Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Mercer, County of county County (Class: 5) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Mar 12, 1800 5

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Parent current
Bethel, Borough of (Mercer, defunct) Child most recent
Brownsville, Borough of (Mercer, defunct) Child most recent
Clark, Borough of Child current
Clarksville, Borough of (Mercer, defunct) Child most recent
Coolspring, Township of Child current
Deer Creek, Township of Child current
Deer Creek, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Delaware, Township of (Mercer) Child current
East Lackawannock, Township of Child current
Fairview, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Farrell, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Farrell, City of Child current
Findley, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Finley, Township of (Mercer, alternate) Child variant
Fredonia, Borough of Child current
French Creek, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Greene, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Greenville, Borough of (Mercer, defunct) Child most recent
Greenville, Town of (Mercer) Child current
Grove City, Borough of Child current
Hempfield, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Hermitage, City of Child current
Hermitage, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Hickory, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Child most recent
Irwin, Township of Child former
Jackson Center, Borough of Child current
Jackson, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Jamestown, Borough of Child current
Jefferson, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Lackawannock, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Lake, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Leesburg, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Liberty, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Mahoning, Township of (Lawrence) Child former
Mercer, Borough of Child current
Mercer, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Child most recent
Mill Creek, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Mineral, Township of (Mercer, proposed) Child proposed
Neshannock, Township of Child former
New Castle, Borough of (defunct) Child former
New Hamburg, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
New Lebanon, Borough of Child current
New Vernon, Township of Child current
North Beaver, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Child most recent
Otter Creek, Township of Child current
Perry, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Perry, Township of (Mercer, proposed) Child proposed
Pine, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Pulaski, Township of (Lawrence) Child former
Pymatuning, Township of Child current
Ross, Township of (Mercer, defunct) Child most recent
Salem, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Salem, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Sandy Creek, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Sandy Lake, Borough of Child current
Sandy Lake, Township of Child current
Sharon, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Sharon, City of Child current
Sharpsville, Borough of Child current
Sheakleyville, Borough of Child current
Shenango Valley, City of (proposed) Child proposed
Shenango, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Slippery Rock, Township of (Lawrence, defunct) Child former
South Pymatuning, Township of Child current
South Sharon, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Springfield, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Stoneboro, Borough of Child current
Sugar Grove, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Union, Township of (Mercer, proposed) Child proposed
West Greenville, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
West Middlesex, Borough of Child current
West Middlesex, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
West Salem, Township of Child current
Wheatland, Borough of Child current
Wilmington, Township of (Mercer) Child current
Wolf Creek, Township of Child current
Worth, Township of (Mercer) Child current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County 42085 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1213678 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q497216 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: County 43 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation (Within) Allegheny, County of Reduction Mar 12, 1800
View Creation (Within) Crawford, County of Creation Mar 12, 1800
View Separation Crawford, County of Reduction Nov 7, 1803
View Expansion Crawford, County of Reduction Mar 28, 1808
View Reduction Crawford, County of Expansion Mar 28, 1808
View Reference Crawford, County of Reference Mar 28, 1808
View Reduction Lawrence, County of Creation Sep 1, 1849
View Expansion Crawford, County of Reduction Apr 4, 1854
View Reduction Crawford, County of Expansion Apr 18, 1864
View Expansion Crawford, County of Reduction Mar 9, 1872
View Ascertainment Mahoning, County of (OH) Ascertainment 1878–1887
View Ascertainment Trumbull, County of (OH) Ascertainment 1878–1887
View Ascertainment Lawrence, County of Ascertainment Jun 21, 1897
View Ascertainment Crawford, County of Ascertainment May 16, 1910

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View County (Unorganized) Mar 12, 1800
View County Nov 7, 1803
View County, 6th Class Jul 10, 1919
View County, 5th Class Jan 1, 1941

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Northumberland County-Westmoreland County 1785 Annexation yes+ 1785
View New County Allegheny County 1788 Creation yes Sep 24, 1788
View New Township Allegheny County 1788 Township Division yes Dec 18, 1788
View New Township Crawford County 1800 Township Division yes+ Jul 9, 1800
View New Township Crawford County 1801 Township Division yes+ Jul 1801
View New Township Wolf Creek Township 1804 Creation yes* 1804
View New Township Mercer Township 1805 Creation yes+ 1805
View New Township Delaware Township 1806 Creation yes* 1806
View New Township French Creek Township 1806 Creation yes* 1806
View New Township Lackawannock Township 1806 Creation yes* 1806
View New Township Mahoning Township 1806 Creation yes* 1806
View New Township Shenango Township 1806 Creation yes* 1806
View New Township Slippery Rock Township 1806 Creation yes* 1806
View New Township Springfield Township 1806 Creation yes* 1806
View New Township West Salem Township 1806 Creation yes* 1806
View New Borough Mercer Borough 1814 Creation yes Mar 28, 1814
View Annexation Springfield Township-Lackawannock Township 1819 Annexation yes* 1819
View New Borough New Castle Borough 1825 Creation yes May 3, 1825
View Boundary Realignment French Creek Township-Sandy Creek Township 1830 Boundary Realignment yes* 1830
View New Township Hickory Township 1832 Creation yes Mar 28, 1832
View New Borough West Greenville Borough 1838 Creation yes Jun 7, 1838
View Separation West Greenville Borough 1840 Separation yes Mar 7, 1840
View New Borough Sharon Borough 1841 Creation yes* Oct 6, 1841
View Election Separation Sharon Borough 1842 Election Separation yes Mar 17, 1842
View Annexation Springfield Township-Coolspring Township 1842 Annexation yes Jul 11, 1842
View Annexation Mahoning Township-Neshannock Township 1843 Annexation yes Mar 7, 1843
View New Township Greene Township 1844 Creation yes Jan 22, 1844
View New Township Wilmington Township 1846 Creation yes* 1846
View New Township Pulaski Township 1846 Creation yes Feb 1, 1846
View New Borough Leesburg Borough 1847 Creation yes* Jul 3, 1847
View New Borough Clarksville Borough 1848 Creation yes May 31, 1848
View Annexation Salem Township-Greene Township 1849 Annexation yes Apr 9, 1849
View New Township East Lackawannock Township 1849 Creation yes* Aug 17, 1849
View New Township Findley Township 1849 Creation yes* Aug 17, 1849
View New Township Mill Creek Township 1849 Creation yes* Nov 10, 1849
View New Township Worth Township 1849 Creation yes* Nov 10, 1849
View Separation Clarksville Borough 1850 Separation yes Mar 14, 1850
View New Township Jefferson Township 1850 Creation yes* Apr 4, 1850
View Boundary Realignment Greene Township-Salem Township 1850 Boundary Clarification yes Apr 8, 1850
View New Township Fairview Township-Jackson Township-Lake Township 1850 Creation yes* Sep 21, 1850
View New Township Liberty Township-Pine Township 1851 Creation yes* Feb 17, 1851
View New Borough Sheakleyville Borough 1851 Creation yes Mar 21, 1851
View New Township Deer Creek Township-New Vernon Township-Perry Township 1851 Creation yes* Jun 23, 1851
View General Law Mercer Borough 1852 General Law yes Feb 20, 1852
View Annexation Pine Township-Liberty Township 1852 Annexation yes Apr 9, 1852
View New Name Ross Township 1852 Creation yes May 1, 1852
View Annexation Lake Township-Mill Creek Township-New Vernon Township to Sandy Lake Township 1853 Annexation yes* 1853
View Boundary Realignment Liberty Township-Pine Township-Wolf Creek Township to Findley Township-Springfield Township 1853 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1851–1853
View Annexation Clarksville Borough-Pymatuning Township 1853 Annexation yes Mar 28, 1853
View New Borough Jamestown Borough 1853 Creation yes Apr 20, 1853
View Boundary Realignment Jamestown Borough 1853 Boundary Ascertainment yes Jul 28, 1853
View Annexation Sharon Borough 1854 Ordinance yes* 1854
View Annexation Pymatuning Township-Clarksville Borough 1854 Annexation yes Apr 6, 1854
View Annexation Fairview Township-Coolspring Township 1855 Annexation yes* 1854–1855
View Annexation Clarksville Borough-Pymatuning Township 1855 Annexation yes Apr 21, 1855
View General Law Sharon Borough 1855 General Law yes Nov 23, 1855
View Annexation Findley Township-Mercer Borough 1856 Annexation yes* 1856
View New School District Sheakleyville Independent School District 1856 Creation yes* 1856
View New Township Hempfield Township 1856 Creation yes* May 24, 1856
View New Township Sugar Grove Township 1856 Creation yes* Nov 22, 1856
View New School District Deer Creek Township-New Vernon Township-Perry Township-Sandy Creek Township 1857 Independent School District yes* 1856–1857
View New Name Deer Creek Township 1857 Creation yes Feb 18, 1857
View General Law Clarksville Borough 1857 General Law yes Aug 18, 1857
View New Township Otter Creek Township 1858 Creation yes* Apr 21, 1858
View General Law West Greenville Borough 1859 General Law yes Apr 21, 1859
View New Borough Brownsville Borough 1859 Creation yes Aug 20, 1859
View Dissolution Leesburg Borough 1860 Dissolution yes* Jan 17, 1860
View Annexation West Salem Township-West Greenville Borough 1862 Annexation yes Apr 5, 1862
View Annexation Shenango Township-Wilmington Township 1864 Annexation yes* 1864
View Annexation Sugar Grove Township-Hempfield Township 1864 Annexation yes* 1864
View New Borough West Middlesex Borough 1864 Creation yes* Aug 19, 1864
View New Name Greenville Borough 1865 Creation yes* Nov 22, 1865
View Annexation Sandy Lake Township-Brownsville Borough 1866 Annexation yes* 1866
View Annexation Greenville Borough-West Salem Township 1866 Annexation yes* Jan 18, 1866
View New Borough New Lebanon Borough 1866 Creation yes Sep 6, 1866
View New Borough Stoneboro Borough 1866 Creation yes Oct 18, 1866
View Annexation Greenville Borough 1868 Annexation yes* 1868
View Annexation Hempfield Township-Greenville Borough 1868 Annexation yes* 1867–1868
View Annexation Hickory Township-Sharon Borough 1868 Annexation yes* 1868
View New School District Pymatuning Township 1868 Independent School District yes* 1867–1868
View New Name Sandy Lake Borough 1868 Creation yes* Nov 16, 1868
View Annexation Greenville Borough 1869 Annexation (1) yes* 1869
View Annexation Greenville Borough 1869 Annexation (2) yes* 1869
View New Borough New Hamburg Borough 1869 Creation yes* Oct 22, 1869
View Annexation Sharon Borough 1870 Ordinance yes* 1870
View Annexation Greenville Borough-West Salem Township 1870 Annexation yes Mar 3, 1870
View Annexation Pymatuning Township-Hickory Township 1870 Annexation yes Apr 18, 1870
View Dissolution New Hamburg Borough-Delaware Township 1870 Merger yes* May 23, 1870
View Annexation Hempfield Township-Greenville Borough 1871 Annexation yes* 1871
View New Borough Wheatland Borough 1872 Creation yes Feb 21, 1872
View New Borough Bethel Borough 1872 Creation yes* May 22, 1872
View Annexation Coolspring Township-East Lackawannock Township-Findley Township to Mercer Borough 1873 Annexation yes* 1873
View School District Annexation Sandy Lake Township-Sandy Lake Borough 1873 School District Annexation (Hamilton) yes* 1872–1873
View School District Annexation Sandy Lake Township-Sandy Lake Borough 1873 School District Annexation (Hogue) yes* 1872–1873
View Election Districts Sharon Borough 1873 Election Districts yes* 1872–1873
View Annexation Sharon Borough 1873 Ordinance yes* 1873
View Annexation Mercer Borough to Coolspring Township-Findley Township 1874 Annexation yes* 1874
View School District Annexation Sandy Lake Borough-Sandy Lake Township 1874 School District Annexation yes* 1874
View New Borough Sharpsville Borough 1874 Creation yes* May 21, 1874
View Annexation Hempfield Township-Greenville Borough 1875 Annexation yes Feb 3, 1875
View School District Annexation Deer Creek Township-Sandy Creek Township 1877 School District Annexation yes* 1876–1877
View New Borough Fredonia Borough 1877 Creation yes Jan 27, 1877
View Annexation West Salem Township-Greenville Borough 1877 Annexation (1) yes Jan 30, 1877
View Annexation West Salem Township-Greenville Borough 1877 Annexation (2) yes Jan 30, 1877
View School District Annexation Fairview Township-Fredonia Borough 1878 School District Annexation yes* 1878
View School District Annexation Sandy Lake Township-Stoneboro Borough 1882 School District Annexation yes* 1881–1882
View New Borough Jackson Center Borough 1882 Creation yes Jun 7, 1882
View Annexation Mercer Borough-Coolspring Township 1883 Annexation yes* 1883
View New Borough Grove City Borough 1883 Creation yes Jan 24, 1883
View Annexation Grove City Borough-Pine Township 1883 Annexation yes* Oct 10, 1883
View Annexation Hickory Township-Sharon Borough 1887 Annexation yes* 1887
View Annexation Jackson Center Borough-Jackson Township 1888 Annexation yes* 1888
View School District Reversion Sandy Lake Borough-Sandy Lake Township 1888 School District Reversion yes* 1887–1888
View Annexation Stoneboro Borough-Lake Township 1888 Annexation yes* 1888
View Annexation West Salem Township-Greenville Borough 1890 Annexation yes* 1890
View Annexation Hempfield Township-Greenville Borough 1890 Annexation yes Jun 9, 1890
View Annexation Mercer Borough-Findley Township 1891 Annexation yes* 1891
View Annexation Hempfield Township-Greenville Borough 1892 Annexation yes* 1891–1892
View Annexation Hempfield Township-Greenville Borough 1893 Annexation yes* 1893
View Annexation Findley Township-East Lackawannock Township 1894 Annexation yes* 1894
View Annexation West Salem Township-Greenville Borough 1894 Annexation yes* 1894
View Township Classification Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification yes Apr 28, 1899
View New Borough South Sharon Borough 1901 Creation yes Nov 16, 1901
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 119 yes Dec 12, 1901
View Annexation Sharon Borough 1902 Ordinance yes* 1902
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 120 yes Jan 7, 1902
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 72 yes* 1903
View Dissolution Bethel Borough-Lackawannock Township 1903 Merger yes May 9, 1903
View Annexation South Sharon Borough-Sharon Borough 1903 Annexation yes Jul 6, 1903
View Plat Recording South Sharon Borough 1904 Plat Recording yes+ 1904
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 96 yes* 1905–1906
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 125 yes* 1908–1909
View Annexation Sharpsville Borough 1909 Ordinance yes Mar 16, 1909
View Boundary Realignment Lake Township-Sandy Lake Township 1910 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1907–1910
View Annexation Pine Township-Springfield Township 1910 Annexation yes* 1909–1910
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 148 yes May 2, 1910
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 151 yes Jun 27, 1910
View Annexation South Sharon Borough Ordinance 124 yes Oct 9, 1911
View Annexation Lackawannock Township-East Lackawannock Township 1912 Annexation yes Jan 3, 1912
View New Name Farrell Borough 1912 Creation yes* Apr 1912
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 187 yes* Dec 30, 1912
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 201 yes* Dec 30, 1912
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 212 yes Dec 30, 1912
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 224 yes Dec 30, 1912
View Annexation Farrell Borough Ordinance 158 yes May 5, 1913
View Annexation Jackson Center Borough 1913 Ordinance yes May 21, 1913
View Annexation Fredonia Borough 1913 Ordinance yes Oct 21, 1913
View New Township South Pymatuning Township 1914 Creation yes Dec 7, 1914
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 249 yes Dec 16, 1914
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 203 yes* Nov 3, 1915
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 273 yes* Nov 15, 1915
View Annexation Farrell Borough Ordinance 190 yes* Aug 18, 1916
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 215 yes* 1917
View Annexation Sharon Borough Ordinance 423 yes* 1917
View Annexation Sharon Borough Ordinance 403 yes* Jan 24, 1917
View Annexation Sharon Borough Ordinance 418 yes* May 15, 1917
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 217 yes* Jun 9, 1917
View Annexation Wheatland Borough 1918 Ordinance yes* Dec 18, 1918
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 220 yes* 1917–1919
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 227 yes* 1918–1919
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 291 yes* Jan 11, 1919
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 301 yes* Jan 11, 1919
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 303 yes* Jan 11, 1919
View Annexation Stoneboro Borough-Lake Township 1919 Annexation yes May 22, 1919
View Annexation Sharpsville Borough 1919 Ordinance yes Dec 20, 1919
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 248 yes* 1920
View Annexation Pine Township-Grove City Borough Reconstructed 1883-1920 Annexation yes? 1883–1920
View New City Sharon City 1920 Creation yes Jan 5, 1920
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 268 yes* 1921
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 269 yes* 1921–1923
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 312 yes* 1923
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 315 yes* 1923
View Annexation Sharpsville Borough Ordinance 187 yes Jan 10, 1924
View Annexation Hickory Township-Farrell Borough 1924 Annexation yes Apr 23, 1924
View Annexation Sharpsville Borough Ordinance of 15 October 1925 yes* 1925
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 341 yes* Apr 13, 1925
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 365 yes* 1926
View Annexation Farrell Borough Ordinance 289 yes* Mar 2, 1926
View Annexation Farrell Borough Ordinance 290 yes* May 20, 1926
View Annexation Hickory Township-Sharon City 1927 Annexation (Case 103) yes Jan 3, 1927
View Annexation Hickory Township-Sharon City 1927 Annexation (Case 104) yes Jan 3, 1927
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 363 yes* 1925–1928
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 364 yes* 1925–1928
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 365 yes* 1925–1928
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 375 yes* 1926–1928
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 393 yes* 1927–1928
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 403 yes* 1928
View Annexation Hickory Township-Sharon City 1928 Annexation (Case 63) yes Jan 16, 1928
View Annexation Hickory Township-Sharon City 1928 Annexation (Case 64) yes Jan 16, 1928
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 410 yes* Jul 21, 1928
View Annexation Clarksville Borough Ordinance 9 yes* 1929–1930
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 444 yes* 1930
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 448 yes* 1930
View Boundary Realignment Otter Creek Township-Perry Township 1930 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1927–1930
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 399 yes* 1931
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 402 yes* 1931
View Annexation Sharon City Ordinance 525 yes Jan 5, 1931
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 408 yes* 1932
View New City Farrell City 1932 Creation yes Jan 4, 1932
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 461 yes* Jan 18, 1932
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 462 yes* Jan 18, 1932
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 463 yes* Apr 27, 1932
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 404 yes* Nov 9, 1932
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 405 yes* Nov 9, 1932
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 407 yes* Nov 9, 1932
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 467 yes* Dec 15, 1932
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 417-A yes* 1933
View Boundary Realignment Sugar Grove Township-West Salem Township 1933 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1930–1933
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 439 yes* Nov 7, 1934
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 474 yes* Jan 28, 1935
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 444 yes* Mar 13, 1935
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 476 yes* Apr 1, 1935
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 481 yes* Nov 12, 1935
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 487 yes* Nov 30, 1936
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 497 yes* 1937
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 461 yes* Jan 26, 1937
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 468 yes* Sep 15, 1937
View Annexation Hempfield Township-Greenville Borough 1939 Annexation yes^ 1939
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 533 yes* Nov 6, 1940
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 501 yes* Jun 2, 1941
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 504 yes* Sep 10, 1941
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 508 yes* Sep 10, 1941
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 513 yes* 1943
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 527 yes* 1945
View Annexation Sharpsville Borough Ordinance 359 yes* 1946
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 535 yes* Jul 16, 1946
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 561 yes* 1947
View Annexation Stoneboro Borough Ordinance 220 yes* Nov 5, 1947
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 563 yes* 1948
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 564 yes* 1948
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 566 yes* 1948
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 569 yes* 1948
View Boundary Realignment Otter Creek Township-Perry Township 1948 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1945–1948
View Annexation Farrell City Ordinance 216 yes Mar 30, 1949
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 577 yes* Apr 15, 1949
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 580 yes* Apr 15, 1949
View Annexation Farrell City Ordinance 220 yes Apr 20, 1949
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 560 yes* 1949
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 584 yes* May 5, 1949
View Annexation Sharon City Ordinance 1235 yes* Jul 20, 1949
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 220 yes* Sep 14, 1949
View Annexation Sharon City Ordinance 1324 yes* Sep 25, 1950
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 597 yes* Nov 8, 1950
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 598 yes* Nov 8, 1950
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 607 yes* Nov 8, 1950
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 612 yes* Nov 8, 1950
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 613 yes* Jan 18, 1951
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 225 yes* Jan 18, 1951
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 607 yes* Jul 30, 1951
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 606 yes* Jul 31, 1951
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 623 yes* Nov 7, 1951
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 580 yes* Nov 10, 1951
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 586 yes* Nov 10, 1951
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 587 yes* Nov 10, 1951
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 611 yes* Nov 10, 1951
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 633 yes* Dec 20, 1951
View Annexation Wheatland Borough 1952 Ordinance yes* Jun 7, 1952
View Annexation Farrell City Ordinance O-22-1952 yes* Sep 24, 1952
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 657 yes* 1952–1953
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 235 and 236 yes* 1952–1953
View Annexation Sharpsville Borough Ordinance 434 yes* 1953
View Annexation Stoneboro Borough Ordinance 231 yes* Mar 13, 1953
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 640 yes* Nov 12, 1953
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 643 yes* Nov 12, 1953
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 655 yes* Mar 1, 1954
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 666 yes* Aug 12, 1954
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 243 yes Nov 2, 1954
View First Class Township Hickory Township 1955 1st Class yes Jan 3, 1955
View Annexation Farrell City Ordinance O-27-1954 yes* Jan 29, 1955
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 255 yes* 1956
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 707 yes Apr 24, 1956
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 708 yes Apr 24, 1956
View Annexation West Middlesex Borough Ordinance 218 yes Jun 1, 1956
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 718 yes Aug 15, 1956
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 721 yes Jan 18, 1957
View Annexation Pine Township-Grove City Borough 1957 Annexation yes Feb 1, 1957
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 723 yes Feb 18, 1957
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 729 yes May 21, 1957
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 741 yes Dec 17, 1957
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 725 yes Dec 27, 1957
View Annexation Sandy Lake Borough Ordinance 100 yes Feb 28, 1958
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 728 yes May 20, 1958
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 752 yes Nov 4, 1958
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 755 yes Dec 7, 1958
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 265 yes May 9, 1960
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 794 yes* Dec 15, 1961
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 802 yes* 1962
View Mayor-Council Form Sharon City 1962 Optional Charter yes Jan 1, 1962
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 781 and 787 yes Jan 8, 1962
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 784 and 788 yes Jan 8, 1962
View Annexation Sandy Lake Borough Ordinance 112 yes Jan 22, 1962
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 801 yes May 15, 1962
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 814 yes Jun 4, 1962
View Annexation Sandy Lake Borough Ordinance 115 yes* Jun 18, 1962
View Annexation Clarksville Borough Ordinance 69 yes Dec 12, 1962
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 811 yes Feb 12, 1963
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 817 yes Feb 19, 1963
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 816 yes May 21, 1963
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 847 yes May 29, 1964
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 828 yes Jul 27, 1964
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 285 yes* Aug 11, 1964
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 833 yes Dec 28, 1964
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 837 yes May 18, 1965
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 873 yes Nov 2, 1965
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 874 yes Nov 2, 1965
View New Name Clark Borough 1967 Creation yes Jul 10, 1967
View Annexation Wolf Creek Township Ordinance 1-1967 yes Nov 13, 1967
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 893 yes Nov 29, 1967
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 907 yes Nov 29, 1967
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 7-1968 yes Jun 10, 1968
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 925 yes Jul 19, 1968
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 927 yes Nov 5, 1968
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 870 yes Dec 3, 1968
View Annexation Fredonia Borough Ordinance 66 yes* Dec 17, 1968
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 871 yes Jan 14, 1969
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 874 yes Jan 14, 1969
View Boundary Realignment Coolspring Township-Jackson Township 1969 Boundary Ascertainment yes Feb 20, 1969
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 879 yes May 20, 1969
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 3-1969 yes Jul 29, 1969
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 889 yes Dec 8, 1969
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 6-1968 yes* 1968–1970
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 891 yes May 19, 1970
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 918 yes* 1971
View Annexation Mercer Borough Ordinance 5-1971 yes Dec 15, 1971
View Boundary Realignment East Lackawannock Township-Jefferson Township-Lackawannock Township 1974 Boundary Ascertainment yes Dec 30, 1974
View Home Rule Hickory Township 1976 Home Rule yes Jan 1, 1976
View New Name Hermitage Township 1976 Creation yes Jan 2, 1976
View Home Rule Farrell City 1976 Home Rule yes Jan 5, 1976
View Boundary Realignment Clark Borough-Hermitage Township-Jefferson Township 1977 Boundary Ascertainment yes Mar 14, 1977
View Annexation Stoneboro Borough-Lake Township 1980s Annexation yes* 1980
View New City Hermitage City 1983 Creation yes* Dec 29, 1983
View Home Rule Sharon City 2008 Home Rule yes Jan 7, 2008
View Home Rule Greenville Town 2020 Home Rule yes Jan 1, 2020
View Home Rule Wheatland Borough 2021 Home Rule Charter yes Jan 1, 2021

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Election Aug 4, 1914
View Election: [For or against the incorporation of the Borough of Sharon as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of Sharon] Nov 5, 1918
View Election: [For or against the incorporation of the Borough of Farrell as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of Farrell] Nov 5, 1929
View Election: "Shall the City of Sharon and the City of Farrell be consolidated?" Jun 25, 1935 Rejected
View Election: "SHALL THE TOWNSHIP OF HICKORY BECOME A TOWNSHIP OF THE FIRST CLASS?" Nov 2, 1954
View Charter Commission Election: "Shall a Charter Commission of seven (7) members be elected to study the Charter and form of Government of the City of Sharon, Pennsylvania, and to consider a new Charter and to make recommendations thereon?" Nov 4, 1958
View Election: "Shall the MAYOR-COUNCIL PLAN A of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law providing for five (5) Councilmen to be elected at large be adopted by the City of Sharon?" Nov 3, 1959
View Election: "Shall the corporate name of the Borough of Clarksville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, be changed to the Borough of Clark, Mercer County, Pennsylvania?" Nov 5, 1963
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the City of Farrell] Nov 7, 1972
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Township of Hickory] Nov 7, 1972
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the County of Mercer] Nov 7, 1972
View Charter Commission Final Report: [Recommending the adoption of a home rule charter for the County of Mercer] May 2, 1974 Vetoed
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated March 13, 1974 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law be adopted by the Township of Hickory?" May 21, 1974
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated May 7, 1974 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the City of Farrell?" Nov 5, 1974
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report dated May 2, 1974, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in Accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the County of Mercer?" Nov 5, 1974 Rejected
View Election Nov 4, 1975
View Election Nov 4, 1980
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Township of Hermitage become the Home Rule City of Hermitage?" Nov 8, 1983
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the City of Farrell] May 21, 1985
View Election: "Shall Mayor-Council Plan B, including recommendations pertaining to optional provisions contained in the report of the Government Study Commission, dated February 1, 1986 as authorized by the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the City of Farrell? May 20, 1986 Rejected
View Election: "DO YOU FAVOR THE ANNEXATION (EFFECTIVE 01/01/1999) OF LAURA DRIVE AND THE LOTS LOCATED IN SANDY LAKE TOWNSHIP THAT ARE ACCESSED BY LAURA DRIVE TO THE BOROUGH OF SANDY LAKE?" Nov 3, 1998 Rejected
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the City of Sharon] May 16, 2006
View Election: "SHALL THE HOME RULE CHARTER CONTAINED IN THE REPORT, DATED AUGUST 29, 2007, OF THE GOVERNMENT STUDY COMMISSION, PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOME RULE CHARTER AND OPTIONAL PLANS LAW, BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SHARON?" Nov 6, 2007
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Borough of Greenville] May 15, 2018
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the Borough of Wheatland] Nov 6, 2018
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated December 4, 2019, of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the Borough of Wheatland?" Jun 2, 2020

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Agreement Grantor Index (Rec.Dd.) bk. 1800-1973 (1800–1973)
Equity Docket bk. 1–5 (1873–1915)
General Index (Com.Pl.) bk. In re (1937–1941)
General Index (Com.Pl.) bk. In re (1968–1989)
Law Library Visit
Minute Book bk. 10 (1954 only) (1954)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1–5 (1966–comp)
Miscellaneous Index (Q.Sess.) (1920–unk)
Open Records Request (Elections) Jun 20, 2015
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 1 (1804–1813)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 2–3 (1814–1839)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 3 (1831–1839)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 5–23 (1846–1920)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 22–76 (1917–1966)
Quarter Sessions Papers bk. 1860 (1860)

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Mercer County 17500451 1408 1415
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Mercer County 5837973 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Mercer County 36433269 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Mercer Township Proposed 1805 Annexation unknown 1805
View Annexation Springfield Township-Mercer Township Proposed 1810 Annexation unknown 1810
View New Township Mahoning Township-Neshannock Township Proposed 1834 New Township unknown 1834
View New Township Union Township Proposed 1834 Creation no 1834
View Separation West Greenville Borough Proposed 1839 Separation no* 1839–1840
View New Township Delaware Township Proposed 1841 Division no* 1841
View Dissolution West Greenville Borough Proposed 1841 Dissolution no* 1841
View New Township Perry Township Proposed 1845 Creation no* 1845
View New Borough Leesburg Borough Proposed 1846 Creation no 1846
View Plat Recording Clarksville Borough 1847 Plat Recording unknown 1847
View Boundary Realignment Coolspring Township-Sandy Lake Township 1847 Boundary Realignment unknown 1847
View Boundary Realignment Coolspring Township to East Lackawannock Township-Jefferson Township Proposed 1853 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1853
View Annexation East Lackawannock Township-Coolspring Township Proposed 1853 Annexation no 1853–1854
View New Township Sandy Lake Township-Worth Township Proposed 1856 New Township no 1856
View New Borough Salem Borough Proposed 1857 Creation no 1857
View New School District Sandy Lake Township Proposed 1857 Independent School District no 1857
View New Borough Salem Borough Proposed 1858 Creation no 1858
View Dissolution Leesburg Borough Proposed 1859 Dissolution no* 1859
View New School District Otter Creek Township-Salem Township Proposed 1859 Independent School District no* 1859
View New Borough Salem Borough Proposed 1859 Creation (1) no 1859
View New Borough Salem Borough Proposed 1859 Creation (2) no 1859
View Boundary Realignment Sandy Lake Township-Worth Township Proposed 1859 Boundary Realignment no 1859
View Annexation West Greenville Borough 1864 Ordinance unknown 1864
View New School District Deer Creek Township-New Vernon Township Proposed 1866 Independent School District unknown 1866
View Annexation Hempfield Township-Greenville Borough Proposed 1866 Annexation unknown 1866
View New Township Shenango Township Proposed 1866 Division no 1866
View Annexation New Vernon Township-Perry Township Proposed 1866 Annexation no 1866–1867
View Annexation New Vernon Township-Perry Township Proposed 1867 Annexation unknown 1867
View School District Annexation East Lackawannock Township-Mercer Borough Proposed 1868 School District Annexation unknown 1868
View New School District Pymatuning Township Proposed 1867 Independent School District no 1867–1868
View New Township Hickory Township-Pymatuning Township Proposed 1869 New Township no 1869
View New Borough New Hamburg Borough Proposed 1869 Creation no 1869
View Dissolution New Lebanon Borough-Mill Creek Township Proposed 1869 Merger no 1869
View School District Annexation Sandy Creek Township-Salem Township Proposed 1868 School District Annexation no 1868–1869
View Annexation West Salem Township-Sugar Grove Township Proposed 1869 Annexation unknown 1869
View School District Annexation Sandy Creek Township-Salem Township Proposed 1869 School District Annexation unknown 1869–1870
View Dissolution New Lebanon Borough-Mill Creek Township Proposed 1872 Merger no 1872
View New Borough Sharpsville Borough Proposed 1872 Creation no 1872–1873
View School District Annexation Wilmington Township-Lackawannock Township Proposed 1873 School District Annexation unknown 1873
View New Township Greene Township-Sugar Grove Township-West Salem Township Proposed 1874 New Township no 1874
View Annexation Greenville Borough Proposed 1877 Detachment unknown 1877
View New School District Jackson Township Proposed 1877 Independent School District unknown 1877
View New School District Shenango Independent School District Proposed 1877 Creation no 1877
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance of 13 August 1878 unknown 1878
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance of 14 August 1878 unknown 1878
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance of 2 July 1878 unknown 1878
View Annexation Greenville Borough Proposed 1878 Annexation no 1878
View School District Annexation Mercer Borough-East Lackawannock Township Proposed 1880 School District Annexation unknown 1880
View Annexation Shenango Township-West Middlesex Borough Proposed 1874 Annexation no 1874–1880
View Annexation Shenango Township-West Middlesex Borough 1883 Annexation unknown 1882–1883
View Annexation Sandy Lake Township-New Vernon Township Proposed 1884 Annexation unknown 1884
View School District Annexation Coolspring Township-Mercer Borough Proposed 1886 School District Annexation unknown 1886–1887
View School District Annexation Sandy Lake Township-Sandy Lake Borough Proposed 1887 School District Annexation unknown 1887
View New School District New Vernon Township-Perry Township Proposed 1887 Independent School District no 1887–1888
View New Township Shenango Township Proposed 1887 Division no 1887–1888
View New Township Springfield Township Proposed 1888 Division no 1888
View New Township Delaware Township Proposed 1892 Division no 1892–1893
View Annexation Greenville Borough 1898 Ordinance unknown 1898
View Annexation Greenville Borough 1899 Ordinance unknown 1899
View Annexation Sharon Borough 1901 Ordinance no* 1901–1902
View Annexation Mercer Borough-Findley Township Proposed 1903 Annexation no 1903–1904
View Annexation Sandy Lake Borough-Sandy Lake Township Proposed 1904 Annexation unknown 1904
View Boundary Realignment Greenville Borough Ordinance 194 unknown 1910
View Boundary Realignment Sandy Lake Township-Sandy Lake Borough 1911 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1911
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 195 no* 1910–1912
View Annexation South Sharon Borough Ordinance 100 no 1908–1912
View Annexation Sharon Borough-Farrell Borough Proposed 1913 Annexation no* 1913
View Boundary Realignment Pymatuning Township-South Pymatuning Township 1916 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1916
View Annexation Grove City Borough 1924 Resolution no* 1924
View Annexation Hickory Township-Sharon City Proposed 1925 Annexation no* 1925
View Annexation Sharpsville Borough Ordinance of 14 August 1925 no* 1925
View Dissolution Farrell City-Sharon City Proposed 1935 Consolidation no 1935
View Annexation Sharon City Ordinance 49-54 no 1954–1955
View Annexation Hickory Township Ordinance 12-60 no 1960–1961
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 865 no 1965–1966
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 866 no 1965–1966
View Annexation Greenville Borough Ordinance 894 no 1966–1967
View Annexation Grove City Borough-Pine Township Proposed 1972 Annexation no* 1972
View Annexation Fredonia Borough Ordinance 9-1972 no 1972–1973
View Annexation Grove City Borough Ordinance 950 no 1973–1974
View Home Rule (County) Mercer County Proposed 1972 Home Rule no* 1972–1974
View Mayor-Council Form Farrell City Proposed 1985 Optional Plan no 1985–1986
View Annexation Sandy Lake Township-Sandy Lake Borough Proposed 1998 Annexation no 1998
View Dissolution Shenango Valley City Proposed 2004 Creation no 2004
View New School District Wheatland Borough Proposed 2002 Independent School District no 2002–2007
View Dissolution West Middlesex Borough-Shenango Township Proposed 2008 Consolidation no 2008