Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin, County of | county | County (Class: 6) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 1789 | 7 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42087 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1213679 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q494161 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 44 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Cumberland, County of | Reduction | Sep 19, 1789 |
| View | Creation | Northumberland, County of | Reduction | Sep 19, 1789 |
| View | Swap | Huntingdon, County of | Swap | 1791 |
| View | Expansion | Huntingdon, County of | Reduction | Mar 29, 1792 |
| View | Reduction | Centre, County of | Creation | Feb 13, 1800 |
| View | Expansion | Northumberland, County of | Reduction | Mar 20, 1812 |
| View | Reduction | Huntingdon, County of | Expansion | Mar 30, 1812 |
| View | Reduction | Union, County of | Expansion | 1819 |
| View | Reduction | Juniata, County of | Creation | Sep 1, 1831 |
| View | Expansion | Huntingdon, County of | Reduction | Apr 15, 1834 |
| View | Swap | Juniata, County of | Swap | 1844 |
| View | Swap | Union, County of | Swap | 1844 |
| View | Swap | Union, County of | Swap | 1870–1871 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County | Sep 19, 1789 |
| View | County, 7th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | County, 6th Class | Jan 1, 1972 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Township | Union Township 1790 Creation | yes* | Mar 1790 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Bald Eagle Township-Potter Township 1791 Annexation | yes* | 1791 |
| View | New Township | Patton Township 1794 Creation | yes+ | 1794 |
| View | Annexation | Fermanagh Township-Greenwood Township 1790s Annexation | yes* | 1791–1795 |
| View | New Borough | Lewistown Borough 1795 Creation | yes | Apr 11, 1795 |
| View | New Township | Centre Township 1799 Creation | yes+ | Apr 1799 |
| View | Charter Amendment | Lewistown Borough 1811 Charter Amendment | yes | Mar 16, 1811 |
| View | New Township | Decatur Township 1813 Creation | yes* | Jan 1813 |
| View | New Township | Turbett Township 1815 Creation | yes* | Nov 1815 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Armagh Township-Union Township 1816 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1816 |
| View | New Township | Walker Township 1822 Creation | yes* | Apr 1822 |
| View | New Township | Tuscarora Township 1825 Creation | yes* | Aug 1825 |
| View | New Borough | McVeytown Borough 1834 Creation | yes | Mar 21, 1834 |
| View | New Township | Oliver Township 1835 Creation | yes* | Apr 1835 |
| View | New Township | Menno Township-Brown Township 1837 Creation | yes* | Jan 1837 |
| View | New Township | Granville Township 1838 Creation | yes* | 1838 |
| View | Separation | McVeytown Borough 1841 Separation | yes | May 29, 1841 |
| View | New Borough | Newton Hamilton Borough 1843 Creation | yes | Apr 17, 1843 |
| View | Annexation | Wayne Township-Newton Hamilton Borough 1849 Annexation | yes | Apr 9, 1849 |
| View | New Township | Bratton Township 1850 Creation | yes* | Nov 6, 1850 |
| View | School District Annexation | Granville Township-Lewistown Borough 1851 School District Annexation | yes* | 1851 |
| View | Annexation | Oliver Township-Granville Township 1851 Annexation | yes* | 1851 |
| View | School District Annexation | McVeytown Borough 1852 School District Annexation | yes* | 1852 |
| View | New School District | River School District 1852 Creation | yes* | 1852 |
| View | School District Reversion | Lewistown Borough-Granville Township 1854 School District Reversion | yes* | 1854 |
| View | School District Dissolution | River School District 1854 Dissolution | yes* | 1854 |
| View | Annexation | Derry Township-Granville Township to Lewistown Borough Reconstructed 1811-1863 Annexation | yes? | 1811–1863 |
| View | New School District | Freedom Independent School District 1863 Creation | yes* | 1862–1863 |
| View | Annexation | Derry Township-Lewistown Borough Reconstructed 1863-1877 Annexation | yes? | 1863–1877 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Menno Township-Union Township 1877 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1877 |
| View | General Law | McVeytown Borough 1887 General Law | yes | Aug 23, 1887 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough 1901 Ordinance (Derry) | yes* | 1901 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough 1901 Ordinance (Granville) | yes* | 1901 |
| View | General Law | Lewistown Borough 1901 General Law | yes | Jan 21, 1901 |
| View | General Law | Newton Hamilton Borough 1901 General Law | yes | Apr 16, 1901 |
| View | Polling Places | Lewistown Borough 1902 Polling Place | yes* | 1901–1902 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough 1905 Ordinance | yes | Apr 4, 1906 |
| View | New Borough | Burnham Borough 1911 Creation | yes | Jun 28, 1911 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 5 | yes* | 1912 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 8 | yes* | 1914 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 9 | yes* | 1914 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 10 | yes | Jun 30, 1914 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough 1914 Ordinance | yes | Jul 14, 1914 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough 1915 Ordinance | yes* | 1915 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 18 | yes | Jan 12, 1918 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough 1920 Ordinance | yes* | Nov 8, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough 1924 Ordinance | yes* | 1924 |
| View | New Borough | Kistler Borough 1925 Creation | yes | May 16, 1925 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 52 | yes | Sep 18, 1935 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough 1940 Ordinance | yes | Nov 26, 1940 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 67 | yes* | Jun 24, 1941 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 75 | yes* | Nov 7, 1945 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 86 | yes* | Apr 28, 1948 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Newton-Wayne Union School District 1952 Creation | yes* | 1952 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 1953-3 | yes | Aug 19, 1953 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough Ordinance 1956-2 | yes | Aug 24, 1956 |
| View | Annexation | Lewistown Borough Ordinance 1956-3 | yes | Aug 24, 1956 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Lewistown-Granville Merged School District 1963 Creation | yes* | 1963 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 1966-8 | yes | Nov 30, 1966 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 1966-9 | yes | Jan 23, 1967 |
| View | New Borough | Juniata Terrace Borough 1968 Creation | yes | Jan 1, 1968 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 1967-7 | yes | Jan 2, 1968 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 1969-10 | yes* | 1969–1973 |
| View | Annexation | Burnham Borough Ordinance 1972-6 | yes* | 1972–1973 |
| View | Annexation | Granville Township-Juniata Terrace Borough 1986 Annexation | yes* | 1986 |
| View | Annexation | Granville Township-Juniata Terrace Borough 1990 Annexation | yes* | 1990 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Derry Township-Granville Township 2007 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 2006–2007 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Election | Nov 4, 1980 | Rejected | ||
| View | Election: "Shall the parcel of land containing approximately forty-two (42) acres, located on the southern side of State Route 103, and being located to the southeast and immediately adjacent to the borough line of the Borough of Juniata Terrace, now owned by the Borough of Juniata Terrace, but located within the Municipal bounds of the Township Granville, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, be annexed to the Borough of Juniata Terrace and become part thereof?" | Nov 4, 1986 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the two parcels of real estate, parcel number one being briefly described as being located North of the Borough of Juniata Terrace, and in Granville Township, previously owned by Avtex Fibers, Inc., Mifflin County Tax Map No. 17-14-102B, known locally as Tankhill, and containing approximately 22.6 acres, and parcel number two being briefly described as being located Northwest of the intersection of Viaduct Way with Pennsylvania Route 103, containing approximately 10 acres, more or less, and known as parcels R & S as designated in draft of survey recorded in the Recorder's Office of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, in Plat Book 2, Page 132, Mifflin County Tax Map Number 17-14-810, and known locally as the Eastend Playground area, also located in Granville Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, but both of which parcels are owned by the Borough of Juniata Terrace, be annexed to the Borough of Juniata Terrace?" | Nov 6, 1990 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance Docket | bk. 1968-10–1971-11 (1968–1971) | ||
| Miscellaneous Grantee Index | bk. 5 (1950–unk) | ||
| Miscellaneous Grantee Index | bk. 1 (unk–1931) | ||
| Miscellaneous Grantor Index | bk. 2–3 (1930s–1950s) | ||
| Miscellaneous Grantor Index | bk. 1 (unk–1931) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. A | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. E–H (1807–1840) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. J–K (1848–1865) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. L (1866–1873) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. M (1873–1897) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. N–Z (1897–unk) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. B2–B3 (unk–1960s) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. 1 (1874–1910) |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Mifflin County | 17500451 | 1517 | 1523 | |
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Mifflin County | 17500451 | 1573 | 1573 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Mifflin County | 5837987 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Mifflin County | 36433277 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Township | Lack Township-Milford Township Proposed 1810 New Township | no* | 1810 |
| View | New Township | Fermanagh Township-Greenwood Township Proposed 1816 New Township | no* | 1816 |
| View | Annexation | Milford Township-Turbett Township Proposed 1816 Annexation | unknown | 1816 |
| View | New Township | Milford Township-Turbett Township Proposed 1820 New Township | no* | 1820 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Mifflin County-Union County Proposed 1826 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1826 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1835 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1835 |
| 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 | Boundary Realignment | Centre County to Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1853 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1853 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Mifflin County-Union County Proposed 1855 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1855 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1855 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1855–1856 |
| 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 | Boundary Realignment | Menno Township-Union Township Proposed 1877 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1877 |
| View | New School District | Wayne Township Proposed 1884 Independent School District | no* | 1884 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Juniata County-Mifflin County Proposed 1891 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1891 |
| View | Annexation | Derry Township-Lewistown Borough Proposed 1893 Annexation | no* | 1893–1894 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Huntingdon County-Mifflin County Proposed 1895 Boundary Ascertainment | no* | 1895–1900 |
| View | General Law | Newton Hamilton Borough Proposed 1900 General Law | no | 1900 |
| View | New Borough | Burnham Borough Proposed 1909 Creation | no | 1909–1910 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Blair County-Cambria County 1961 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1961 |
| View | New Borough | Juniata Terrace Borough Proposed 1962 Creation | no | 1962–1964 |
| View | New Borough | Chief Logan Borough Proposed 1969 Creation | no* | 1969 |
| View | Annexation | Granville Township-Juniata Terrace Borough Proposed 1980 Annexation | no | 1980 |