Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Venango, County of county County (Class: 6) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Mar 12, 1800 7

Map

Related

Name Relationship Status
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Parent current
Allegheny, Township of (Venango) Child current
Barkeyville, Borough of Child current
Bear, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Beaver, Township of (Clarion) Child former
Brokenstraw, Township of (Warren) Child former
Cambria, Township of (Venango, proposed) Child proposed
Canal, Township of Child current
Cherry Tree, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Cherrytree, Township of Child current
Clinton, Township of (Venango) Child current
Clintonville, Borough of Child current
Conewango, Township of Child former
Cooperstown, Borough of Child current
Cornplanter, Township of Child current
Cranberry, Township of (Venango) Child current
East Branch, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Elk, Township of (Venango, defunct) Child most recent
Emlenton, Borough of Child current
Farmington, Township of (Clarion) Child former
Franklin, Borough of (Venango, defunct) Child most recent
Franklin, City of Child current
Frenchcreek, Township of (Venango) Child current
Harmony, Township of (Forest) Child former
Hays, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Hickory, Township of (Forest) Child former
Hickory, Township of (Venango, defunct) Child most recent
Irwin, Township of Child current
Jackson, Township of (Venango) Child current
Kingsley, Township of Child former
Mechanicsville, Borough of (Venango, proposed) Child proposed
Mineral, Township of (Venango) Child current
North Oil City, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Oakland, Township of (Venango) Child current
Oil City, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Oil City, City of Child current
Oil Creek, Township of (Venango) Child current
Oil Creek, Township of (Venango, defunct) Child most recent
Oilcreek, Township of (Venango, alternate) Child variant
Paint, Township of (Clarion) Child former
Pinegrove, Township of (Venango) Child current
Pithole City, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Pleasantville, Borough of (Venango) Child current
Plum, Township of (Venango) Child current
Polk, Borough of Child current
President, Township of (Venango) Child current
Reno, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Richland, Township of (Venango) Child current
Rockland, Township of (Venango) Child current
Rouseville, Borough of Child current
Sandycreek, Township of (Venango) Child current
Saratoga, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Scrubgrass, Township of Child current
Siverly, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Sugar Creek, Township of (Venango, alternate) Child variant
Sugarcreek, Borough of Child current
Sugarcreek, Township of (Venango, defunct) Child most recent
Sunville, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Tionesta, Borough of Child former
Tionesta, Township of (Forest) Child former
Toby's Creek, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Utica, Borough of Child current
Venango City, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Victory, Township of Child current
West End, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
Windrock, Township of (defunct) Child most recent

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County 42121 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1213690 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q494241 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: County 61 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 Expansion Crawford, County of Reduction Sep 1, 1805
View Expansion Warren, County of Whole (Within) Sep 1, 1805
View Separation Crawford, County of Reduction Sep 1, 1805
View Reduction Warren, County of Separation Oct 1, 1819
View Swap Crawford, County of Swap Feb 28, 1822
View Swap Jefferson, County of Swap 1830–1832
View Reduction Clarion, County of Creation Sep 1, 1840
View Expansion Clarion, County of Reduction 1854
View Reduction Forest, County of Expansion Dec 24, 1866
View Reduction Clarion, County of Expansion Jan 17, 1938
View Expansion Clarion, County of Reduction Apr 5, 1938

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View County (Unorganized) Mar 12, 1800
View County Sep 1, 1805
View County, 6th Class Jul 10, 1919

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 1801 Township Division yes+ Jul 1801
View Annexation Sugarcreek Township 1803 Annexation yes+ 1803
View New Township Venango County 1806 Township Division yes+ Jun 1806
View Separation Plum Township 1818 Separation yes+ 1818
View Separation Rockland Township 1818 Separation yes+ 1818
View Separation Elk Township 1822 Separation yes* 1822
View Separation Beaver Township 1823 Separation yes* 1823
View Separation Pinegrove Township 1824 Separation yes* 1823–1824
View Separation Tionesta Township 1827 Separation yes* Apr 1827
View Separation Paint Township 1828 Separation yes* 1828
View New Borough Franklin Borough 1828 Creation yes May 13, 1828
View Separation Farmington Township 1828 Separation yes* 1828
View Separation Cranberry Township 1830 Separation yes* 1830
View Separation Franklin Borough 1832 Separation yes Jan 21, 1832
View New Township Canal Township-Cornplanter Township 1833 Creation yes* Nov 28, 1833
View Separation Sandycreek Township 1834 Separation yes* 1834
View Annexation Tionesta Township-Cornplanter Township 1837 Annexation yes* 1836–1837
View Annexation Tionesta Township-Allegheny Township 1840 Annexation yes* 1839–1840
View Boundary Realignment Allegheny Township-Cherrytree Township 1841 Boundary Realignment yes* 1841
View New Township Oakland Township 1841 Creation yes* 1841
View New Township Jackson Township 1845 Creation yes+ 1845
View Annexation Plum Township-Jackson Township 1848 Annexation yes* 1848
View New Township President Township 1850 Creation yes* Apr 3, 1850
View New Borough Pleasantville Borough 1850 Creation yes May 17, 1850
View Boundary Realignment Cornplanter Township-Sugarcreek Township 1851 Annexation yes* 185–1851
View Boundary Realignment Richland Township-Rockland Township 1851 Boundary Realignment yes* 1851
View Annexation Cranberry Township-President Township 1854 Annexation yes* 1854
View General Law Pleasantville Borough 1854 General Law yes Apr 28, 1854
View General Law Franklin Borough 1854 General Law yes Nov 30, 1854
View New Township Clinton Township 1855 Creation yes* Sep 1, 1855
View New Borough Tionesta Borough 1856 Creation yes* Feb 8, 1856
View New Township Hickory Township-Kinglsey Township 1856 Creation yes+ 1856
View New School District Fetterman Independent School District 1857 Creation yes* 1856–1857
View New Township Harmony Township 1858 Creation yes* Jun 7, 1858
View New Borough Cooperstown Borough 1858 Creation yes* Nov 25, 1858
View New Borough Emlenton Borough 1859 Creation yes* Jan 27, 1859
View Annexation Franklin Borough 1860 Ordinance yes* 1860
View New Borough Oil City Borough 1862 Creation yes* Apr 29, 1862
View New Borough Utica Borough 1864 Creation yes* 1864
View New Borough Pithole City Borough 1865 Creation yes* Dec 1, 1865
View New Borough Venango City Borough 1865 Creation yes* Dec 1, 1865
View New Township Oil Creek Township 1866 Creation yes* 1866
View New School District Pithole Independent School District 1867 Creation yes* 1867
View New City Franklin City 1868 Creation yes Apr 4, 1868
View Boundary Realignment Franklin City 1869 Boundary Realignment yes* 1869
View Annexation Jackson Township-Plum Township 1870 Annexation yes* 1869–1870
View New Township Mineral Township 1870 Creation yes* Oct 24, 1870
View New City Oil City City 1871 Creation yes Mar 1, 1871
View Annexation Frenchcreek Township-Canal Township to Utica Borough 1872 Annexation yes* 1872
View Boundary Realignment Oil City City 1872 Boundary Clarification yes Mar 11, 1872
View School District Annexation Cherrytree Township-Oil Creek Township 1873 School District Annexation yes* 1873
View Annexation Mineral Township-Sandycreek Township 1874 Annexation yes* 1873–1874
View New Borough Siverly Borough 1874 Creation yes Aug 31, 1874
View Annexation Richland Township-Emlenton Borough 1875 Annexation yes* 1875
View New Township Victory Township 1876 Creation yes* Sep 6, 1876
View School District Annexation Cranberry Township-Franklin City 1877 School District Annexation yes* 1876–1877
View New School District Sugarcreek Township 1877 Independent School District yes* 1876–1877
View Dissolution Pithole City Borough-Cornplanter Township 1877 Merger yes* 1877
View New Borough Clintonville Borough 1878 Creation yes Feb 12, 1878
View New Borough Sunville Borough 1879 Creation yes* Jan 27, 1879
View General Law Oil City City 1881 General Law yes Feb 17, 1881
View School District Reversion Oil Creek Township-Cherrytree Township 1883 School District Reversion yes* 1883
View School District Annexation Cranberry Township-Oil City City 1884 School District Annexation yes* 1884
View Annexation Plum Township-Jackson Township 1884 Annexation yes* 1884
View School District Annexation Cranberry Township-Oil City City 1885 School District Annexation yes* 1885
View School District Dissolution Pithole Independent School District 1885 Dissolution yes* 1885
View Annexation Plum Township-Jackson Township 1885 Annexation yes* 1885
View New Borough Polk Borough 1886 Creation yes Aug 23, 1886
View School District Annexation Jackson Township-Oakland Township 1887 School District Annexation yes* 1887
View City Classification Pennsylvania 1889 City Classification yes May 8, 1889
View Boundary Realignment Cornplanter Township-Sugarcreek Township 1894 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1892–1894
View New Borough West End Borough 1897 Creation yes* Feb 12, 1897
View Township Classification Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification yes Apr 28, 1899
View School District Annexation Jackson Township-Cooperstown Borough 1900 School District Annexation yes* 1899–1900
View New Borough Rouseville Borough 1900 Creation yes Jan 17, 1900
View Annexation Franklin City Ordinance 359 yes* 1901
View Dissolution Sunville Borough-Plum Township 1903 Merger yes* Nov 27, 1903
View General Law Franklin City 1909 General Law yes Jan 4, 1909
View School District Reversion Cooperstown Borough-Jackson Township 1910 School District Reversion yes* 1910
View School District Annexation Sandycreek Township-Franklin City 1910 School District Annexation yes* 1909–1910
View Dissolution Oil City City Ordinance 703 yes Jan 2, 1911
View Dissolution Oil City City Ordinance 887 yes* Sep 2, 1916
View Boundary Realignment Clinton Township-Clintonville Borough 1916 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1915–1921
View Annexation Franklin City Ordinance 603 yes* 1921–1922
View Annexation Cranberry Township-Oil City City 1926 Annexation yes Jan 4, 1926
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1146 yes* 1927
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1282 yes Oct 9, 1931
View Annexation Cornplanter Township-Oil City City Reconstructed 1927-1940 Annexation yes? 1927–1940
View Annexation Franklin City Ordinance 837 yes* 1946
View Annexation Richland Township-Emlenton Borough 1946 Annexation yes* 1946
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1788 yes* Jun 25, 1950
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1801 and 1813 yes* Oct 28, 1950
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1824 yes* 1951–1952
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1838 yes* 1952
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1880 yes* 1953
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1881 yes* 1953
View Annexation Franklin City Ordinance 4, 1957 yes Jul 22, 1957
View Annexation Cooperstown Borough 1959 Ordinance (2) yes May 2, 1960
View New Borough Barkeyville Borough 1968 Creation yes Jan 1, 1968
View Annexation Rockland Township 1966 Ordinance yes* 1966–1968
View Annexation Emlenton Borough Ordinance 192 yes* 1970
View New Borough Sugarcreek Borough 1970 Creation yes Jan 5, 1970
View Council-Manager Form Oil City City 1972 Optional Charter yes Jan 3, 1972
View Annexation Franklin City Ordinance 1, 1967 yes* 1967–1975
View Annexation Franklin City Ordinance 4, 1968 yes* 1968–1975
View Annexation Franklin City Ordinance 7, 1967 yes* 1967–1975
View Home Rule Franklin City 1976 Home Rule yes Jan 5, 1976

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Election: "Shall the Borough of Siverly be annexed to the City of Oil City" Nov 8, 1910
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a charter commission for the City of Oil City] Nov 5, 1968
View Election: "Shall the Council-Manager plan of the optional Third-Class City Charter Law, providing for five Councilmen including the Mayor who is to be elected at large, be adopted by the City of Oil City?" Nov 4, 1969
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the City of Franklin] May 15, 1973
View Election: "Shall the Home Rule Charter contained in the report, dated August 19, 1974 of the Government Study Commission, prepared in accordance with the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, be adopted by the City of Franklin?" Nov 5, 1974
View Charter Commission Election Apr 27, 1976
View Election May 16, 1978 Rejected
View Charter Commission Election: [For or against the election of a government study commission for the City of Franklin] May 19, 1981
View Election: "Shall the proposed amendments to the Franklin Home Rule Charter as recommended by the second study commission, elected May 1981 and their final report dated June 1982, be adopted in their entirety and as a whole?" Nov 2, 1982

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Charter Index bk. 1–14 (1861–1974)
Law Library Visit
Petition Docket bk. 1–17 (1866–1976)
Petition Docket bk. 7 (1878–1882)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 2–3 (1830–1856)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 1855-1865 (1855–1865)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 4 (1855–1865)
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 5 (1865–1866)
Road Docket bk. 5 (1907–1934)
Road Docket bk. 6–7 (1934–comp)
Road Docket bk. 1–4 (form–1907)

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Venango County 17500452 958 963
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Venango County 17500452 1032 1032
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Venango County 5838408 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Venango County 40037699 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Tionesta Township Proposed 1850 Division no* 1850–1851
View New Township Clinton Township Proposed 1854 Creation no* 1854
View Boundary Realignment Richland Township-Rockland Township Proposed 1855 Boundary Realignment unknown 1855
View Boundary Realignment Frenchcreek Township-Sandycreek Township Proposed 1856 Boundary Realignment unknown 1856
View New Township Allegheny Township-Cornplanter Township Proposed 1859 New Township no 1859–1860
View New Township Hays Township Proposed 1860 Creation no 1860
View Annexation Oil City Borough Proposed 1866 Annexation unknown 1866
View New Township Cranberry Township Proposed 1867 Division no* 1867
View New Township Cherrytree Township Proposed 1868 Division no* 1868
View New Township Cherrytree Township-Cornplanter Township-Oil Creek Township Proposed 1870 Division no* 1870
View New School District Richland Township Proposed 1870 Independent School District unknown 1870
View Annexation Rockland Township-Richland Township Proposed 1873 Annexation unknown 1873
View Annexation Cherrytree Township-Oil Creek Township Proposed 1874 Annexation no 1874
View School District Annexation Cranberry Township-Franklin City Proposed 1874 School District Annexation unknown 1874
View New Borough Mechanicsville Borough Proposed 1873 Creation no 1873–1874
View New Borough Siverly Borough Proposed 1874 Creation no 1874
View New School District Cherrytree Township Proposed 1875 Independent School District unknown 1875
View General Law Oil City City 1877 Partial General Law unknown 1877
View New School District Allegheny Township Proposed 1878 Independent School District unknown 1878
View New School District Clinton Township Proposed 1884 Independent School District no 1884–1886
View Annexation Jackson Township-Plum Township to Sunville Borough Proposed 1887 Annexation unknown 1887
View New Borough North Oil City Borough Proposed 1887 Creation no 1887
View New Township Sugarcreek Township Proposed 1886 Division no 1886–1887
View Annexation Cornplanter Township-Sugarcreek Township Proposed 1888 Annexation unknown 1888–1889
View Boundary Realignment Crawford County-Venango County Proposed 1891 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1891–1894
View New School District Plum Township Proposed 1893 Independent School District unknown 1893–1894
View Boundary Realignment Cornplanter Township-Sugarcreek Township Proposed 1895 Boundary Realignment unknown 1895–1898
View Boundary Realignment Crawford County-Venango County Proposed 1906 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1906
View Dissolution West End Borough-Oil City City Proposed 1916 Merger no 1916
View Annexation Sugarcreek Township-Franklin City Proposed 1917 Annexation no 1917
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1052 no* 1923
View Annexation Rockland Township-Richland Township Proposed 1925 Annexation no 1925–1926
View New Borough Reno Borough Proposed 1928 Creation no 1928
View Annexation Cranberry Township-Oil City City Proposed 1928 Annexation no 1928–1929
View New Township Sugarcreek Township Proposed 1929 Division no 1929
View Annexation Oil City City Ordinance 1505 no* 1939
View Annexation Cranberry Township-Oil City City Proposed 1941 Annexation unknown 1941
View Annexation Cooperstown Borough 1959 Ordinance (1) no 1959
View Home Rule (County) Venango County Proposed 1976 Home Rule no* 1976–1978
View Charter Amendment Franklin City Proposed 1981 Charter Amendment unknown 1981–1982