Government Detail
Summary
| Name | Level | Type/Class | Home Rule? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna, County of | county | County (Class: 6) | no |
Detail
| Census Creation Date | Created | Boundary Alteration Count | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1810 | 0 |
Map
Related
Identifier
| Detail | Type | Source | Identifier | Relationship | Web Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | census | US Census Bureau FIPS: County | 42115 | Lead | |
| View | geologic | USGS GNIS: Civil | 1213688 | Lead | View |
| View | other | Wikidata | Q495603 | Lead | View |
| View | state | Pennsylvania DCED: County | 58 | Lead |
Affected Government
| Detail | How Affected | Adverse Government | How Adverse Affected | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Creation (Within) | Luzerne, County of | Part | Feb 21, 1810 |
| View | Separation | Luzerne, County of | Reduction | Oct 13, 1812 |
| View | Ascertainment | Broome, County of (NY) | Ascertainment | Aug 19, 1890 |
| View | Ascertainment | Tioga, County of (NY) | Ascertainment | Aug 19, 1890 |
| View | Ascertainment | Lackawanna, County of | Ascertainment | 1891–1896 |
Affected Government Form
| Detail | Government Form | Date |
|---|---|---|
| View | County (Unorganized) | Feb 21, 1810 |
| View | County | Oct 13, 1812 |
| View | County, 7th Class | Jul 10, 1919 |
| View | County, 6th Class | Oct 26, 1981 |
Other Successful Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Tribal Land Cession | Pennsylvania 1768 Tribal Land Cession | yes+ | 1768 |
| View | New County | Luzerne County 1786 Creation | yes+ | Sep 25, 1786 |
| View | New Township | Lenox Township 1813 Creation | yes* | Aug 1813 |
| View | New Township | Silver Lake Township 1813 Creation | yes* | Aug 1813 |
| View | New Township | Gibson Township 1813 Creation | yes* | Nov 1813 |
| View | New Township | Choconut Township-Middletown Township 1814 Creation | yes* | Jan 1814 |
| View | New Township | Springville Township 1814 Creation | yes+ | Apr 1814 |
| View | New Township | Waterford Township 1814 Creation | yes* | Apr 1814 |
| View | New Name | Auburn Township 1814 Creation | yes* | Apr 25, 1814 |
| View | New Name | Great Bend Township 1814 Creation | yes* | Nov 28, 1814 |
| View | New Township | Jackson Township (Susquehanna) 1815 Creation | yes* | Dec 1815 |
| View | New Name | Hop Bottom Township 1823 Creation | yes* | Feb 1823 |
| View | New Borough | Montrose Borough 1824 Creation | yes | Apr 13, 1824 |
| View | New Name | Brooklyn Township 1825 Creation | yes* | May 1825 |
| View | New Township | Herrick Township 1825 Creation | yes* | May 1825 |
| View | New Borough | Dundaff Borough 1828 Creation | yes | Mar 5, 1828 |
| View | New Township | Dimock Township 1832 Creation | yes* | Dec 1832 |
| View | New Township | Thompson Township 1833 Creation | yes* | May 1833 |
| View | New Township | Franklin Township 1835 Creation | yes* | Dec 1835 |
| View | New Township | Forest Lake Township 1836 Creation | yes* | May 4, 1836 |
| View | New Name | Liberty Township 1836 Creation | yes* | Sep 10, 1836 |
| View | New Township | Jessup Township 1846 Creation | yes* | Apr 27, 1846 |
| View | New Township | Lathrop Township 1846 Creation | yes* | Apr 27, 1846 |
| View | New Township | Apolacon Township 1846 Creation | yes* | Nov 27, 1846 |
| View | New Borough | Friendsville Borough 1849 Creation | yes | Mar 16, 1849 |
| View | New School District | Lyons School District 1850 Creation | yes* | 1850 |
| View | Annexation | Bridgewater Township-Montrose Borough 1851 Annexation | yes | Mar 18, 1851 |
| View | New Township | Ararat Township 1852 Creation | yes* | Aug 21, 1852 |
| View | New Borough | Susquehanna Depot Borough 1853 Creation | yes* | Aug 19, 1853 |
| View | New Township | Oakland Township 1853 Creation | yes* | Dec 3, 1853 |
| View | New School District | Bridgewater Township-Forest Lake Township-Jessup Township 1859 Independent School District | yes* | 1859 |
| View | Annexation | Jessup Township-Bridgewater Township 1859 Annexation | yes* | 1859 |
| View | New Borough | New Milford Borough 1859 Creation | yes* | Dec 19, 1859 |
| View | New Borough | Great Bend Borough 1861 Creation | yes | Nov 19, 1861 |
| View | New Borough | Little Meadows Borough 1862 Creation | yes | May 16, 1862 |
| View | Annexation | Ararat Township-Jackson Township 1863 Annexation | yes* | 1863 |
| View | Annexation | Great Bend Borough 1866 Ordinance | yes* | 1866 |
| View | New School District | Oakland Township 1867 Independent School District | yes* | 1866–1867 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-Montrose Borough 1867 Boundary Realignment | yes | Mar 14, 1867 |
| View | Annexation | Liberty Township-Franklin Township 1870 Annexation | yes* | 1869–1870 |
| View | Annexation | Susquehanna Depot Borough 1871 Ordinance | yes* | 1871–1872 |
| View | New School District | Bridgewater Township-Jessup Township 1872 Independent School District | yes* | 1872–1873 |
| View | New School District | Harmony Township 1873 Independent School District | yes* | 1873 |
| View | New Borough | Great Bend Village Borough 1874 Creation | yes | Nov 28, 1874 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Gibson Township-Lenox Township 1874 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1874–1875 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Great Bend Township-New Milford Township 1875 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1874–1875 |
| View | New Borough | Thompson Borough 1876 Creation | yes | Aug 15, 1876 |
| View | Charter Amendment | Friendsville Borough 1877 Charter Amendment | yes* | 1877 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-Brooklyn Township 1881 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1880–1881 |
| View | New Borough | Hop Bottom Borough 1881 Creation | yes | Apr 11, 1881 |
| View | New Borough | Oakland Borough 1883 Creation | yes | Dec 1, 1883 |
| View | Annexation | Brooklyn Township-Bridgewater Township 1884 Annexation | yes* | 1884 |
| View | Charter Amendment | Little Meadows Borough 1884 Charter Amendment | yes* | 1884 |
| View | General Law | Montrose Borough 1884 General Law | yes | Aug 12, 1884 |
| View | New Borough | Union Dale Borough 1885 Creation | yes | Jan 12, 1885 |
| View | New Name | Hallstead Borough 1886 Creation | yes* | Apr 12, 1886 |
| View | Annexation | Great Bend Township-Hallstead Borough 1887 Annexation | yes | Nov 25, 1887 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-Silver Lake Township 1888 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1887–1888 |
| View | New Borough | Forest City Borough 1888 Creation | yes | Aug 25, 1888 |
| View | New Borough | Lanesboro Borough 1889 Creation | yes | Sep 7, 1889 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Auburn Township-Rush Township 1890 Boundary Realignment | yes* | 1888–1890 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Clifford Township-Herrick Township 1890 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1890–1892 |
| View | Annexation | Great Bend Township-Hallstead Borough 1894 Annexation | yes | Aug 23, 1894 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Ararat Township-Herrick Township 1896 Boundary Ascertainment | yes* | 1895–1896 |
| View | Township Classification | Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification | yes | Apr 28, 1899 |
| View | Annexation | Great Bend Township-Hallstead Borough 1900 Annexation | yes | Dec 3, 1900 |
| View | Dissolution | Dundaff Borough-Clifford Township 1920 Merger | yes | Sep 22, 1920 |
| View | Annexation | New Milford Borough Ordinance 67 | yes | Jan 12, 1952 |
| View | Annexation | Montrose Borough 1952 Ordinance | yes* | Jan 26, 1953 |
| View | Annexation | New Milford Borough-New Milford Township 1953 Annexation | yes* | Apr 30, 1953 |
| View | Annexation | Montrose Borough 1962 Ordinance | yes | Nov 6, 1962 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Apolacon Township-Little Meadows Borough 1993 Boundary Ascertainment | yes | Oct 14, 1993 |
Government Action
| Detail | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Ordinance 1: Electing that Susquehanna County be a county of the sixth class | Oct 26, 1981 |
Research Log
| Detail | Type/Notes | Log Date | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law Library Visit | |||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. 1–2 (1877–1899) | ||
| Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) | bk. 3–16 (1900–1996) | ||
| Miscellaneous Grantor Index | bk. 1 | ||
| Miscellaneous Index (Q.Sess.) | bk. 1–2 (1877–1899) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Docket | bk. 1–9 (form–1883) | ||
| Quarter Sessions Index | bk. 1 (1870–1906) | ||
| Road Docket | bk. 1–2 (1821–1840) | ||
| Road Index | bk. 1–3 (form–comp) |
National Archives
| Detail | Source | Set | Government | File Unit | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Susquehanna County | 17500452 | 845 | 853 | |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1940 | Susquehanna County | 5838335 | 1 | 1 |
| View | Cns. Mp. | 1950 | Susquehanna County | 40037684 | 1 | 1 |
Other Event Links
| Detail | Type | Description | Successful? | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | New Township | Bern Township Proposed 1814 Creation | no* | 1814 |
| View | New Township | Lawrence Township Proposed 1815 Creation | no* | 1815 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-New Milford Township Proposed 1816 Boundary Ascertainment (1) | unknown | 1816 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-New Milford Township Proposed 1816 Boundary Ascertainment (2) | unknown | 1816 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-Springville Township-Waterford Township Proposed 1818 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1818 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-New Milford Township Proposed 1819 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1819 |
| View | Annexation | Brooklyn Township-Harford Township Proposed 1825 Annexation | no* | 1825 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Susquehanna County Proposed 1827 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1827 |
| View | Annexation | Forest Lake Township-Silver Lake Township Proposed 1838 Annexation | unknown | 1838 |
| View | New School District | Lenox Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District | no* | 1856 |
| View | New School District | New Milford Township Proposed 1856 Independent School District | no* | 1856 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Lathrop Township-Lenox Township Proposed 1857 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1857 |
| View | New Borough | Little Meadows Borough Proposed 1856 Creation | no | 1856–1857 |
| View | New Borough | Little Meadows Borough Proposed 1858 Creation | no | 1858 |
| View | New School District | New Milford Township Proposed 1857 Independent School District | no* | 1857–1858 |
| View | New Borough | Little Meadows Borough Proposed 1859 Creation | no | 1859–1860 |
| View | Annexation | Rush Township-Dimock Township Proposed 1863 Annexation | no* | 1863 |
| View | New Borough | Harford Borough Proposed 1865 Creation (1) | no | 1865 |
| View | New Borough | Harford Borough Proposed 1865 Creation (2) | no | 1865 |
| View | Annexation | Jessup Township-Dimock Township Proposed 1865 Annexation | unknown | 1865–1866 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-Brooklyn Township Proposed 1867 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1867–1868 |
| View | New School District | Brooklyn Township Proposed 1869 Independent School District | no* | 1869 |
| View | New Borough | Great Bend Village Borough Proposed 1873 Creation | no* | 1873 |
| View | New Borough | Thompson Borough Proposed 1873 Creation | no* | 1873 |
| View | New School District | Great Bend Township Proposed 1874 Independent School District | unknown | 1874 |
| View | New Borough | Great Bend Village Borough Proposed 1874 Creation | no | 1874 |
| View | New School District | Springville Township Proposed 1874 Independent School District | unknown | 1874 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Great Bend Township-Oakland Township Proposed 1875 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1875 |
| View | Annexation | Forest Lake Township-Bridgewater Township Proposed 1876 Annexation | unknown | 1876 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Forest Lake Township-Jessup Township Proposed 1876 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1876 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-Forest Lake Township Proposed 1877 Boundary Realignment | unknown | 1877 |
| View | School District Annexation | Thompson Borough-Thompson Township Proposed 1877 School District Boundary | unknown | 1877 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Brooklyn Township-Dimock Township Proposed 1878 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1878 |
| View | New School District | Franklin Township Proposed 1879 Independent School District | no | 1879 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-Brooklyn Township Proposed 1879 Boundary Realignment | no* | 1879–1880 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Forest Lake Township-Silver Lake Township Proposed 1880 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1880 |
| View | Annexation | Oakland Township-Susquehanna Depot Borough Proposed 1880 Annexation | no* | 1880 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Lathrop Township-Lenox Township Proposed 1881 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1881 |
| View | New Borough | Oakland Borough Proposed 1882 Creation | no | 1882–1883 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bridgewater Township-Franklin Township Proposed 1887 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1887–1888 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Dimock Township-Rush Township Proposed 1891 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1891 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Harmony Township-Thompson Township Proposed 1893 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1893 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Dimock Township-Springville Township Proposed 1894 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1894–1895 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Bradford County-Susquehanna County Proposed 1897 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1897 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Susquehanna County-Wayne County Proposed 1897 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1897 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Susquehanna County-Wayne County Proposed 1898 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1898 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Oakland Township-Susquehanna Depot Borough 1900 Boundary Ascertainment | unknown | 1900 |
| View | Annexation | Union Dale Borough 1903 Ordinance | no | 1903–1904 |
| View | Annexation | Montrose Borough 1964 Ordinance | no | 1964–1965 |
| View | Annexation | Great Bend Township-Great Bend Borough 1960s Annexation | unknown~ | 1960–1970 |
| View | Boundary Realignment | Auburn Township-Braintrim Township 1980s Boundary Dispute | unknown | 1985–1991 |
| View | Dissolution | Oakland Borough-Susquehanna Depot Borough Proposed 2001 Consolidation | no | 2001 |