Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Limestone, Township of (Union) municipality or lower Township (Class: 2) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
1850 10

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Union, County of Parent current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View cadastral Union County, Pennsylvania 009 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4211943368 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1217134 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q5495218 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality 600275 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation West Buffalo, Township of Reduction 1850
View Reduction New Berlin, Borough of Expansion Mar 11, 1851
View Reduction Jackson, Township of (Union, defunct) Creation Feb 24, 1854
View Expansion Union, Township of (Union) Reduction 1858
View Expansion Jackson, Township of (Union, defunct) Dissolution Mar 2, 1858
View Reduction Mifflinburg, Borough of Expansion May 22, 1871
View Reduction Mifflinburg, Borough of Expansion Apr 1, 1927
View Reduction Mifflinburg, Borough of Expansion Mar 30, 1931
View Reduction Mifflinburg, Borough of Expansion Nov 7, 1945
View Reduction Mifflinburg, Borough of Expansion Apr 29, 1959
View Reduction New Berlin, Borough of Expansion Dec 30, 1968

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Township 1850
View Township, 2nd Class Apr 28, 1899

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Tribal Land Cession Pennsylvania 1768 Tribal Land Cession yes+ 1768
View County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919
View County Classification Union County 1941 8th to 7th yes Jan 1, 1941
View County Classification Union County 7th to 8th yes Jun 25, 1941
View County Classification Union County 1952 8th to 7th yes Jan 1, 1952

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Limestone 5838378 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Boundary Realignment Limestone Township-West Buffalo Township Proposed 1851 Boundary Realignment no* 1851–1852
View New School District Limestone Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District no* 1856
View Boundary Realignment Snyder County-Union County 1890s Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1896–1899
View Annexation New Berlin Borough Ordinance 46-1 unknown 1946
View Annexation New Berlin Borough Ordinance 66-4 and 66-5 no* 1966
View Annexation New Berlin Borough Ordinance 73-1 unknown 1973
View Annexation New Berlin Borough Ordinance 73-2 unknown 1973
View Home Rule (County) Union County Proposed 1973 Home Rule no* 1973
View Annexation Limestone Township-New Berlin Borough Proposed 1974 Annexation no 1974