Government Detail

Summary

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

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Sep 9, 1784 4

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Related

Name Relationship Status
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Parent current
Antrim, Township of Child current
Chambersburg, Borough of Child current
Chambersburg, City of (proposed) Child proposed
Fanet, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Fannett, Township of Child current
Franklin, Township of (Franklin, defunct) Child most recent
Green Castle, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Greencastle, Borough of Child current
Greene, Township of (Franklin) Child current
Guilford, Township of Child current
Hamilton, Township of (Franklin) Child current
Letterkenny, Township of Child current
Lurgan, Township of Child current
Mercersburg, Borough of Child current
Metal, Township of Child current
Mont Alto, Borough of Child current
Montgomery, Township of (Franklin) Child current
Orrstown, Borough of Child current
Peters, Township of (Franklin) Child current
Quincy, Township of Child current
Saint Thomas, Township of Child current
Shippensburg, Borough of Child current
Southampton, Township of (Franklin) Child current
Warren, Township of (Franklin) Child current
Washington, Township of (Franklin) Child current
Waynesboro, Borough of Child current
Waynesburg, Borough of (Franklin, defunct) Child most recent

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County 42055 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1213670 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q494121 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: County 28 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Cumberland, County of Reduction Sep 9, 1784
View Swap Cumberland, County of Swap Mar 17, 1790
View Expansion Bedford, County of Reduction 1798
View Expansion Cumberland, County of Reduction Apr 4, 1835
View Reduction Adams, County of Expansion Apr 16, 1838
View Expansion Adams, County of Reduction Feb 9, 1839
View Swap Perry, County of Swap 1841–1842
View Ascertainment Frederick, County of (MD) Ascertainment 1898–1909
View Ascertainment Washington, County of (MD) Ascertainment 1898–1909

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View County Sep 9, 1784
View County, 6th Class Jul 10, 1919
View County, 5th Class Jan 1, 1972
View County, 4th Class Jan 1, 2012

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Lurgan Township-Southampton Township 1785 Annexation yes* 1785
View New Township Franklin Township (Franklin) 1785 Creation yes* Mar 1785
View New Township Greene Township 1788 Creation yes+ 1788
View New Township Metal Township 1795 Creation yes+ 1795
View New Township Warren Township 1798 Creation yes+ 1798
View New Borough Chambersburg Borough 1803 Creation yes May 2, 1803
View New Borough Greencastle Borough 1805 Creation yes May 7, 1805
View New Township Saint Thomas Township 1818 Creation yes+ 1818
View New Borough Waynesburg Borough 1819 Creation yes May 4, 1819
View Charter Revival Greencastle Borough 1820 Charter Revival yes Mar 28, 1820
View Dissolution Waynesburg Borough-Washington Township 1825 Merger yes Apr 1, 1825
View New Borough Mercersburg Borough 1831 Creation yes Feb 26, 1831
View New Borough Waynesboro Borough 1831 Creation yes Mar 7, 1831
View Dissolution Franklin Township-Chambersburg Borough 1838 Merger yes+ 1838
View New Township Quincy Township 1838 Creation yes+ 1838
View Separation Waynesboro Borough 1843 Separation yes Mar 7, 1843
View Separation Mercersburg Borough 1845 Separation yes Mar 31, 1845
View New Borough Orrstown Borough 1847 Creation yes May 1, 1847
View Charter Amendment (Annexation-General) Mercersburg Borough 1874 Charter Amendment (Annexation-General) yes* 1848
View General Law Waynesboro Borough 1852 General Law yes Apr 15, 1852
View New School District Waynesboro Borough 1853 New School District yes* Mar 1, 1853
View General Law Chambersburg Borough 1853 General Law yes Mar 11, 1853
View School District Dissolution Waynesboro Borough 1853 School District Dissolution yes* Mar 28, 1853
View Annexation Guilford Township-Chambersburg Borough 1860 Annexation yes* 1860
View Annexation Hamilton Township-Chambersburg Borough 1860 Annexation yes* 1860
View Annexation Peters Township-Saint Thomas Township 1860 Annexation yes Mar 8, 1860
View General Law Greencastle Borough 1861 General Law yes Jan 9, 1861
View Annexation Antrim Township-Hamilton Township to Saint Thomas Township 1871 Annexation yes* 1870–1871
View Annexation Montgomery Township-Peters Township to Antrim Township 1873 Annexation yes* 1872–1873
View Charter Amendment Mercersburg Borough 1874 Charter Amendment yes* 1874
View Annexation Montgomery Township-Peters Township 1874 Annexation yes* 1874
View Charter Amendment (Executive) Waynesboro Borough 1879 Charter Amendment (Burgess) yes* 1879
View General Law Mercersburg Borough 1881 General Law yes Dec 20, 1881
View Annexation Washington Township-Waynesboro Borough 1889 Annexation yes* 1888–1889
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1892 Annexation yes* 1892
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough 1892 Annexation yes* 1892
View Township Classification Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification yes Apr 28, 1899
View Annexation Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 4 yes* 1899–1901
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1902 Ordinance yes* 1902
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1903 Ordinance yes* 1903
View Annexation Greencastle Borough Ordinance 4-05 yes Nov 28, 1905
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1907 Ordinance yes* 1907
View Annexation Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 16 yes* 1910
View New Borough Mont Alto Borough 1913 Creation yes Sep 16, 1913
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 184 yes Mar 24, 1915
View Annexation Peters Township-Saint Thomas Township 1917 Annexation yes* 1916–1917
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 129A yes* Dec 31, 1919
View Annexation Mont Alto Borough Ordinance 26 yes Jul 1, 1927
View Annexation Mont Alto Borough Ordinance 14 yes Dec 3, 1927
View Boundary Realignment Fannett Township-Metal Township 1929 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1928–1929
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 309 yes* 1931
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 157 yes* Mar 11, 1931
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1929 Ordinance yes Jul 3, 1931
View Boundary Realignment Guilford Township-Quincy Township 1934 Boundary Ascertainment yes Dec 11, 1934
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 174 yes* Sep 18, 1935
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1939 Ordinance yes* 1939
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 193 yes* 1941
View Election Separation Orrstown Borough 1941 Election Separation yes* Mar 7, 1941
View Annexation Mont Alto Borough Ordinance 45 yes Jan 14, 1943
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 386 yes Nov 3, 1943
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 218 yes* Feb 4, 1949
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 222 yes* Jun 21, 1949
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 446 yes* 1952
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 251 yes* May 19, 1953
View School Districts Fannett-Metal Union School District 1954 Creation yes* 1954
View Annexation Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 90 yes Aug 16, 1954
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1954 Ordinance yes Nov 17, 1954
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 268 yes Mar 4, 1955
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1955 Ordinance yes Jul 7, 1955
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1957 Ordinance yes Jul 19, 1957
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough Ordinance 60-15 yes Jun 3, 1960
View Annexation Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 126 yes* 1960–1961
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough Ordinance 61-34 yes Dec 29, 1961
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough Ordinance 62-5 yes Jul 6, 1962
View Annexation Greencastle Borough Ordinance 5-61 yes Feb 20, 1963
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 554 yes* 1964
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 558 yes* 1964
View Annexation Greencastle Borough Ordinance 4-64 yes Apr 28, 1964
View Annexation Greencastle Borough Ordinance 5-64 yes Jul 20, 1964
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough Ordinance 64-23 yes Sep 2, 1964
View Annexation Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 149 yes Nov 3, 1964
View Annexation Mont Alto Borough Ordinance 108 yes* 1964–1965
View Annexation Mont Alto Borough Ordinance 112 yes* 1965
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough Ordinance 65-22 yes Aug 23, 1965
View Annexation Greencastle Borough Ordinance 6-65 yes Dec 31, 1965
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 581 yes* 1966
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 582 yes* 1966
View Annexation Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 150 yes Jan 5, 1966
View Annexation Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 155 yes Nov 18, 1966
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough Ordinance 67-5 yes May 17, 1967
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough Ordinance 67-16 yes Jun 13, 1967
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 595 yes Nov 7, 1967
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 608 yes Dec 5, 1967
View Annexation Mercersburg Borough Ordinance 166 yes* 1968
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Ordinance 386 yes* Aug 28, 1969
View Annexation Greencastle Borough Ordinance 3-70 yes May 19, 1970
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 692 yes May 26, 1970
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 693 yes May 26, 1970
View Boundary Realignment Antrim Township-Montgomery Township 1990 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1989–1990
View General Law Orrstown Borough 1993 General Law? yes? 1993
View Boundary Realignment Chambersburg Borough-Guilford Township to Greene Township 2007 Boundary Realignment yes Aug 28, 2007
View Boundary Realignment Antrim Township-Guilford Township 2019 Boundary Realignment yes Feb 14, 2019

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Annexation Docket bk. 1
Equity Docket bk. 7–8 (1973–1998)
Law Library Visit
Miscellaneous Docket (Com.Pl.) bk. Z–CC (1986–1998)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1–4
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1870-1882 (1870–1882)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1882-1897–1908-1914 (1882–1914)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1912-1922 (1912–1922)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1922-1930–1930-1942 (1922–1942)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 3–5 (1958–comp)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 1847-1854 (1847–1854)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 1859-1863–1870-1875 (1859–1875)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 1880-1885 (1880–1885)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. K–L (1915–1927)
Road Docket bk. 6 (1949–1962)
Road Record bk. 1849-1863–1864-1875 (1849–1875)

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Franklin County 17500450 1820 1830
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Franklin County 17500451 39 39
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Franklin County 5837523 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Franklin County 36433012 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Greene Township Proposed 1844 Division no 1844–1845
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough-Hamilton Township Proposed 1874 Annexation (Garber) no 1874–1875
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough-Hamilton Township Proposed 1874 Annexation (Uglow) no 1874–1875
View New School District Saint Thomas Township Proposed 1876 Independent School District unknown 1876
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough 1883 Ordinance unknown 1883
View Annexation Shippensburg Borough Proposed 1890 Annexation no 1890
View Annexation Chambersburg Borough Proposed 1892 Annexation no 1892
View Boundary Realignment Hamilton Township-Letterkenny Township Proposed 1895 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1895
View New Borough Mont Alto Borough Proposed 1911 Creation no 1911
View New City Chambersburg City Proposed 1913 Creation no 1913
View Annexation Mont Alto Borough 1937 Ordinance no 1937–1938
View Annexation Franklin County-Cumberland County Proposed 1953 Annexation no 1953–1955
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 520 no 1961
View Annexation Waynesboro Borough Ordinance 744 no* 1973
View Annexation Greencastle Borough 1973 Ordinance no 1973–1974