Boundary Realignment yes Jul 31, 1827
View Boundary Realignment Uwchlan Township-West Whiteland Township 1828 Boundary Realignment yes Aug 6, 1828
View New Township East Vincent Township-West Vincent Township 1832 Creation yes May 4, 1832
View New Borough Oxford Borough 1833 Creation yes May 10, 1833
View Charter Revival Oxford Borough 1838 Charter Revival yes Apr 16, 1838
View New Township East Pikeland Township-West Pikeland Township 1838 Creation yes* May 15, 1838
View New Township North Coventry Township-South Coventry Township 1841 Creation yes* 1841
View New Township Warwick Township 1842 Creation yes* 1842
View New Township East Brandywine Township-West Brandywine Township 1844 Creation yes* Feb 5, 1844
View New Township East Coventry Township 1844 Creation yes* 1844
View School District Annexation East Nantmeal Township 1849 School District Annexation yes* 1849
View Boundary Realignment East Nantmeal Township-Uwchlan Township-West Nantmeal Township 1840s Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1849
View New Borough Phoenixville Borough 1849 Creation yes Apr 13, 1849
View New Township Pocopson Township 1849 Creation yes+ Sep 13, 1849
View New Township Springton Township 1852 Creation yes* Mar 9, 1852
View New Name Wallace Township 1852 Creation yes May 4, 1852
View New Township Valley Township 1852 Creation yes* Aug 10, 1852
View New Township Franklin Township 1852 Creation yes* Dec 13, 1852
View School District Reversion East Nantmeal Township 1853 School District Reversion yes* 1853
View Annexation Wallace Township-Uwchlan Township 1853 Annexation yes* 1853
View New Borough Hopewell Borough 1853 Creation yes May 2, 1853
View New Township Highland Township 1853 Creation yes* Dec 14, 1853
View General Law Oxford Borough 1855 General Law yes Feb 1, 1855
View New Borough Kennett Square Borough 1855 Creation yes Mar 15, 1855
View General Law Phoenixville Borough 1855 General Law yes Jun 12, 1855
View Boundary Realignment Birmingham Township-East Bradford Township 1856 Boundary Realignment yes* 1856
View Annexation Penn Township-Londonderry Township 1857 Annexation yes* 1857
View Annexation West Bradford Township-East Bradford Township 1857 Annexation yes* 1857
View New Township Elk Township 1857 Creation yes Nov 10, 1857
View New Township Upper Uwchlan Township 1858 Creation yes Sep 14, 1858
View Boundary Realignment Phoenixville Borough-Schuylkill Township 1859 Boundary Realignment (1) yes Feb 16, 1859
View Boundary Realignment Phoenixville Borough-Schuylkill Township 1859 Boundary Realignment (2) yes Mar 2, 1859
View New Borough Downingtown Borough 1859 Creation yes May 12, 1859
View Annexation East Nantmeal Township-Wallace Township 1860 Annexation yes* 1860
View Annexation Honey Brook Township-Wallace Township to West Brandywine Township 1860 Annexation yes* 1860
View Annexation Honey Brook Township-West Nantmeal Township Reconstructed 1856-1860 Annexation yes? 1856–1860
View Annexation Oxford Borough 1860 Ordinance yes* 1860
View Annexation West Vincent Township-South Coventry Township Reconstructed 1856-1860 Annexation yes? 1856–1860
View Boundary Realignment East Brandywine Township-West Brandywine Township 1860 Annexation yes Feb 6, 1860
View New School District Union School District 1861 Creation yes* 1861
View School District Reversion Union School District to Thornbury Township-Westtown Township 1863 Reversion yes* 1863
View New Name West Chester Borough 1864 New Corporate Style yes Apr 9, 1864
View Wards Phoenixville Borough 1864 Wards yes May 5, 1864
View Annexation Kennett Township-Kennett Square Borough 1865 Annexation yes* Nov 16, 1865
View Annexation London Grove Township-West Marlborough Township to Londonderry Township 1866 Annexation yes Nov 1, 1866
View School District Annexation Charlestown Township-East Whiteland Township 1867 School District Annexation yes* 1867
View New Borough Coatesville Borough 1867 Creation yes Aug 22, 1867
View New Borough Springville Borough 1867 Creation yes Sep 13, 1867
View School District Annexation East Marlborough Township-Newlin Township 1868 School District Annexation yes* 1868
View School District Annexation Franklin Township-London Grove Township 1868 School District Annexation yes* 1868
View School District Annexation Franklin Township-New London Township 1868 School District Annexation yes* 1868
View School District Annexation Newlin Township-East Marlborough Township 1868 School District Annexation (1) yes* 1867–1868
View School District Annexation Newlin Township-East Marlborough Township 1868 School District Annexation (2) yes* 1868
View School District Annexation Thornbury Township-Birmingham Township 1868 School District Annexation yes* 1868
View Annexation Coatesville Borough 1869 Ordinance yes* 1869
View School District Annexation East Bradford Township-Pocopson Township 1869 School District Annexation yes* 1869
View School District Annexation West Whiteland Township-East Caln Township 1869 School District Annexation yes* 1869
View New Township Caln Township 1869 Creation yes* Jan 19, 1869
View Annexation Coatesville Borough 1870 Ordinance yes* 1870
View Boundary Realignment East Nantmeal Township-West Nantmeal Township 1870s Boundary Realignment yes* 1870
View Annexation Warwick Township-East Nantmeal Township 1871 Annexation yes* 1871
View New Borough Parkesburg Borough 1872 Creation yes Mar 1, 1872
View School District Annexation East Nottingham Township-Oxford Borough 1873 School District Annexation yes* 1873
View School District Annexation Union School District 1873 Annexation yes* 1873
View Annexation West Vincent Township-Upper Uwchlan Township Reconstructed 1860-1873 Annexation yes? 1860–1873
View New Name Spring City Borough 1873 Creation yes Feb 19, 1873
View Annexation Valley Township-Coatesville Borough 1874 Annexation yes Apr 20, 1874
View Annexation Schuylkill Township-Phoenixville Borough 1874 Annexation yes Oct 1, 1874
View School District Annexation Uwchlan Township-Upper Uwchlan Township 1875 School District Annexation yes* 1874–1875
View New Borough Atglen Borough 1876 Creation yes Jan 11, 1876
View New Township West Sadsbury Township 1878 Creation yes May 3, 1878
View Boundary Realignment West Fallowfield Township-West Sadsbury Township 1878 Boundary Ascertainment yes Sep 9, 1878
View School District Annexation East Marlborough Township-West Marlborough Township 1881 School District Annexation yes* 1881
View New Borough Malvern Borough 1889 Creation yes Aug 13, 1889
View Annexation East Vincent Township-Spring City Borough 1890 Annexation yes Aug 15, 1890
View School Districts Parkesburg Borough 1891 Charter Amendment yes* 1890–1891
View Annexation East Pikeland Township-Spring City Borough 1891 Annexation yes Mar 20, 1891
View New Borough Honey Brook Borough 1891 Creation yes Aug 18, 1891
View School District Annexation East Bradford Township-West Chester Borough 1892 School District Annexation yes* 1892
View School District Annexation Pocopson Township-East Marlborough Township 1893 School District Annexation yes* 1892–1893
View New Borough West Grove Borough 1894 Creation yes Jan 9, 1894
View New Borough Avondale Borough 1894 Creation yes Jan 29, 1894
View School District Annexation West Goshen Township-West Chester Borough 1895 School District Annexation yes* 1894–1895
View School District Annexation Upper Uwchlan Township-East Brandywine Township 1899 School District Annexation yes* 1898–1899
View Township Classification Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification yes Apr 28, 1899
View Annexation Parkesburg Borough 1906 Ordinance yes May 14, 1906
View School District Reversion New London Township-Franklin Township 1868 School District Reversion yes* 1906–1908
View Annexation Honey Brook Borough 1908 Ordinance yes Jan 27, 1908
View Annexation Coatesville Borough 1908 Ordinance yes Jan 28, 1909
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 139 yes Jan 13, 1910
View New Borough Elverson Borough 1911 Creation yes May 3, 1911
View Boundary Realignment East Bradford Township-East Caln Township 1912 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1911–1912
View Annexation Atglen Borough Ordinance 46 yes Apr 21, 1913
View Dissolution Hopewell Borough 1914 Dissolution yes Sep 11, 1914
View Boundary Realignment East Nottingham Township-Lower Oxford Township 1916 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1916
View New City Coatesville City 1916 Creation yes Jan 3, 1916
View Annexation Coatesville City 1917 Ordinance yes* 1917
View Annexation Downingtown Borough 1916 Ordinance yes* 1916–1917
View General Law West Chester Borough 1918 General Law yes* Mar 11, 1918
View New Borough South Coatesville Borough 1921 Creation yes Jun 20, 1921
View New Borough Modena Borough 1921 Creation yes Jun 24, 1921
View Annexation London Grove Township-West Marlborough Township 1924 Annexation yes* 1924
View General Law Phoenixville Borough 1934 General Law yes May 2, 1934
View New Name Paperville Borough 1937 Creation yes Dec 13, 1937
View New Name Modena Borough 1944 Creation yes* Feb 7, 1944
View Annexation Downingtown Borough 1946 Ordinance yes* 1946
View Annexation Downingtown Borough 1948 Ordinance yes* 1948
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance of 9/2/1952 yes* 1952
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance of 6 May 1952 and 1033 yes* Jun 25, 1952
View Annexation Coatesville City Ordinance 37-1953 yes* 1953
View Annexation Downingtown Borough Ordinance of December 1952 yes* 1952–1953
View Annexation Downingtown Borough Ordinance of November 1952 yes* 1952–1953
View Annexation Downingtown Borough Ordinance of October 1952 yes* 1952–1953
View First Class Township Caln Township 1953 1st Class yes Jan 5, 1953
View Annexation Elverson Borough Ordinance 53-1 yes* Feb 20, 1953
View Boundary Realignment West Caln Township-Sadsbury Township-West Sadsbury Township 1954 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1954
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough 1955 Ordinance yes* 1955
View Annexation Downingtown Borough 1955 Ordinance yes Nov 9, 1955
View Annexation East Marlborough Township-Kennett Township 1956 Annexation yes* 1955–1956
View Annexation Downingtown Borough 1958 Ordinance yes Dec 15, 1958
View Annexation Atglen Borough 1957 Ordinance and Ordinance 110 yes Dec 16, 1958
View Annexation Coatesville City Ordinance 210-1959 yes* 1959
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 1959-4 yes Aug 10, 1959
View Annexation Parkesburg Borough Ordinance 233 yes Nov 19, 1959
View Annexation Coatesville City Ordinance 228-59 yes* 1959–1961
View Annexation Downingtown Borough 1961 Ordinance yes May 17, 1961
View Boundary Realignment London Grove Township-West Grove Borough 1961 Boundary Ascertainment yes Aug 28, 1961
View Annexation Coatesville City Ordinance 282-62 yes* 1962
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 1962-1 yes May 15, 1962
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 1962-4 yes May 31, 1962
View Annexation Coatesville City Ordinance 314-64 yes* 1964
View Annexation Parkesburg Borough Ordinance 255 yes Aug 3, 1964
View Boundary Realignment East Bradford Township-Pocopson Township 1964 Boundary Ascertainment yes Aug 4, 1964
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance 971 yes Sep 2, 1964
View Annexation Atglen Borough Ordinance 124 yes Jun 17, 1965
View Annexation Parkesburg Borough Ordinance 262 yes Dec 10, 1965
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 1966-9 yes* 1966
View Annexation Malvern Borough Ordinance 167 yes* 1967
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance 1052 yes* 1967
View School Districts Spring-Ford Area School District 1967 Election Regions yes* 1966–1967
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 1968-5 yes* 1968
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 1968-9 yes* 1968
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance 1066 yes* 1968
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance 1067 yes* 1968
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance 1068 yes* 1968
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance 1069 yes* 1968
View Annexation Parkesburg Borough Ordinance 281 yes* 1970
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance 1114 yes* 1970
View Boundary Realignment Birmingham Township-Westtown Township 1973 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1972–1973
View Home Rule Elk Township 1975 Home Rule yes Jan 1, 1975
View Home Rule Tredyffrin Township 1976 Home Rule yes Jan 5, 1976
View Home Rule Coatesville City 1980 Home Rule yes Jan 7, 1980
View Annexation West Whiteland Township-Uwchlan Township 1982 Annexation yes* 1982
View Home Rule West Chester Borough 1994 Home Rule yes Jan 1, 1994
View Boundary Realignment Phoenixville Borough-Schuylkill Township 2003 Boundary Realignment yes* 2001–2003
View Home Rule Malvern Borough 2009 Home Rule yes Jan 1, 2009
View Annexation London Grove Township-New Garden Township 2010 Annexation yes Sep 7, 2010

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Assessment C-1 Nov 26, 1718
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View 		Assessment C-5 1722
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View 		Assessment C-6 1724
View Assessment C-6 1725
View Election Sep 10, 1857
View Election: [For or against the incorporation of the Borough of Coatesville as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of Coatesville] Nov 4, 1913
View Certification Jul 10, 1952
View Election: "Are you in favor of Caln Township, a township of the second class, becoming a township of the first class" Nov 4, 1952
View Election Nov 6, 1956
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a charter commission for the City of Coatesville] Nov 3, 1959
View Election Nov 3, 1959
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a charter commission for the Township of Elk] Nov 7, 1972
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Township of Tredyffrin] Nov 7, 1972
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View 		Charter Commission Election May 15, 1973
View Charter Commission Election Nov 6, 1973
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated March 1, 1974, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter, and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Township of Tredyffrin?" May 21, 1974
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View 		Election Nov 5, 1974 Rejected
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated, May 7, 1974, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by Elk Township?" Nov 5, 1974
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a charter commission for the City of Coatesville] Nov 8, 1977
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter, contained in the report of the Coatesville Government Study Commission of March 7, 1979, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the City of Coatesville?" May 15, 1979
View Election: [For or against the adoption of a home rule charter for the "Borough of West Chester"] Nov 2, 1993
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Borough of Malvern] Nov 7, 2006
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated February 11, 2008 of the Borough of Malvern Local Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Borough of Malvern." Apr 22, 2008

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Law Library Visit
Miscellaneous Index (Q.Sess.) bk. 1, p. 1–1, p. 53 (1970–1975)
Miscellaneous Index (Q.Sess.) bk. 1 (1970–1990)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. O–R (1847–1873)
Road Docket bk. A–F (1724–1826)
Road Docket bk. G–H (1827–1845)
Road Docket bk. I–K (1845–1873)
Road Index bk. 2, p. 1–2, p. 304 (1880s–1980s)

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Chester County 17500450 551 578
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Chester County 17500450 692 692
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Chester County 5837172 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Chester County 36432868 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Boundary Realignment Chester County-New Castle County Proposed 1700s Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1706–1719
View Boundary Realignment Chester County-Philadelphia County Proposed 1721 Boundary Realignment unknown 1721
View Boundary Realignment West Nottingham Township Proposed 1728 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1728
View Boundary Realignment West Marlborough Township Proposed 1730 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1730
View New Township Fallowfield Township Proposed 1731 Division no* 1731
View Boundary Realignment Goshen Township-Whiteland Township Proposed 1731 Boundary Realignment unknown 1731
View Plat Recording Whiteland Township Proposed 1731 Plat Recording unknown 1731
View Boundary Realignment New London Township Proposed 1733 Boundary Realignment unknown 1733
View New Township Honey Brook Township Proposed 1734 Creation no* 1734
View Boundary Realignment Edgmont Township-Thornbury Township Proposed 1739 Boundary Realignment unknown 1738–1739
View Annexation East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township 1741 Annexation unknown 1740–1741
View New Township Londonderry Township Proposed 1742 Division no* 1742
View Boundary Realignment Londonderry Township-West Fallowfield Township Proposed 1746 Boundary Realignment unknown 1746–1750
View Boundary Realignment Lower Chichester Township-Upper Chichester Township Proposed 1753 Boundary Realignment no+ 1753
View New Township East Kennett Township-West Kennett Township Proposed 1760 Creation no* 1760
View Annexation East Caln Township Proposed 1761 Annexation unknown 1761
View New Township West Nantmeal Township Proposed 1764 Division no* 1764
View Boundary Realignment New Garden Township-New London Township to London Britain Township Proposed 1775 Boundary Realignment no* 1775
View New County Chester County-Lancaster County Proposed 1800s New Township no* 1800–1810
View Boundary Realignment Brandywine Township-East Caln Township Proposed 1812 Boundary Realignment unknown 1812
View Boundary Realignment Sadsbury Township-West Caln Township Proposed 1813 Boundary Realignment unknown 1813
View New Township East Bradford Township Proposed 1814 Division no* 1814
View New Township Pickering Township Proposed 1821 Creation no* 1821
View New Township New London Township Proposed 1826 Division no* 1826
View New Township Coventry Township Proposed 1830 Division no* 1830
View New Township Willistown Township Proposed 1832 Division no* 1832
View New Township Brandywine Township Proposed 1835 Division no* 1835–1836
View Annexation Upper Oxford Township-Penn Township Proposed 1838 Annexation no* 1838
View Annexation Honey Brook Township-West Nantmeal Township Proposed 1841 Annexation no* 1841
View New Township Union Township Proposed 1841 Creation no 1841
View Boundary Realignment Upper Oxford Township-West Fallowfield Township Proposed 1841 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1841
View Boundary Realignment West Marlborough Township-Londonderry Township-West Fallowfield Township Proposed 1842 Boundary Realignment no 1842
View Boundary Realignment East Vincent Township-South Coventry Township Proposed 1844 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1844
View New Township West Fallowfield Township Proposed 1844 Division no* 1844
View New Township West Sadsbury Township Proposed 1844 Creation no* 1844
View Boundary Realignment East Nottingham Township-West Nottingham Township to Lower Oxford Township 1848 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1848
View New Township Schuylkill Township Proposed 1843 Division no 1843–1848
View Boundary Realignment Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania Proposed 1849 Boundary Realignment unknown 1849–1850
View Boundary Realignment East Brandywine Township-West Nantmeal Township Proposed 1849 Boundary Realignment no* 1849–1850
View Boundary Realignment Honey Brook Township-West Nantmeal Township Proposed 1850 Boundary Ascertainment no* 1850–1851
View New Township East Bradford Township Proposed 1853 Division no* 1853
View Boundary Realignment East Brandywine Township-Wallace Township 1854 Boundary Realignment unknown 1853–1854
View New Township East Vincent Township Proposed 1854 Division no* 1854
View Boundary Realignment Honey Brook Township-West Nantmeal Township Proposed 1853 Boundary Ascertainment no* 1853–1854
View Annexation Oxford Borough Proposed 1855 Annexation unknown 1855
View New School District 1 Independent School District Proposed 1855 Creation unknown 1855–1856
View New School District Kennett Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District unknown 1856
View New School District East Nantmeal Township-Warwick Township Proposed 1857 Independent School District unknown 1857
View New School District Kennett Square Borough Proposed 1857 School Separation unknown 1857
View New School District Kennett Township-New Garden Township Proposed 1857 Independent School District unknown 1857
View New School District Lower Oxford Township-Penn Township-Upper Oxford Township Proposed 1857 Independent School District unknown 1857
View New Township East Caln Township-West Whiteland Township Proposed 1860 New Township no* 1860
View New School District Pennsbury Township-Pocopson Township Proposed 1859 Independent School District no* 1859–1860
View New Township East Caln Township Proposed 1862 Division no* 1862
View School District Annexation Newlin Township Proposed 1868 School District Boundary Realignment unknown 1868
View School District Annexation Newlin Township-West Marlborough Township Proposed 1868 School District Boundary Realignment (1) unknown 1868
View School District Annexation Newlin Township-West Marlborough Township Proposed 1868 School District Boundary Realignment (2) unknown 1868
View Boundary Realignment Delaware-Pennsylvania Proposed 1869 Boundary Realignment unknown 1869
View Annexation West Whiteland Township-East Caln Township Proposed 1868 Annexation no* 1868–1869
View New School District East Nottingham Township-West Nottingham Township Proposed 1872 Independent School District unknown 1872
View Charter Amendment Kennett Square Borough Proposed 1872 Charter Amendment unknown 1872
View School Districts Newlin Township-West Bradford Township Proposed 1872 School District Annexation unknown 1872
View Annexation East Bradford Township-West Whiteland Township to East Caln Township Proposed 1871 Annexation no* 1871–1873
View New Township East Bradford Township-Newlin Township-Pocopson Township-West Bradford Township Proposed 1875 New Township no 1875
View Boundary Realignment Highland Township-Londonderry Township to West Marlborough Township Proposed 1873 Boundary Realignment unknown 1873–1875
View School District Annexation Sadsbury Township-Atglen Borough Proposed 1876 School District Annexation no 1876
View New School District Caln Township Proposed 1879 Independent School District unknown 1879
View School District Annexation New Garden Township-London Grove Township Proposed 1881 School District Annexation no 1881–1882
View New School District East Brandywine Township-Wallace Township-West Brandywine Township Proposed 1883 Independent School District unknown 1883
View School District Reversion East Marlborough Township-Newlin Township Proposed 1884 School District Reversion unknown 1884
View School District Annexation Tredyffrin Township-Easttown Township Proposed 1889 School District Annexation no 1889
View New Borough Downingtown Borough Proposed 1890 Division no 1890
View New Township Tredyffrin Township Proposed 1891 Division no 1891
View Annexation West Goshen Township-West Chester Borough Proposed 1891 Annexation no 1891
View New Township Tredyffrin Township Proposed 1892 Division no 1892
View Annexation West Goshen Township-West Chester Borough Proposed 1893 Annexation no 1893
View Annexation Valley Township-Sadsbury Township Proposed 1894 Annexation no 1894
View New Borough Nottingham Borough Proposed 1896 Creation no 1896
View Dissolution Hopewell Borough Proposed 1897 Dissolution no* 1897–1899
View Dissolution Hopewell Borough Proposed 1899 Dissolution no* 1899–1900
View New Township Tredyffrin Township Proposed 1903 Division no* 1903–1904
View School District Reversion London Grove Township-Franklin Township Proposed 1906 School District Reversion unknown 1906
View Annexation Coatesville Borough Ordinance of August 1907 no* 1907
View Annexation Coatesville Borough Ordinance of February 1907 no* 1907
View Boundary Realignment East Coventry Township-North Coventry Township Proposed 1925 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1925
View First Class Township Valley Township Proposed 1956 1st Class no 1956
View New Borough Great Valley Borough Proposed 1959 Creation no 1959
View First Class Township Valley Township Proposed 1959 1st Class no 1959
View Home Rule Coatesville City Proposed 1959 Optional Charter no 1959–1960
View Boundary Realignment East Fallowfield Township-Valley Township Proposed 1960 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1960
View Boundary Realignment East Goshen Township-Willistown Township Proposed 1960s Boundary Realignment unknown 1960
View Annexation Downingtown Borough Ordinance 575 no* 1964–1965
View Annexation Downingtown Borough Ordinance 576 no* 1964–1965
View Annexation Downingtown Borough Ordinance 599 no* 1965
View Annexation Downingtown Borough Ordinance 600 no* 1965
View Annexation East Caln Township-Downingtown Borough Proposed 1966 Annexation no* 1966
View Annexation Phoenixville Borough Ordinance 1034 no* 1966
View New Name Valley Forge Township Proposed 1966 Creation no 1966
View Annexation Honey Brook Borough 1966 Ordinance no 1966–1967
View Annexation Spring City Borough Ordinance 228 no* 1968
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 1971-469 unknown 1971
View Annexation Oxford Borough Ordinance 481-1972 unknown 1972
View Home Rule East Whiteland Township Proposed 1973 Home Rule no* 1973
View Home Rule Kennett Square Borough Proposed 1973 Home Rule no* 1973
View Home Rule Lower Oxford Township Proposed 1973 Home Rule no* 1973
View Home Rule Penn Township Proposed 1973 Home Rule no* 1973
View Home Rule (County) Chester County Proposed 1973 Optional Plan no* 1973–1974
View Home Rule Downingtown Borough Proposed 1973 Home Rule no* 1973–1974
View Annexation Uwchlan Township-Upper Uwchlan Township Proposed 1996 Annexation unknown 1996
View Annexation Coatesville City Ordinance 510-74 no 1974–2006