Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland, County of | county | County (Class: 5) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1772 | 13 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42097 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1209186 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q494164 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 49 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation | Bedford, County of | Reduction | Mar 21, 1772 |
| View | Creation | Berks, County of | Reduction | Mar 21, 1772 |
| View | Creation | Cumberland, County of | Reduction | Mar 21, 1772 |
| View | Creation | Lancaster, County of | Reduction | Mar 21, 1772 |
| View | Creation | Northampton, County of | Reduction | Mar 21, 1772 |
| View | Reduction | Bedford, County of | Expansion | Sep 30, 1779 |
| View | Expansion | Unorganized (placeholder) | Reduction | 1785 |
| View | Reduction | Luzerne, County of | Creation | Sep 25, 1786 |
| View | Swap | Luzerne, County of | Swap | Dec 27, 1786 |
| View | Swap | Luzerne, County of | Swap | Sep 29, 1787 |
| View | Reduction | Allegheny, County of | Creation | Sep 24, 1788 |
| View | Reduction | Mifflin, County of | Creation | Sep 19, 1789 |
| View | Reduction | Lycoming, County of | Creation | Apr 13, 1795 |
| View | Swap | Berks, County of | Swap | Apr 17, 1795 |
| View | Reduction | Centre, County of | Creation | Feb 13, 1800 |
| View | Swap | Lycoming, County of | Swap | 1801–1802 |
| View | Reduction | Luzerne, County of | Expansion | Mar 28, 1808 |
| View | Reduction | Mifflin, County of | Expansion | Mar 20, 1812 |
| View | Reduction | Columbia, County of | Creation | Sep 6, 1813 |
| View | Reference | Columbia, County of | Reference | Sep 6, 1813 |
| View | Reduction | Union, County of | Creation | Nov 1, 1813 |
| View | Expansion | Columbia, County of | Reduction | May 1, 1815 |
| View | Reduction | Columbia, County of | Expansion | May 1, 1816 |
| View | Swap | Columbia, County of | Swap | 1830–1831 |
| View | Ascertainment | Montour, County of | Ascertainment | Dec 23, 1881 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County | Mar 21, 1772 |
| View | County, 5th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New County | Berks County 1752 Creation | yes | Mar 11, 1752 |
| View | Tribal Land Cession | Pennsylvania 1768 Tribal Land Cession | yes+ | 1768 |
| View | New Township | Northumberland County 1772 Township Division | yes | Apr 9, 1772 |
| View | New Township | Potter Township 1774 Creation | yes+ | May 1774 |
| View | New Township | Mahanoy Township 1775 Creation | yes | Feb 1775 |
| View | New Township | Mahoning Township 1775 Creation | yes | Feb 1775 |
| View | New Township | White Deer Township 1776 Creation | yes | Feb 1776 |
| View | New State | Declaration of Independence and Royal Charter Abrogation | yes | Jul 4, 1776 |
| View | New Township | Catawissa Township 1785 Creation | yes | Aug 23, 1785 |
| View | New Township | Lycoming Township-Pine Creek Township 1785 Creation | yes | Aug 23, 1785 |
| View | New Township | Washington Township 1785 Creation | yes | Aug 23, 1785 |
| View | Annexation | Bald Eagle Township to Lycoming Township-Pine Creek Township 1785 Annexation | yes | Nov 22, 1785 |
| View | New Township | Loyalsock Township 1786 Creation | yes | Feb 28, 1786 |
| View | New Township | Point Township 1786 Creation | yes | Feb 28, 1786 |
| View | New Township | Chillisquaque Township 1786 Creation | yes | May 23, 1786 |
| View | New Township | Derry Township 1786 Creation | yes | May 23, 1786 |
| View | New Township | Lower Bald Eagle Township-Nippenose Township-Upper Bald Eagle Township 1786 Creation | yes | May 23, 1786 |
| View | Annexation | Chillisquaque Township-Mahoning Township 1787 Annexation | yes | Feb 27, 1787 |
| View | New Township | Beaver Township 1787 Creation | yes | May 28, 1787 |
| View | New Township | Ralpho Township 1788 Creation | yes | Aug 26, 1788 |
| View | New Magisterial District | Loyalsock Township-Washington Township 1789 New Magisterial District | yes* | 1788–1789 |
| View | Annexation | Buffalo Township-Penn Township 1789 Annexation | yes | Feb 24, 1789 |
| View | New Name | Fishing Creek Township 1789 Creation | yes | Aug 25, 1789 |
| View | New Name | Shamokin Township 1789 Creation | yes | Aug 25, 1789 |
| View | New Name | Haines Township 1790 Creation | yes | Feb 22, 1790 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Derry Township-Mahoning Township 1791 Boundary Realignment | yes | Aug 22, 1791 |
| View | New Township | West Buffalo Township 1792 Creation | yes | Aug 1792 |
| View | New Township | Mahantongo Township 1796 Creation | yes | Apr 1796 |
| View | New Township | Miles Township 1797 Creation | yes* | 1797 |
| View | New Borough | Sunbury Borough 1797 Creation | yes | Mar 24, 1797 |
| View | New Township | Mifflin Township (Northumberland) 1797 Creation | yes | Apr 1797 |
| View | New Township | Briar Creek Township 1797 Creation | yes | Aug 1797 |
| View | New Township | Bloom Township 1798 Creation | yes* | 1798 |
| View | New Township | Greenwood Township 1799 Creation | yes | Aug 1799 |
| View | New Township | Hemlock Township 1801 Creation | yes* | 1801 |
| View | Separation | Sunbury Borough 1803 Separation | yes | Nov 1803 |
| View | New Township | Center Township 1805 Creation | yes | Apr 1805 |
| View | New Township | Lower Mahanoy Township-Upper Mahanoy Township 1806 Creation | yes | Aug 1806 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Hemlock Township-Mahoning Township 1809 Boundary Ascertainment | yes | Nov 1809 |
| View | New Township | Hartley Township 1811 Creation | yes | Apr 1811 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Washington Township 1811 Boundary Realignment | yes | Nov 1811 |
| View | New Town | Lewisburg Town 1812 Creation | yes* | 1812 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Augusta Township-Lower Mahanoy Township-Upper Mahanoy Township 1812 Boundary Ascertainment | yes | Aug 1812 |
| View | New Township | Little Mahanoy Township 1813 Creation | yes | Aug 19, 1813 |
| View | New Township | Sugarloaf Township 1814 Creation | yes+ | Jan 1814 |
| View | New Borough | Milton Borough 1817 Creation | yes | Mar 14, 1817 |
| View | New Township | Rush Township 1819 Creation | yes | Aug 18, 1819 |
| View | New Borough | Northumberland Borough 1828 Creation | yes | Apr 14, 1828 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough 1831 Annexation | yes* | 1831 |
| View | New Township | Jackson Township 1836 Creation | yes | Jan 6, 1836 |
| View | Separation | Northumberland Borough Reconstructed 1837 Separation | yes? | 1837 |
| View | New Township | Coal Township 1837 Creation | yes | Nov 1837 |
| View | Annexation | Point Township-Augusta Township 1838 Annexation | yes | Apr 9, 1838 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough 1840 Detachment (1) | yes* | 1840 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough 1840 Detachment (2) | yes* | 1840 |
| View | Annexation | Turbot Township-Milton Borough 1843 Annexation | yes* | 1843 |
| View | New Township | Delaware Township-Lewis Township 1843 Creation | yes | Apr 15, 1843 |
| View | New Township | Lower Augusta Township-Upper Augusta Township 1846 Creation | yes | Apr 13, 1846 |
| View | Annexation | Lower Augusta Township-Upper Augusta Township 1846 Annexation | yes | Nov 4, 1846 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough-Turbot Township 1850 Annexation | yes* | 1850 |
| View | New Township | Cameron Township 1851 Creation | yes* | 1851 |
| View | New Township | Jordan Township 1852 Creation | yes* | Aug 4, 1852 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Augusta Township-Sunbury Borough 1853 Annexation | yes* | 1853 |
| View | New Township | Zerbe Township 1853 Creation | yes | Mar 11, 1853 |
| View | New Township | Mount Carmel Township 1855 Creation | yes* | 1855 |
| View | New Township | Washington Township (Northumberland) 1856 Creation | yes* | Jan 14, 1856 |
| View | New Borough | McEwensville Borough 1857 Creation | yes | Nov 7, 1857 |
| View | New Borough | Turbotville Borough 1859 Creation | yes | Jan 3, 1859 |
| View | Annexation | Sunbury Borough-Upper Augusta Township 1860 Annexation | yes* | 1860 |
| View | New Borough | Mount Carmel Borough 1862 Creation | yes | Nov 3, 1862 |
| View | New Borough | Shamokin Borough 1864 Creation | yes | Nov 17, 1864 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Augusta Township-Sunbury Borough 1867 Annexation | yes* | 1867 |
| View | New Borough | Watsontown Borough 1867 Creation | yes | Nov 5, 1867 |
| View | General Law | Milton Borough 1868 General Law | yes | Mar 10, 1868 |
| View | Charter Amendment (Annexation-General) | Milton Borough 1871 Charter Amendment (Annexation-General) | yes* | 1871 |
| View | New Borough | Riverside Borough 1871 Creation | yes | May 24, 1871 |
| View | New Borough | Snydertown Borough 1871 Creation | yes | May 26, 1871 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 67 | yes* | 1872 |
| View | Annexation | Cameron Township-Little Mahanoy Township 1873 Annexation | yes* | 1870–1873 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Upper Mahanoy Township-Washington Township 1876 Boundary Realignment | yes | Jun 5, 1876 |
| View | Annexation | Lewis Township-Turbotville Borough 1878 Annexation | yes | Jan 12, 1878 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Jackson Township-Washington Township 1878 Boundary Realignment | yes | Jun 12, 1878 |
| View | New Township | Rockefeller Township 1880 Creation | yes* | May 7, 1880 |
| View | New Township | Ralpho Township 1883 Creation | yes* | Feb 5, 1883 |
| View | Annexation | Mount Carmel Township-Mount Carmel Borough 1887 Annexation | yes | Jan 5, 1887 |
| View | Annexation | Chillisquaque Township-Turbot Township to Milton Borough 1889 Annexation | yes* | 1889 |
| View | General Law | Northumberland Borough 1890 General Law | yes | Aug 4, 1890 |
| View | New Township | Gearhart Township 1890 Creation | yes* | Sep 10, 1890 |
| View | New Borough | East Sunbury Borough 1891 Creation | yes | Jan 9, 1891 |
| View | New School District | Dalmatia Independent School District 1890s Creation | yes* | 1891–1892 |
| View | Annexation | East Sunbury Borough-Sunbury Borough 1892 Annexation | yes* | 1892 |
| View | Annexation | Lower Mahanoy Township-Jackson Township 1894 Annexation | yes | 1894 |
| View | New Township | East Chillisquaque Township-West Chillisquaque Township 1895 Creation | yes* | Feb 21, 1895 |
| View | Dissolution | East Sunbury Borough-Sunbury Borough 1896 Consolidation | yes | Mar 3, 1896 |
| View | New Township | East Cameron Township-West Cameron Township 1898 Creation | yes | Jan 24, 1898 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | First Class Township | Coal Township 1900 1st Class | yes | Mar 5, 1900 |
| View | New Borough | Herndon Borough 1902 Creation | yes | Jun 30, 1902 |
| View | General Law | Pennsylvania 1903 Consolidated Borough General Law | yes* | Feb 26, 1903 |
| View | New Borough | Marion Heights Borough 1906 Creation | yes | Jan 29, 1906 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 177 | yes | Jun 5, 1907 |
| View | Annexation | Mount Carmel Borough 1907 Ordinance | yes | Jul 1, 1907 |
| View | Annexation | Shamokin Borough 1910 Ordinance | yes | Dec 12, 1910 |
| View | New School District | Dalmatia Independent School District 1911 Creation | yes* | 1911 |
| View | Annexation | Shamokin Borough 1911 Ordinance (Bellair) | yes | Jan 7, 1911 |
| View | Annexation | Shamokin Borough 1912 Ordinance | yes | Aug 12, 1912 |
| View | New Borough | Kulpmont Borough 1915 Creation | yes | Aug 24, 1915 |
| View | New City | Sunbury City 1922 Creation | yes | Jan 2, 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 237 and 242 | yes* | Aug 25, 1924 |
| View | School District Dissolution | Dalmatia Independent School District 1934 Dissolution | yes* | 1934 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 324A and 402 | yes | Jun 20, 1945 |
| View | Annexation | Watsontown Borough 1949 Ordinance | yes* | Sep 14, 1949 |
| View | New City | Shamokin City 1950 Creation | yes | Jan 2, 1950 |
| View | Dissolution | Riverside Borough 1950 Ordinance | yes* | Jan 22, 1951 |
| View | Annexation | West Chillisquaque Township-Milton Borough Reconstructed 1917-1952 Annexation | yes? | 1917–1952 |
| View | Annexation | Turbotville Borough Ordinance 2-55 | yes* | 1955 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 377 | yes | Dec 27, 1955 |
| View | Annexation | Upper Augusta Township-Sunbury City 1956 Annexation | yes | Jul 9, 1956 |
| View | Annexation | Watsontown Borough Ordinance 1957-4 | yes* | Nov 12, 1957 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 431 | yes | May 20, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | Watsontown Borough Ordinance 1958-3 | yes* | May 21, 1958 |
| View | Annexation | Watsontown Borough Ordinance 1959-3 | yes* | May 20, 1959 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 453 | yes | May 16, 1961 |
| View | Annexation | Sunbury City Ordinance 689 | yes | Sep 16, 1961 |
| View | Annexation | Watsontown Borough Ordinance 1962-3 | yes* | Jul 30, 1962 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 484 | yes | Aug 3, 1964 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 490 | yes | Dec 30, 1964 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 491 | yes | Dec 30, 1964 |
| View | Annexation | Sunbury City Ordinance 782 | yes | Jan 27, 1966 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 515 | yes | Mar 13, 1967 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 525 | yes | Jun 5, 1967 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 529 | yes | Nov 7, 1967 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 571 | yes* | 1969 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 565 | yes | Mar 3, 1969 |
| View | Annexation | Turbot Township-Milton Borough 1971 Annexation | yes* | 1970–1971 |
| View | Annexation | Sunbury City Ordinance 855 | yes | Mar 18, 1971 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Election: [For or against the consolidation of the Burgesses and inhabitants of the Borough of Sunbury in the County of Northumberland and the Borough of East Sunbury into one borough by the name, style, and title of the Borough of Sunbury] | Feb 18, 1896 | |||
| View | Election | Nov 2, 1897 | |||
| View | Proclamation: [Classifying Coal Township as a first class township] | Dec 1899 | |||
| View | Minute: [Proclamation classifying Coal Township as a first class township attached to minutes in form of newspaper clipping. Legal notice undated but could not have been published prior to December 28.] | Dec 7, 1899 | |||
| View | Election: [For or against the incorporation of the Borough of Sunbury as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of Sunbury] | Nov 4, 1919 | |||
| View | Election: "Shall the Borough of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, become a City of the Third Class to be known as the 'City of Shamokin?'" | Nov 4, 1947 | |||
| View | Election: "Should the boundaries of the Borough of Watsontown and of the Township of Delaware be changed such that the property owned by C. Robert Miller and Marilouise H. Miller located to the West of Route 405 and touching in part on the Northern boundary of the Borough of Watsontown and containing approximately 13 1/2 acres would be removed from the Township of Delaware and made a part of the Borough of Watsontown effective upon the certification of this election." | May 20, 1986 | Rejected | ||
| View | Charter Commission Election | May 21, 2019 | Rejected |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Index | bk. 1 (form–1991) | ||
| Law Library Visit | |||
| Minute Book | bk. 1897-1899, month 1899-12 (1899) | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. 1 (1968–1980) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 1802-1810–1839-1849 (1810–1849) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 1850-1859–1878-1882 (1850–1882) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 1882-1887–1905-1907 (1882–1907) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 1908-1912–1941-1944 (1908–1944) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 1945-1948–1961-1967 (1945–1967) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. 1 (1874–1888) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. 7 (1950s–1980s) | ||
| Road Index | bk. p. 1–p. 50 (form–1930s) | ||
| Road Index | bk. p. 51–p. 600 (form–1930s) |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Northumberland County | 17500452 | 191 | 204 | |
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Northumberland County | 17500452 | 298 | 298 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Northumberland County | 5838127 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Northumberland County | 36433351 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Township | Buffalo Township Proposed 1778 Division | no* | 1778 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Muncy Township-White Deer Township Proposed 1778 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1778 |
| View | New Township | Augusta Township Proposed 1803 Division | no* | 1803 |
| View | New Township | Berlin Township Proposed 1809 Creation | no* | 1809 |
| View | New Township | Jefferson Township Proposed 1808 Creation | unknown | 1808–1810 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Luzerne County-Northumberland County Proposed 1811 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1811 |
| View | New Township | Augusta Township-Shamokin Township Proposed 1812 New Township | no* | 1812 |
| View | New Township | Shamokin Township Proposed 1812 Division | no* | 1812 |
| View | New Township | Little Mahanoy Township Proposed 1814 Division | no* | 1814–1815 |
| View | New Township | Shamokin Township Proposed 1814 Division | no* | 1814–1815 |
| View | New Township | Augusta Township-Shamokin Township Proposed 1822 New Township | no* | 1822 |
| View | New Township | Augusta Township Proposed 1825 Division | no* | 1825 |
| View | New Township | Turbot Township Proposed 1836 Division | no* | 1836 |
| View | New Township | Augusta Township Proposed 1838 Division | no* | 1838 |
| View | New Township | Turbot Township Proposed 1838 Division (1) | no* | 1838 |
| View | New Township | Turbot Township Proposed 1838 Division (2) | no* | 1838 |
| View | New Township | Porter Township Proposed 1839 Creation | no* | 1839 |
| View | New Township | Augusta Township Proposed 1840 Division | no* | 1840 |
| View | New Township | Coal Township Proposed 1840 Division | no* | 1840 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Delaware Township to Lewis Township-Turbot Township Proposed 1843 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1843 |
| View | New Township | Shamokin Township Proposed 1843 Division | no* | 1843 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Chillisquaque Township-Turbot Township Proposed 1845 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1845 |
| View | New Township | Shamokin Township Proposed 1845 Division | no* | 1845 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Columbia County-Northumberland County Proposed 1848 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1848 |
| View | Annexation | Coal Township-Little Mahanoy Township Proposed 1850 Annexation | unknown | 1850 |
| View | New School District | Jackson Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District | no* | 1856 |
| View | New Township | Shamokin Township Proposed 1858 Division | no* | 1858 |
| View | New Borough | Turbotville Borough Proposed 1858 Creation | no | 1858 |
| View | New Township | Jordan Township-Lower Mahanoy Township Proposed 1859 New Township | no* | 1859 |
| View | New Township | Lower Augusta Township Proposed 1861 Division | no* | 1861 |
| View | New Township | Lower Mahanoy Township Proposed 1866 Division | no* | 1866 |
| View | New School District | Chillisquaque Township Proposed 1867 Independent School District (1) | unknown | 1867 |
| View | New School District | Chillisquaque Township Proposed 1867 Independent School District (2) | unknown | 1867 |
| View | New School District | Chillisquaque Township Proposed 1868 Independent School District | unknown | 1868 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Cameron Township to Coal Township-Mount Carmel Township-Zerbe Township Proposed 1871 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1871 |
| View | New Township | Shamokin Township Proposed 1871 Division | no* | 1871 |
| View | General Law | Northumberland Borough Proposed 1872 General Law | no | 1872 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Delaware Township-Turbot Township Proposed 1873 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1873 |
| View | New Borough | Georgetown Borough Proposed 1873 Creation | no* | 1873 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Cameron Township to Coal Township-Mount Carmel Township-Zerbe Township Proposed 1874 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1874 |
| View | New Township | Lower Augusta Township Proposed 1874 Division | no* | 1874 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Riverside Borough-Rush Township Proposed 1876 Boundary Realignment (1) | no* | 1876 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Riverside Borough-Rush Township Proposed 1876 Boundary Realignment (2) | no* | 1876 |
| View | Annexation | Watsontown Borough-Delaware Township Proposed 1876 Annexation | no* | 1876 |
| View | New Township | Shakomin Township Proposed 1878 Division | no* | 1878 |
| View | New Township | Shamokin Township Proposed 1879 Division | no* | 1879 |
| View | New Name | Augusta Township Proposed 1880 Creation | no* | 1880 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Proposed 1880 Annexation | unknown | 1880 |
| View | Annexation | Mount Carmel Township-Mount Carmel Borough Proposed 1884 Annexation | no* | 1884 |
| View | General Law | Northumberland Borough Proposed 1884 General Law | no | 1884 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Delaware Township-Lewis Township-Turbot Township Proposed 1885 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1885 |
| View | School District Annexation | Upper Augusta Township-Rush Township Proposed 1885 School District Annexation | unknown | 1885 |
| View | New Township | Cameron Township Proposed 1891 Division | no | 1891 |
| View | New Township | Chillisquaque Township Proposed 1890 Division | no | 1890–1891 |
| View | New Township | Lower Mahanoy Township Proposed 1893 Division | no | 1893 |
| View | New Township | Ralpho Township Proposed 1894 Division | no | 1894 |
| View | New School District | Jackson Township Proposed 1894 Independent School District | no | 1894–1895 |
| View | New School District | Jackson Township Proposed 1895 Independent School District | no | 1895–1896 |
| View | New Township | Coal Township Proposed 1899 Division | no | 1899–1900 |
| View | New Borough | Herndon Borough Proposed 1901 Creation | no | 1901–1902 |
| View | Annexation | Shamokin Borough 1907 Ordinance | no* | 1907 |
| View | Annexation | Shamokin Borough 1909 Ordinance | no* | 1909 |
| View | New City | Shamokin City Proposed 1909 Creation | no | 1909 |
| View | New Township | Coal Township Proposed 1912 Division | no | 1912 |
| View | New Township | Mount Carmel Township Proposed 1912 Division | no | 1912–1913 |
| View | Annexation | Shamokin Borough 1911 Ordinance (Edgewood, Fairview, West Shamokin) | no | 1911–1913 |
| View | Annexation | Shamokin Borough 1914 Ordinance | no* | 1914 |
| View | New Borough | Kulpmont Borough Proposed 1914 Creation | no | 1914–1915 |
| View | Dissolution | Kulpmont Borough-Mount Carmel Township Proposed 1922 Merger | no | 1922 |
| View | Annexation | Ralpho Township-Shamokin Township Proposed 1958 Annexation | no* | 1958 |
| View | Annexation | Marion Heights Borough 1962 Ordinance | no* | 1962–1963 |
| View | Annexation | Marion Heights Borough 1964 Ordinance | no | 1964–1966 |
| View | Annexation | Milton Borough Ordinance 572 | no* | 1969 |
| View | Annexation | Marion Heights Borough 1984 Ordinance | no* | 1984 |
| View | Annexation | Delaware Township-Watsontown Borough Proposed 1986 Annexation | no | 1986 |
| View | Home Rule | Shamokin City Proposed 2019 Home Rule Charter | no* | 2019 |