Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Huntingdon, County of county County (Class: 6) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Sep 20, 1787 7

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Parent current
Alexandria, Borough of Child current
Allegheny, Township of (Blair) Child former
Antis, Township of Child former
Barre, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Barree, Township of Child current
Birmingham, Borough of (Huntingdon) Child current
Blair, Township of Child former
Brady, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Broad Top City, Borough of Child current
Broad Top, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Broadtop, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Carbon, Township of Child current
Cass, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Cassville, Borough of Child current
Clay, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Coalmont, Borough of Child current
Cromwell, Township of Child current
Dublin, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Dudley, Borough of Child current
Franklin, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Frankstown, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Frankstown, Township of Child former
Gaysport, Borough of (defunct) Child former
Henderson, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Hollidaysburg, Borough of Child former
Hopewell, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Huntingdon, Borough of Child current
Huntingdon, Township of (Huntingdon, defunct) Child most recent
Huston, Township of (Blair) Child former
Jackson, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Juniata, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Lincoln, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Logan, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Lower West, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Mapleton, Borough of Child current
Marklesburg, Borough of Child current
Mill Creek, Borough of Child current
Mill Creek, Township of (Huntingdon, proposed) Child proposed
Miller, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Morris, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Mount Union, Borough of Child current
Newry, Borough of (Huntingdon, unknown) Child most recent
Oneida, Township of Child current
Orbisonia, Borough of Child current
Penn, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Petersburg, Borough of (Huntingdon) Child current
Porter, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Rockhill Furnace, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Rockhill, Borough of Child current
Saltillo, Borough of Child current
Scottsville, Place of (unincorporated) Child unincorporated
Shade Gap, Borough of Child current
Shirley, Township of Child current
Shirleysburg, Borough of Child current
Smithfield, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Snyder, Township of (Blair) Child former
Springfield, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Spruce Creek, Township of Child current
Tell, Township of Child current
Three Springs, Borough of Child current
Tod, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Todd, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Tyrone, Township of (Blair) Child former
Union, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Upper West, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Walker, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Warrior's Mark, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Warriors Mark, Township of (Huntingdon) Child current
Warriorsmark, Township of (Huntingdon, alternate) Child variant
West, Township of Child current
Williamsburg, Borough of (Huntingdon, defunct) Child most recent
Wood, Township of Child current
Woodbury, Township of (Blair) Child former

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County 42061 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1213672 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q494077 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: County 31 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Bedford, County of Reduction Sep 20, 1787
View Swap Cumberland, County of Swap 1789
View Swap Mifflin, County of Swap 1791
View Reduction Mifflin, County of Expansion Mar 29, 1792
View Reduction Centre, County of Creation Feb 13, 1800
View Reduction Cambria, County of Creation (Within) Mar 26, 1804
View Reduction Centre, County of Expansion Mar 26, 1804
View Reduction Clearfield, County of Creation (Within) Mar 26, 1804
View Reduction Somerset, County of Expansion Mar 26, 1804
View Expansion Mifflin, County of Reduction Mar 30, 1812
View Reduction Mifflin, County of Expansion Apr 15, 1834
View Reduction Blair, County of Creation Jul 27, 1846
View Ascertainment Bedford, County of Ascertainment 1853
View Ascertainment Fulton, County of Ascertainment 1853
View Reduction Fulton, County of Expansion 1854

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View County Sep 20, 1787
View County, 7th Class Jul 10, 1919
View County, 6th Class Nov 1, 1971

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Magisterial District Huntingdon Township 1789 New Magisterial District yes* 1789
View New Township Franklin Township 1789 Creation yes+ Mar 1789
View Annexation Huntingdon Township-Barree Township 1790 Annexation yes* 1790
View New Township Springfield Township 1790 Creation yes+ Dec 1790
View New Township Union Township 1791 Creation yes+ Jun 1791
View New Township Allegheny Township 1793 Creation yes* Nov 1793
View New Township Morris Township 1794 Creation yes+ Aug 1794
View Boundary Realignment Hopewell Township-Huntingdon Township 1796 Boundary Realignment yes* 1792–1796
View New Borough Huntingdon Borough 1796 Creation yes Mar 29, 1796
View New Township West Township 1796 Creation yes+ Apr 1796
View New Township Warriors Mark Township 1798 Creation yes+ Jan 1798
View Boundary Realignment Allegheny Township-Tyrone Township 1810 Boundary Realignment yes* 1809–1810
View New Township Tell Township 1810 Creation yes+ Apr 1810
View New Township Antis Township 1810 Creation yes* Aug 1810
View New Township Henderson Township-Porter Township 1814 Creation yes+ Nov 1814
View Boundary Realignment Antis Township-Warriors Mark Township 1816 Boundary Realignment yes* 1815
View Boundary Realignment Franklin Township-Warriors Mark Township 1816 Boundary Realignment yes* 1815–1816
View Annexation Tell Township-Dublin Township 1822 Annexation yes* 1822
View New Township Walker Township 1827 Creation yes* Apr 1827
View New Borough Alexandria Borough 1827 Creation yes Apr 11, 1827
View New Borough Williamsburg Borough 1828 Creation yes Mar 21, 1828
View New Borough Birmingham Borough 1829 Creation yes Apr 14, 1829
View New Borough Petersburg Borough 1830 Creation yes May 11, 1830
View Charter Revival Birmingham Borough 1831 Charter Revival yes* 1831
View Annexation West Township-Henderson Township 1832 Annexation yes* 1830–1832
View Annexation Woodbury Township-Williamsburg Borough 1832 Annexation yes Apr 3, 1832
View New Borough Frankstown Borough 1832 Creation yes May 18, 1832
View New Township Cromwell Township 1836 Creation yes* Jan 1836
View Boundary Realignment Hopewell Township-Walker Township 1836 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1836
View New Borough Hollidaysburg Borough 1836 Creation yes Aug 10, 1836
View New Borough Shirleysburg Borough 1837 Creation yes Apr 7, 1837
View New Township Todd Township 1838 Creation yes* Apr 11, 1838
View New Township Blair Township 1839 Creation yes Jan 19, 1839
View Separation Williamsburg Borough 1839 Separation yes Jul 2, 1839
View Annexation West Township-Porter Township 1840 Annexation yes* 1840
View Election Separation Hollidaysburg Borough 1840 Election Separation yes Mar 7, 1840
View Dissolution Williamsburg Borough 1840 Dissolution yes Mar 31, 1840
View Boundary Realignment Porter Township-West Township 1841 Boundary Realignment yes* 1841
View Annexation Tyrone Township-Snyder Township 1841 Annexation yes* 1840–1841
View Annexation West Township-Henderson Township 1841 Annexation yes* 1841
View New Township Snyder Township 1841 Creation yes* Jan 14, 1841
View Dissolution Frankstown Borough 1841 Dissolution yes Apr 22, 1841
View New Borough Gaysport Borough 1841 Creation yes Jun 1, 1841
View Annexation Shirley Township-Shirleysburg Borough 1842 Annexation yes* 1842
View New Township Huston Township 1842 Creation yes* Aug 19, 1842
View New Township Cass Township 1843 Creation yes* Jan 21, 1843
View New School District Birmingham Borough-Warriors Mark Township 1844 New School District yes* 1844
View Annexation Shirley Township-Shirleysburg Borough 1844 Annexation yes* 1844
View New Township Jackson Township (Huntingdon) 1845 Creation yes* Jan 15, 1845
View Separation Gaysport Borough 1845 Separation yes Feb 19, 1845
View New Township Clay Township 1845 Creation yes* Apr 15, 1845
View School District Annexation Blair Township-Hollidaysburg Borough 1846 School District Annexation yes* 1846
View New Township Brady Township 1846 Creation yes* Apr 25, 1846
View New Township Penn Township 1846 Creation yes* Nov 21, 1846
View Boundary Realignment Barree Township-West Township 1847 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1845–1847
View Annexation Shirley Township-Shirleysburg Borough 1850 Annexation yes* 1850
View Annexation Shirley Township-Shirleysburg Borough 1851 Annexation yes* 1851
View Annexation Shirleysburg Borough-Shirley Township 1851 Annexation yes* 1851
View Annexation Shirleysburg Borough-Shirley Township 1852 Annexation (1) yes* 1852
View Annexation Shirleysburg Borough-Shirley Township 1852 Annexation (2) yes* 1852
View Annexation Shirleysburg Borough-Shirley Township 1852 Annexation (3) yes* 1852
View New Borough Cassville Borough 1853 Creation yes Mar 25, 1853
View General Law Huntingdon Borough 1855 Partial General Law yes* 1855
View Annexation Shirley Township-Shirleysburg Borough 1855 Annexation yes* 1855
View New Borough Orbisonia Borough 1855 Creation yes Dec 27, 1855
View Boundary Realignment Cass Township-Cassville Borough 1856 Boundary Realignment yes Apr 21, 1856
View New Township Oneida Township 1856 Creation yes* Aug 20, 1856
View New Township Juniata Township 1856 Creation yes* Nov 19, 1856
View Boundary Realignment Barree Township-West Township 1857 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1857
View New Township Carbon Township 1858 Creation yes* Apr 23, 1858
View Boundary Realignment Henderson Township-Oneida Township 1860 Boundary Realignment yes* 1859–1860
View Boundary Realignment Franklin Township-Warriors Mark Township 1864 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1863–1864
View New Borough Coalmont Borough 1864 Creation yes* Dec 21, 1864
View General Law Huntingdon Borough 1865 General Law yes Apr 14, 1865
View School District Annexation Henderson Township-Oneida Township 1866 School District Annexation yes* 1866
View New School District Orbisonia Borough School District 1866 Creation yes* 1866
View New Township Lincoln Township 1866 Creation yes* Aug 18, 1866
View New Borough Mapleton Borough 1866 Creation yes Aug 18, 1866
View General Law Petersburg Borough Reconstructed 1851-1867 General Law yes? 1851–1867
View New Borough Mount Union Borough 1867 Creation yes Jun 6, 1867
View Charter Amendment Birmingham Borough 1868 Charter Amendment yes* 1868
View Annexation Mount Union Borough-Shirley Township 1868 Annexation yes* 1867–1868
View New Borough Broad Top City Borough 1868 Creation yes Aug 19, 1868
View New Borough Three Springs Borough 1869 Creation yes Dec 1, 1869
View Boundary Realignment Oneida Township-West Township 1870 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1867–1870
View New Borough Shade Gap Borough 1871 Creation yes Apr 29, 1871
View Boundary Realignment Henderson Township-Oneida Township 1872 Boundary Realignment yes* 1872
View School District Reversion Oneida Township-Henderson Township 1872 School District Reversion yes* 1872
View Annexation Porter Township-Walker Township 1872 Annexation yes* 1870–1872
View Charter Amendment (Annexation-General) Huntingdon Borough 1873 Charter Amendment (Annexation-General) yes* 1873
View Boundary Realignment Lincoln Township-Todd Township 1873 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1872–1873
View New Borough Marklesburg Borough 1873 Creation yes Nov 19, 1873
View Annexation Shade Gap Borough-Dublin Township 1873 Annexation yes Nov 26, 1873
View Annexation Huntingdon Borough 1874 Ordinance yes* 1874
View General Law Shirleysburg Borough 1874 General Law yes Aug 12, 1874
View New Borough Saltillo Borough 1875 Creation yes Dec 1, 1875
View New Borough Dudley Borough 1876 Creation yes Dec 6, 1876
View New Township Logan Township (PA) 1878 Creation yes* Sep 24, 1878
View Annexation Shirley Township-Mount Union Borough 1880 Annexation yes* 1880
View New Township Miller Township 1880 Creation yes* Nov 8, 1880
View Annexation Cass Township-Cassville Borough 1881 Annexation yes Dec 28, 1881
View Boundary Realignment Barree Township-Miller Township to Jackson Township 1882 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1882
View Charter Amendment (Executive) Mount Union Borough 1882 Charter Amendment (Burgess) yes Apr 12, 1882
View Annexation Lincoln Township-Penn Township to Marklesburg Borough 1882 Annexation yes May 8, 1882
View Annexation Cromwell Township-Orbisonia Borough 1882 Annexation yes* Aug 1, 1882
View General Law Alexandria Borough 1884 General Law yes Feb 11, 1884
View New Township Smithfield Township 1886 Creation yes* Mar 24, 1886
View New Borough Rockhill Borough 1887 Creation yes Jun 16, 1887
View Annexation Logan Township-Petersburg Borough 1894 Annexation yes* 1893–1894
View New School District Petersburg Borough School District 1894 Creation yes* 1893–1894
View Annexation Shirley Township-Mount Union Borough 1894 Annexation yes* 1893–1894
View New Township Spruce Creek Township 1895 Creation yes* Sep 9, 1895
View Township Classification Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification yes Apr 28, 1899
View New Township Wood Township 1905 Creation yes* Mar 6, 1905
View Annexation Mount Union Borough 1907 Ordinance yes* 1907
View New Borough Mill Creek Borough 1907 Creation yes Mar 25, 1907
View Annexation Three Springs Borough 1908 Ordinance yes* 1908
View Annexation Marklesburg Borough 1909 Ordinance yes Feb 21, 1910
View Boundary Realignment Logan Township-West Township 1917 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1916–1917
View Annexation Mount Union Borough Ordinance 119 and 123 yes* 1920
View General Law Huntingdon Borough 1933 General Law yes Jan 3, 1933
View Annexation Mount Union Borough Ordinance 357 yes* Dec 23, 1952
View Annexation Mapleton Borough Ordinance 76 yes May 16, 1961
View Annexation Petersburg Borough Ordinance 45 yes* 1962
View Annexation Mapleton Borough Ordinance 84 yes* 1963
View Annexation Huntingdon Borough Ordinance 396 yes Feb 5, 1970
View Annexation Huntingdon Borough Ordinance 397 yes Feb 5, 1970
View Annexation Huntingdon Borough Ordinance 398 yes Feb 5, 1970
View Annexation Huntingdon Borough Ordinance 407 yes Jun 26, 1970
View Annexation Oneida Township-Huntingdon Borough 2005 Annexation yes* 2005

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Resolution: [Classifying Huntingdon County as a sixth class county] Nov 1, 1971
View Election: "Should approximately 79.235 acres of undeveloped land located in the Oneida Township Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Westminster Woods, known as Uniform Parcel Identifier 34-09-35.1, be annexed to and made a part of the Borough of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County Pennsylvania?" May 17, 2005

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Law Library Visit
Miscellaneous Grantee Index (1948–1970s)
Miscellaneous Grantee Index bk. 1–3 (form–1948)
Miscellaneous Grantor Index (1948–1970s)
Miscellaneous Grantor Index bk. 1–3 (form–1948)
Miscellaneous Index (Com.Pl.) bk. 4 (1936–1972)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. G–H (1822–1838)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. I–M (1838–1869)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. N–Q (1870–1895)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. R (1895–1903)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. S (1903–1911)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. T–A6 (1911–comp)
Road Docket bk. 1–4 (1881–2005)

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Huntingdon County 17500451 96 103
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Huntingdon County 5837593 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Huntingdon County 36433025 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Barree Township Proposed 1792 Division unknown 1792
View New Township Allegheny Township Proposed 1801 Division unknown 1801
View Boundary Realignment Centre County to Huntingdon County-Lycoming County Proposed 1801 Boundary Realignment unknown 1801
View New Township Huntingdon Township Proposed 1806 Division unknown 1806
View New Township Huntingdon Township Proposed 1808 Division unknown 1808
View Boundary Realignment Morris Township-Tyrone Township Proposed 1811 Boundary Realignment unknown 1811
View Boundary Realignment Allegheny Township-Frankstown Township Proposed 1816 Boundary Realignment unknown 1816
View New Township Hopewell Township-Porter Township Proposed 1820 New Township no* 1820–1821
View Annexation Antis Township-Tyrone Township to Warriors Mark Township Proposed 1829 Annexation unknown 1829
View Annexation Porter Township-Alexandria Borough Proposed 1831 Annexation unknown 1831
View Boundary Realignment Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1835 Boundary Realignment unknown 1835
View Annexation West Township-Porter Township Proposed 1838 Annexation unknown 1838
View New Borough Newry Borough Proposed 1839 Creation unknown 1839
View New Township Warriors Mark Township Proposed 1840 Division no* 1840
View Boundary Realignment Centre County-Huntingdon County Proposed 1841 Boundary Realignment unknown 1841
View Annexation Warriors Mark Township-Snyder Township Proposed 1841 Annexation unknown 1841
View New Township Woodbury Township Proposed 1841 Division unknown 1841
View Boundary Realignment Porter Township-Walker Township Proposed 1843 Boundary Realignment unknown 1843
View New Township Barree Township Proposed 1842 Division no* 1842–1844
View Boundary Realignment Centre County-Huntingdon County Proposed 1845 Boundary Realignment unknown 1845
View New Township Morris Township Proposed 1844 Division no* 1844–1845
View New Township West Township Proposed 1844 Division no* 1844–1845
View Boundary Realignment Bedford County-Huntingdon County Proposed 1845 Boundary Realignment no* 1845–1847
View New Township Union Township Proposed 1846 Division no 1846–1847
View Boundary Realignment Centre County to Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1851 Boundary Realignment unknown 1851
View Boundary Realignment Centre County to Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1852 Boundary Realignment unknown 1852
View New Township Union Township Proposed 1851 Division no 1851–1852
View Boundary Realignment Centre County to Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1853 Boundary Realignment unknown 1853
View Boundary Realignment Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1855 Boundary Realignment no* 1855–1856
View New Township Barree Township-Jackson Township Proposed 1859 New Township no 1859
View Boundary Realignment Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1856 Boundary Realignment no* 1856–1859
View Boundary Realignment Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1859 Boundary Realignment unknown 1859
View Annexation Henderson Township-Brady Township Proposed 1861 Annexation no 1861–1862
View New Township Carbon Township Proposed 1865 Division no* 1865
View New School District Hopewell Township-Lincoln Township Proposed 1868 Independent School District unknown 1868
View New Township Barree Township Proposed 1870 Division no* 1870
View New Township Juniata Township-Porter Township-Walker Township Proposed 1871 New Township no 1871–1872
View Dissolution Shade Gap Borough-Dublin Township Proposed 1873 Merger no 1873
View New Township Barree Township Proposed 1875 Division no 1875
View School District Annexation Barree Township-West Township Proposed 1877 School District Annexation unknown 1877
View New Township West Township Proposed 1877 Division no 1877
View New Township Dublin Township Proposed 1879 Division no 1879
View Boundary Realignment Centre County-Huntingdon County Proposed 1890 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1890–1894
View Boundary Realignment Centre County-Huntingdon County Proposed 1895 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1895
View Boundary Realignment Miller Township-Oneida Township Proposed 1895 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1895
View Boundary Realignment Huntingdon County-Juniata County Proposed 1896 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1896
View New Borough Mill Creek Borough Proposed 1896 Creation no 1896–1897
View Boundary Realignment Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1895 Boundary Ascertainment no* 1895–1900
View School District Annexation Henderson Township-Huntingdon Borough Proposed 1901 School District Annexation unknown 1901
View New Township Union Township Proposed 1910 Division no* 1910
View Boundary Realignment Bedford County-Huntingdon County 1900s Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1907–1917
View Annexation Shirley Township-Shirleysburg Borough 1946 Annexation unknown 1946
View Boundary Realignment Juniata Township-Walker Township 1953 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1953
View Annexation Smithfield Township Ordinance 1970-5 no 1972–1974