Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
Wyoming, County of county County (Class: 7) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
May 1, 1843 0

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Related

Name Relationship Status
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Parent current
Abington, Township of (Luzerne, defunct) Child former
Braintrim, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
Clinton, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
Eaton, Township of Child current
Exeter, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
Factoryville, Borough of Child current
Fairmount, Township of Child former
Falls, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
Forkston, Township of Child current
Keystone Hills, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Laceyville, Borough of Child current
Lake, Township of (Luzerne) Child former
Lehman, Township of (Luzerne) Child former
Lemon, Township of Child current
Mehoopany, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Mehoopany, Township of Child current
Meshoppen, Borough of Child current
Meshoppen, Township of Child current
Monroe, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
Nicholson, Borough of Child current
Nicholson, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
North Branch, Township of Child current
North Moreland, Township of (Wyoming, alternate) Child variant
Northmoreland, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
Noxen, Township of Child current
Overfield, Township of Child current
Ross, Township of (Luzerne) Child former
Tunkhannock, Borough of Child current
Tunkhannock, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
Washington, Township of (Wyoming) Child current
Windham, Township of (Wyoming) Child current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County 42131 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1209192 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q495677 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: County 66 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Luzerne, County of Reduction May 1, 1843
View Ascertainment Sullivan, County of Ascertainment 1891–1893

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View County May 1, 1843
View County, 8th Class Jul 10, 1919
View County, 7th Class Jan 1, 1982

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 Borough Tunkhannock Borough 1841 Creation yes Aug 6, 1841
View New Township Clinton Township 1844 Creation yes* Feb 20, 1844
View Separation Tunkhannock Borough 1844 Separation yes Mar 9, 1844
View New Township Forkston Township-Mehoopany Township 1844 Creation yes* Dec 25, 1844
View Boundary Realignment Eaton Township to Forkston Township-Mehoopany Township-Monroe Township 1847 Boundary Ascertainment yes* Aug 31, 1847
View New Township Lemon Township 1847 Creation yes* Nov 29, 1847
View Annexation Fairmount Township-Lake Township-Lehman Township-Ross Township to Forkston Township 1848 Annexation yes* Feb 1, 1848
View Boundary Realignment Eaton Township-Northmoreland Township 1848 Boundary Ascertainment yes* Feb 2, 1848
View Annexation Eaton Township-Northmoreland Township 1849 Annexation yes* Sep 3, 1849
View Annexation Eaton Township-Forkston Township 1850 Annexation yes* Sep 3, 1850
View School District Annexation Tunkhannock Borough 1853 School District Annexation yes* 1853
View Annexation Monroe Township-Northmoreland Township 1853 Annexation yes* Sep 30, 1853
View Annexation Clinton Township-Falls Township 1854 Annexation yes* Mar 2, 1854
View New Township Meshoppen Township 1854 Creation yes* Sep 29, 1854
View New Township North Branch Township 1857 Creation yes* 1857
View Annexation Nicholson Township-Clinton Township 1858 Annexation yes* Jan 23, 1858
View New Township Overfield Township 1859 Creation yes* Nov 26, 1859
View General Law Tunkhannock Borough 1866 General Law yes* 1855–1866
View Boundary Realignment Overfield Township-Tunkhannock Township 1866 Boundary Realignment yes* Aug 22, 1866
View Boundary Realignment Forkston Township-Monroe Township 1867 Boundary Ascertainment yes* Aug 21, 1867
View Boundary Realignment Lemon Township-Tunkhannock Township to Washington Township 1868 Boundary Ascertainment yes* Jan 24, 1868
View Annexation Monroe Township-Forkston Township 1868 Annexation yes* Aug 19, 1868
View Annexation Nicholson Township-Lemon Township 1869 Annexation yes* Jan 20, 1869
View New Borough Nicholson Borough 1875 Creation yes Aug 23, 1875
View New Borough Meshoppen Borough 1879 Creation yes Aug 19, 1879
View Boundary Realignment Lemon Township-Tunkhannock Township 1884 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1883–1884
View New Borough Factoryville Borough 1884 Creation yes Jan 22, 1884
View Annexation Clinton Township-Factoryville Borough 1884 Annexation yes Oct 25, 1884
View Annexation Clinton Township-Factoryville Borough 1890 Annexation yes Jun 3, 1890
View Boundary Realignment Eaton Township-Monroe Township 1891 Boundary Ascertainment yes* Jan 15, 1891
View Boundary Realignment Forkston Township-Monroe Township 1891 Boundary Ascertainment yes* Jan 15, 1891
View Annexation Overfield Township-Clinton Township 1893 Annexation yes* Jan 11, 1893
View New Township Noxen Township 1895 Creation yes* Feb 21, 1895
View Township Classification Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification yes Apr 28, 1899
View Annexation Clinton Township-Lemon Township 1900 Annexation yes* 1900
View New Borough Laceyville Borough 1902 Creation yes Dec 11, 1902
View Boundary Realignment Clinton Township-Tunkhannock Township 1904 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1903–1904
View Annexation Falls Township-Overfield Township 1906 Annexation yes* 1905–1906
View Annexation Tunkhannock Borough 1908 Ordinance yes Oct 5, 1908
View Boundary Realignment Exeter Township-Northmoreland Township 1910 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1909–1910
View Annexation Meshoppen Borough 1911 Ordinance yes* 1911
View Annexation Tunkhannock Borough 1911 Ordinance yes Jan 22, 1912
View Annexation Northmoreland Township-Exeter Township 1918 Annexation yes Mar 19, 1918

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
View Charter Commission Election Nov 5, 1974

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Criminal Docket bk. 20 (unk–1974)
Deed Grantee Index (form–1910)
Law Library Visit
Quarter Sessions Docket bk. 1–19 (form–1972)
Road Docket bk. 1–5 (form–2012)

National Archives

Detail Source Set Government File Unit From To
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Wyoming County 17500452 1346 1347
View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. Wyoming County 17500452 1681 1684
View Cns. Mp. 1940 Wyoming County 5838561 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Wyoming County 40037748 1 1

Other Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View Annexation Mehoopany Township-Eaton Township Proposed 1866 Annexation unknown 1866
View Annexation Lemon Township-Washington Township Proposed 1868 Annexation unknown 1868–1869
View New Borough Factoryville Borough Proposed 1882 Creation no 1882
View Boundary Realignment Lackawanna County-Wyoming County Proposed 1879 Boundary Realignment unknown 1879–1885
View New Borough Mehoopany Borough Proposed 1886 Creation no 1886
View Annexation Tunkhannock Borough 1885 Ordinance no 1885–1887
View Annexation Clinton Township-Factoryville Borough Proposed 1889 Annexation no 1889
View Annexation Northmoreland Township-Exeter Township Proposed 1887 Annexation no 1887–1891
View New Borough Laceyville Borough Proposed 1895 Creation no 1895
View Boundary Realignment Luzerne County-Wyoming County Proposed 1899 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1899
View Annexation Nicholson Township-Lemon Township Proposed 1904 Annexation no 1904–1905
View Annexation Northmoreland Township-Exeter Township Proposed 1910 Annexation no 1910
View Annexation Northmoreland Township-Exeter Township Proposed 1911 Annexation no 1911
View Annexation Northmoreland Township-Exeter Township Proposed 1913 Annexation no 1913–1915
View Annexation Northmoreland Township-Exeter Township Proposed 1915 Annexation no 1915
View New Name Keystone Hills Borough Proposed 1962 Creation no 1962
View Home Rule Tunkhannock Borough Proposed 1974 Home Rule no* 1974
View Boundary Realignment Auburn Township-Braintrim Township 1980s Boundary Dispute unknown 1985–1991