Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Mechanicsburg, Borough of (Cumberland) municipality or lower Borough no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Apr 12, 1824 May 16, 1828 10

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Cumberland, County of Parent current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View cadastral Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 16 Lead
View cadastral Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 17 Lead
View cadastral Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 18 Lead
View cadastral Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 19 Lead
View cadastral Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 20 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County Subdivision 4204148376 Lead
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: Place 4248376 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1215149 Lead View
View geologic USGS GNIS: Populated Place 1180844 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q1183440 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: Municipality 210363 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Silver Spring, Township of Reduction May 16, 1828
View Expansion? Hampden, Township of Reduction? 1859–1861
View Expansion? Silver Spring, Township of Reduction? 1859–1861
View Expansion Unknown (placeholder) Reduction 1861
View Expansion? Upper Allen, Township of Reduction? 1859–1861
View Expansion Hampden, Township of Reduction 1891
View Expansion Silver Spring, Township of Reduction 1891
View Expansion Upper Allen, Township of Reduction 1891
View Expansion Upper Allen, Township of Reduction Jul 27, 1954
View Expansion Upper Allen, Township of Reduction Nov 22, 1956
View Expansion Silver Spring, Township of Reduction Mar 10, 1961
View Expansion Silver Spring, Township of Reduction Nov 5, 1963
View Expansion Upper Allen, Township of Reduction Aug 4, 1965
View Expansion Upper Allen, Township of Reduction Jun 8, 1967
View Expansion Upper Allen, Township of Reduction May 29, 1968

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View Borough (Pre-1851 Special Charter) May 16, 1828
View Borough (Title 8) Aug 24, 1857

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Charter Amendment Mechanicsburg Borough 1875 Charter Amendment yes* 1874–1875
View County Classification Pennsylvania 1919 County Classification yes Jul 10, 1919
View County Classification Cumberland County 6th to 5th yes Jan 1, 1962
View County Classification Cumberland County 5th to 4th yes Jan 1, 1972
View County Classification Cumberland County 4th to 3rd yes Jan 1, 2012

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Minute Sep 14, 1857 v. 1857-1861, p. 1
View Minute Jul 23, 1859 p. 52–53
View Ordinance: To extend the limits of the Borough of Mechanicsburg Jul 23, 1859
View Minute Aug 7, 1860 p. 86
View Minute Aug 11, 1860 p. 87
View Minute Dec 4, 1860 p. 95
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Minute Dec 20, 1860 p. 97–98
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Resolution Dec 20, 1860
View Ordinance 555: Annexing to the Borough of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania a tract of land situated in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and eastward of said borough, on petition of a majority in number of all of the freeholders of the territory to be annexed May 19, 1954 May 26, 1954 p. 487
View Ordinance 582: Declaring the admission of a section of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to the Borough of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Aug 8, 1956 Aug 8, 1956 p. 518
View Ordinance 640: Enlarging and extending the limits of the Borough of Mechanicsburg by annexing adjacent territory of Silver Springs Township to the Borough and approving the petition of freeholders in said territory for annexation May 11, 1960 May 11, 1960 p. 585
View Ordinance 668: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mechanicsburg a section of Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and North of the said Borough of Mechanicsburg and hereinafter fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of said County Jun 13, 1962 Jun 13, 1962 p. 619–620
View Ordinance 698: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mechanicsburg a section of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and west and south of a part of said Borough of Mechanicsburg and hereinafter fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of said County Oct 27, 1964 Oct 29, 1964
View Ordinance 723: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mechanicsburg a section of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the southeastern part of said Borough of Mechanicsburg and hereinafter fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of said County May 3, 1966 May 4, 1966
View Ordinance 738: Approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mechanicsburg a section of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the southeastern part of said Borough of Mechanicsburg and hereinafter fully described, and providing that the said territory shall be annexed to and become a part of the said Borough if the annexation thereof shall be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of said County Dec 22, 1966 Dec 22, 1966
View Ordinance 745: Amending the description contained in Section 2 of Ordinance No. 738 enacted by the Borough of Mechanicsburg on December 22, 1966 approving the petition for annexing to the Borough of Mechanicsburg a section of Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to the southeastern part of the said Borough of Mechanicsburg and providing that the said territory should be annexed to and become a part of the Borough if the annexation thereof should be approved by the Court of Quarter Sessions of said County Oct 17, 1967 Oct 17, 1967

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
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Open Records Request (Relevant items in code): "Those eight (8) ordinances referenced in Appendix 2 (Annexation of Territory) of the codification of ordinances for The Borough of Mechanicsburg, namely: 555, dated 05/26/54; 582, dated 08/08/56; 640, dated 05/11/60; 668, dated 06/13/62; 698, dated 10/29/64; 723, dated 05/04/66; 738, dated 12/22/66; and 745, dated 10/17/67." Jul 11, 2010

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Mechanicsburg Borough 17500450 1106 1116
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Mechanicsburg 5837336 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Mechanicsburg 36432930 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Boundary Realignment Monroe Township 1960s Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1966