Government Detail
Summary
Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
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Indiana, County of | county | County (Class: 6) | no |
Detail
Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
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Mar 30, 1803 | 4 |
Map
Related
Identifier
Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
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View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42063 | Lead | |
View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1213673 | Lead | View |
View | other | Wikidata | Q494146 | Lead | View |
View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 32 | Lead |
Affected Government
Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
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View | Creation (Within) | Lycoming, County of | Reduction | Mar 30, 1803 |
View | Creation (Within) | Westmoreland, County of | Expansion | Mar 30, 1803 |
View | Creation (Within) | Westmoreland, County of | Part | Mar 30, 1803 |
View | Expansion | Jefferson, County of | Whole (Within) | Nov 3, 1806 |
View | Expansion | Westmoreland, County of | Reduction | Nov 3, 1806 |
View | Separation | Westmoreland, County of | Reduction | Nov 3, 1806 |
View | Reduction | Jefferson, County of | Separation | Oct 1, 1830 |
View | Swap | Cambria, County of | Swap | Apr 14, 1840 |
View | Ascertainment | Cambria, County of | Ascertainment | 1849–1850 |
View | Ascertainment | Clearfield, County of | Ascertainment | 1849–1850 |
View | Expansion | Cambria, County of | Reduction | Apr 30, 1855 |
View | Expansion | Clearfield, County of | Reduction | Apr 30, 1855 |
View | Reduction | Cambria, County of | Expansion | 1977–1980 |
Affected Government Form
Detail | Government Form | Date |
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View | County (Unorganized) | Mar 30, 1803 |
View | County | Nov 3, 1806 |
View | County, 6th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
Other Successful Event Links
Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
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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 | Annexation | Northumberland County-Westmoreland County 1785 Annexation | yes+ | 1785 |
View | New County | Cambria County-Clearfield County-Jefferson County-McKean County-Potter County-Tioga County 1804 Creation | yes+ | Mar 26, 1804 |
View | New Township | Chinclelcamousche Township 1804 Creation | yes* | Aug 1804 |
View | New Township | Black Lick Township-Center Township-Conemaugh Township-Washington Township 1807 Creation | yes+ | 1807 |
View | New Township | Mahoning Township 1807 Creation | yes+ | 1807 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Somerset County-Westmoreland County 1810 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1798–1810 |
View | New Township | Green Township 1816 Creation | yes* | 1816 |
View | New Borough | Indiana Borough 1816 Creation | yes | Mar 11, 1816 |
View | New Township | Perry Township 1818 Creation | yes* | 1818 |
View | Separation (County) | Jefferson County 1824 Partial Separation | yes+ | Jan 21, 1824 |
View | New Borough | Blairsville Borough 1825 Creation | yes | May 2, 1825 |
View | New Township | Ridgway Township 1826 Creation | yes* | 1826 |
View | New Township | Young Township 1826 Creation | yes* | 1826 |
View | New Township | Rose Township 1827 Creation | yes* | 1827 |
View | Annexation | Indiana Borough 1827 Annexation | yes | Apr 16, 1827 |
View | New Township | Young Township 1830 Creation | yes* | 1830 |
View | New Township | Montgomery Township 1834 Creation | yes* | 1834 |
View | New Borough | Armagh Borough 1834 Creation | yes | Apr 9, 1834 |
View | New Township | Brush Valley Township 1835 Creation | yes* | 1835 |
View | Separation | Indiana Borough 1835 Separation | yes | Apr 10, 1835 |
View | New Borough | Saltsburg Borough 1838 Creation | yes | May 4, 1838 |
View | New Township | White Township 1843 Creation | yes* | 1843 |
View | School District Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough 1844 School District Annexation | yes | Apr 22, 1844 |
View | New Township | Rayne Township 1845 Creation | yes* | 1845 |
View | Annexation | Center Township-Brush Valley Township 1846 Annexation | yes* | 1846 |
View | Annexation | Center Township-Green Township 1846 Annexation | yes* | 1846 |
View | New Township | East Mahoning Township-North Mahoning Township-South Mahoning Township-West Mahoning Township 1846 Creation | yes* | Feb 6, 1846 |
View | Annexation | Rayne Township-White Township 1846 Annexation | yes | Apr 21, 1846 |
View | New Township | Canoe Township 1847 Creation | yes* | 1847 |
View | Annexation | Montgomery Township-North Mahoning Township 1847 Annexation | yes | Mar 16, 1847 |
View | School District Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough 1848 School District Annexation | yes | Apr 10, 1848 |
View | School District Annexation | Center Township-White Township 1849 School District Annexation | yes* | 1849 |
View | Annexation | Black Lick Township-Blairsville Borough 1849 Annexation | yes | Apr 9, 1849 |
View | New School District | Clarksburg School District 1850 Creation | yes* | 1850 |
View | New Township | Pine Township 1850 Creation | yes* | 1850 |
View | Annexation | Conemaugh Township-Saltsburg Borough 1850 Annexation | yes | Mar 4, 1850 |
View | Annexation | Armstong Township-Center Township 1850 Annexation | yes | May 10, 1850 |
View | School District Annexation | Washington Township-Armstrong Township 1851 School District Annexation | yes* | 1851 |
View | Annexation | Rayne Township-White Township 1851 Annexation | yes | Mar 11, 1851 |
View | New Borough | Shelocta Borough 1851 Creation | yes | Apr 15, 1851 |
View | General Law | Indiana Borough 1851 General Law | yes | Jun 28, 1851 |
View | School District Annexation | Wheatfield Township-Armagh Borough 1852 School District Annexation | yes* | 1852 |
View | Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough 1852 Annexation | yes | Apr 27, 1852 |
View | General Law | Saltsburg Borough 1852 General Law | yes | Jun 28, 1852 |
View | New Borough | Jacksonville Borough 1852 Creation | yes* | Sep 28, 1852 |
View | New Township | Burrell Township 1853 Creation | yes* | 1853 |
View | New Township | Cherryhill Township 1854 Creation | yes* | 1854 |
View | Plat Recording | Indiana Borough 1854 Plat Recording | yes* | 1854 |
View | New Borough | Smicksburg Borough 1854 Creation | yes | Jun 28, 1854 |
View | Annexation | Armstrong Township-Shelocta Borough 1857 Annexation | yes+ | 1857 |
View | New Borough | Mechanicsburg Borough 1857 Creation | yes* | Jan 2, 1857 |
View | Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough 1858 Annexation | yes | Mar 9, 1858 |
View | New Borough | Taylorsville Borough 1858 Creation | yes* | Jun 24, 1858 |
View | New Township | East Wheatfield Township-West Wheatfield Township 1860 Creation | yes* | Apr 6, 1860 |
View | School District Annexation | Armstrong Township-Shelocta Borough 1861 School District Annexation | yes* | 1861 |
View | School District Reversion | Shelocta Borough-Armstrong Township 1862 School District Reversion | yes* | 1862 |
View | Annexation | Brush Valley Township-Mechanicsburg Borough 1862 Annexation | yes | Mar 8, 1862 |
View | Annexation | Rayne Township-White Township 1862 Annexation | yes | Apr 7, 1862 |
View | New Township | Grant Township 1865 Creation | yes* | Dec 26, 1865 |
View | Annexation | South Mahoning Township-East Mahoning Township 1867 Annexation | yes | Apr 13, 1867 |
View | Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough 1867 Annexation | yes | May 22, 1867 |
View | New Township | Buffington Township 1867 Creation | yes* | Jun 27, 1867 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Black Lick Township-Conemaugh Township 1868 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1868 |
View | Annexation | Indiana Borough-White Township 1868 Annexation | yes* | 1868 |
View | New Township | Banks Township 1868 Creation | yes* | Jun 27, 1868 |
View | School District Annexation | Brush Valley Township-Mechanicsburg Borough 1869 School District Annexation | yes* | 1869 |
View | New Borough | Marion Borough 1869 Creation | yes | Jun 23, 1869 |
View | School District Annexation | Canoe Township-Grant Township-Montgomery Township to Banks Township 1870 School District Annexation | yes* | 1870 |
View | Annexation | Brush Valley Township-Mechanicsburg Borough 1870 Annexation | yes | May 9, 1870 |
View | New Borough | West Indiana Borough 1870 Creation | yes | Oct 15, 1870 |
View | School District Annexation | Burrell Township-Blairsville Borough 1871 School District Annexation | yes* | 1871 |
View | Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough 1871 Annexation (1) | yes | Feb 17, 1871 |
View | Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough 1871 Annexation (2) | yes | May 25, 1871 |
View | New Borough | Homer City Borough 1872 Creation | yes* | Sep 26, 1872 |
View | School District Annexation | East Mahoning Township-Marion Borough 1873 School District Annexation | yes* | 1873 |
View | Annexation | Indiana Borough-West Indiana Borough 1873 Annexation | yes* | 1873 |
View | School District Reversion | Mechanicsburg Borough-Brush Valley Township 1873 School District Reversion | yes* | 1873 |
View | Dissolution | Taylorsville Borough-Green Township 1873 Merger | yes* | Apr 15, 1874 |
View | Annexation | Saltsburg Borough 1874 Ordinance | yes* | 1874–1875 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Canoe Township-Grant Township 1877 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1876–1877 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Rayne Township-Washington Township 1877 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1877 |
View | School District Reversion | East Mahoning Township-Marion Borough 1880 School District Reversion | yes* | 1878–1880 |
View | School District Annexation | East Mahoning Township-Grant Township 1884 School District Annexation | yes* | 1883–1884 |
View | School District Reversion | East Mahoning Township-Marion Borough 1885 School District Reversion | yes* | 1884–1885 |
View | Annexation | White Township-Rayne Township 1887 Annexation | yes | May 18, 1887 |
View | Annexation | Burrell Township-Blairsville Borough 1891 Annexation | yes* | Jan 30, 1891 |
View | General Law | Armagh Borough 1891 General Law | yes | Mar 9, 1891 |
View | Plat Recording | Blairsville Borough 1892 Plat Recording | yes* | 1892 |
View | Annexation | Indiana Borough 1892 Ordinance | yes* | 1892 |
View | Annexation | West Indiana Borough 1892 Ordinance | yes* | 1892 |
View | New Name | Marion Center Borough 1892 Creation | yes* | Mar 7, 1892 |
View | General Law | Blairsville Borough 1892 Partial General Law | yes | Mar 8, 1892 |
View | Annexation | Indiana Borough 1893 Ordinance | yes* | 1893 |
View | Annexation | West Indiana Borough-Indiana Borough 1894 Annexation | yes* | 1894 |
View | Annexation | Center Township-Homer City Borough 1894 Annexation | yes* | Jan 4, 1894 |
View | New Borough | Glen Campbell Borough 1894 Creation | yes* | Sep 27, 1894 |
View | Dissolution | West Indiana Borough-Indiana Borough 1895 Consolidation | yes | Aug 14, 1895 |
View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
View | General Law | Pennsylvania 1903 Consolidated Borough General Law | yes* | Feb 26, 1903 |
View | Annexation | Homer City Borough Ordinance 37 | yes | Sep 6, 1904 |
View | School District Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough 1905 School District Annexation | yes* | 1905 |
View | New Borough | Creekside Borough 1905 Creation | yes | Jun 12, 1905 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Green Township-Pine Township 1908 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1908 |
View | New Borough | Clymer Borough 1908 Creation | yes | Mar 2, 1908 |
View | New Borough | Plumville Borough 1909 Creation | yes | Dec 17, 1909 |
View | Annexation | Clymer Borough Ordinance 45 | yes | Apr 29, 1915 |
View | General Law | Indiana Borough 1916 General Law | yes | May 2, 1916 |
View | Annexation | Clymer Borough Ordinance 46 | yes* | Apr 6, 1917 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Armstrong Township-Center Township 1919 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1918–1919 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Armstrong Township-Young Township 1919 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1918–1919 |
View | Dissolution | Mechanicsburg Borough-Brush Valley Township 1919 Merger | yes* | Sep 20, 1919 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Armstrong Township-Washington Township 1922 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1922 |
View | Annexation | Indiana Borough Ordinance 350 | yes* | 1922 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 111 | yes* | Dec 12, 1927 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 114 | yes* | Dec 12, 1927 |
View | Annexation | White Township-Indiana Borough Reconstructed 1895-1930 Annexation | yes? | 1895–1930 |
View | Annexation | Homer City Borough Ordinance 96 | yes* | Nov 16, 1940 |
View | Annexation | Homer City Borough Ordinance 110 | yes* | Jan 7, 1946 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 214 | yes* | Nov 6, 1946 |
View | Annexation | Homer City Borough Ordinance 124 | yes* | Jun 21, 1948 |
View | Annexation | Homer City Borough Ordinance 132 | yes* | Dec 20, 1948 |
View | Annexation | Homer City Borough Ordinance 135 | yes* | Nov 9, 1949 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 250 | yes* | Mar 13, 1951 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 256 | yes* | Mar 13, 1951 |
View | Annexation | Homer City Borough Ordinance 153 | yes* | Aug 25, 1952 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 258 | yes | Aug 19, 1953 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 267 | yes | Aug 19, 1953 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 277 | yes | Feb 26, 1955 |
View | Annexation | Blairsville Borough Ordinance 296 | yes | Nov 7, 1956 |
View | Annexation | Indiana Borough Ordinance 669 | yes* | 1958–1959 |
View | Annexation | Indiana Borough Ordinance 704 | yes | May 17, 1961 |
View | New Borough | Ernest Borough 1980 Creation | yes | Jan 7, 1980 |
View | Dissolution | Jacksonville Borough-Black Lick Township 1993 Merger | yes | Jan 1, 1993 |
View | Home Rule | Grant Township 2015 Home Rule | yes | Nov 21, 2015 |
Government Action
Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
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View | Election: [For or against the consolidation of the Borough of Indiana and the Borough of West Indiana into one borough by the name, style, and title of the Borough of Indiana] | Aug 3, 1895 | |||
View | Election: "Shall the Borough of Jacksonville merge and become part of the Township of Black Lick, a township of the second class, which shall continue as the Township of Black Lick, a township of the second class, and have township officers and supervisors as provided in the township code? The merger shall occur if and only if, it is approved by a majority vote in Jacksonville Borough and a majority vote in Black Lick Township. If approved, the merger shall be effective on January 1, 1993. At such time, Jacksonville Borough shall becone a part of Black Lick Township and shall thereafter be known as the village of Jacksonville. Black Lick Township shall continue to operate under its current form of government." | Nov 3, 1992 | |||
View | Charter Commission Election: "Shall a government study commission of seven members be elected to study the existing form of government of the municipality, to consider the advisability of the adoption of a home rule charter; and if advisable, to draft and to recommend a home rule charter?" | May 19, 2015 | Certified Jun 3, 2015 | ||
View | Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated August 25, 2015, of the Grant Township Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by Grant Township?" | Nov 3, 2015 | Certified Nov 21, 2015 |
Research Log
Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
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Charter Index | bk. A–I (1865–1998) | ||
Criminal Docket | bk. 47–50 (1970–1976) | ||
Deed Grantee Index | bk. Corporation (form–1928) | ||
Deed Grantor Index | bk. Corporation (form–1928) | ||
Law Library Visit | |||
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. 1–2 (1976–2000s) | ||
Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 3–29 (1841–1932) | ||
Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 30–46 (1933–1970) | ||
Road Docket | bk. 11 (1969–1977) |
National Archives
Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
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View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Indiana County | 17500451 | 184 | 207 | |
View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Indiana County | 17500451 | 267 | 267 | |
View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Indiana County | 5837621 | 1 | 1 |
View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Indiana County | 36433035 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
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View | New Township | Wheatfield Township Proposed 1807 Division | unknown | 1807 |
View | New Township | Jefferson County Proposed 1810 New Township | unknown | 1810 |
View | New Township | Jefferson County Proposed 1813 New Township | unknown | 1813 |
View | New Township | Wheatfield Township Proposed 1813 Division | unknown | 1813 |
View | New Township | Jefferson County Proposed 1814 New Township | unknown | 1814 |
View | New Township | Jefferson County Proposed 1817 New Township | unknown | 1817 |
View | Annexation | Center Township-Wheatfield Township to Brush Valley Township Proposed 1836 Annexation | unknown | 1836 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Brush Valley Township-Center Township Proposed 1839 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1839–1840 |
View | New Township | Two Lick Township Proposed 1840 Creation | unknown | 1840 |
View | New Township | Mahoning Township Proposed 1841 Division | unknown | 1841 |
View | New Township | Black Lick Township Proposed 1842 Division | unknown | 1842 |
View | Plat Recording | Saltsburg Borough Proposed 1842 Plat Recording | unknown | 1842 |
View | Annexation | Centre Township-Green Township Proposed 1845 Annexation | unknown | 1845 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Armstrong Township-Young Township Proposed 1847 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1847 |
View | New Township | Cap Township Proposed 1844 Creation | unknown | 1844–1848 |
View | New Township | Green Township-Washington Township Proposed 1848 New Township | unknown | 1848 |
View | New School District | Black Lick Township-Conemaugh Township Proposed 1857 Independent School District | unknown | 1857 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Black Lick Township-Conemaugh Township Proposed 1857 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1857–1859 |
View | New School District | Washington Township Proposed 1860 Independent School District | unknown | 1860 |
View | New Borough | West Indiana Borough Proposed 1860 Creation | no | 1860 |
View | School District Annexation | Green Township-Pine Township Proposed 1864 School District Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1864 |
View | School District Annexation | Burrell Township-Blairsville Borough Proposed 1868 School District Annexation | unknown | 1868 |
View | New Borough | Marion Borough Proposed 1868 Creation | no | 1868 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Brush Valley Township-Buffington Township Proposed 1869 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1869 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Buffington Township-Green Township to Pine Township Proposed 1869 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1869 |
View | New Borough | Homer City Borough Proposed 1868 Creation | no | 1868–1869 |
View | New Township | Cherryhill Township-Green Township-Rayne Township Proposed 1869 New Township | no* | 1869–1870 |
View | New Borough | Homer City Borough Proposed 1870 Creation | no* | 1870 |
View | School District Annexation | Armstrong Township-White Township Proposed 1871 School District Annexation | no* | 1871 |
View | New Borough | Homer City Borough Proposed 1871 Creation | no* | 1871 |
View | School District Annexation | Pine Township-Green Township Proposed 1871 School District Annexation | unknown | 1871 |
View | General Law | Blairsville Borough Proposed 1872 Partial General Law | no* | 1872 |
View | School District Annexation | East Mahoning Township-Marion Borough Proposed 1871 School District Annexation | unknown | 1871–1872 |
View | New Borough | Greenville Borough Proposed 1872 Creation | no* | 1872 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Green Township-Pine Township Proposed 1872 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1872–1873 |
View | School District Annexation | Brush Valley Township-Mechanicsburg Borough Proposed 1873 School District Annexation | no* | 1873–1874 |
View | New Borough | Covode Borough Proposed 1874 Creation | no* | 1874 |
View | New School District | Cherryhill Township Proposed 1875 Independent School District | no* | 1875–1876 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Washington Township-White Township Proposed 1874 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1874–1876 |
View | School District Annexation | Brush Valley Township-Mechanicsburg Borough Proposed 1875 School District Annexation | unknown | 1875–1877 |
View | New School District | Canoe Township-East Mahoning Township-Grant Township Proposed 1877 Independent School District | no* | 1877 |
View | Boundary Realignment | East Mahoning Township-North Mahoning Township-South Mahoning Township-West Mahoning Township Proposed 1877 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1877 |
View | New Borough | Plumville Borough Proposed 1877 Creation | no* | 1877 |
View | School District Annexation | West Wheatfield Township-East Wheatfield Township Proposed 1877 School District Annexation | unknown | 1877 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Banks Township-Montgomery Township Proposed 1879 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1879 |
View | School District Annexation | Armstrong Township Proposed 1882 School District Annexation | no* | 1882–1883 |
View | School District Annexation | Young Township-Armstrong Township Proposed 1883 School District Annexation | no* | 1883–1884 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Armstrong County-Indiana County Proposed 1885 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1885 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Armstrong Township-Washington Township-White Township Proposed 1886 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1886 |
View | School District Reversion | Banks Township to Canoe Township-Grant Township-Montgomery Township Proposed 1888 School District Reversion | no* | 1888–1889 |
View | Annexation | Burrell Township-Blairsville Borough Proposed 1889 Annexation | no | 1889 |
View | New School District | Center Township-White Township Proposed 1891 Independent School District | unknown | 1891 |
View | Boundary Realignment | Cambria County-Indiana County Proposed 1893 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1893 |
View | School District Annexation | Rayne Township-Green Township Proposed 1898 School District Annexation | unknown | 1898 |
View | New Borough | Saltsburg Extension Borough Proposed 1898 Creation | no | 1898–1900 |
View | New Borough | Plumville Borough Proposed 1906 Creation | no | 1906 |
View | New School District | Pine Township Proposed 1907 Independent School District | unknown | 1907–1908 |
View | Dissolution | Ernest Borough-Rayne Township Proposed 1980 Merger | no | 1980 |
View | Annexation | Cherryhill Township-Clymer Borough Proposed 2001 Annexation | no* | 2001 |