Government Detail

Summary

Name Level Type/Class Home Rule?
York, County of county County (Class: 3) no

Detail

Census Creation Date Created Boundary Alteration Count Dissolved
Aug 19, 1749 2

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Related

Name Relationship Status
Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Parent current
Pennsylvania, Province of (defunct) Parent former
Berwick, Township of Child former
Bossel, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Carroll, Township of (York) Child current
Chanceford, Township of Child current
Chilton, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Codorus, Township of Child current
Conewago, Township of (York) Child current
Cross Roads, Borough of Child current
Cumberland, Township of (Adams) Child former
Dallastown, Borough of Child current
Delta, Borough of Child current
Dill, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Dillsburg, Borough of Child current
Dover, Borough of Child current
Dover, Township of Child current
East Hopewell, Township of Child current
East Manchester, Township of Child current
East Newberry, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
East Prospect, Borough of Child current
East York, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Eberton, Place of (unincorporated) Child unincorporated
Etters, Place of (unincorporated) Child unincorporated
Fairview, Township of (York) Child current
Fawn Grove, Borough of Child current
Fawn, Township of (York) Child current
Felton, Borough of Child current
Franklin, Borough of (York, alternate) Child variant
Franklin, Township of (Adams) Child former
Franklin, Township of (York) Child current
Franklin, Township of (York, proposed) Child proposed
Franklintown, Borough of Child current
Germany, Township of Child former
Glen Rock, Borough of Child current
Goldsboro, Borough of Child current
Goldsborough, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Hallam, Borough of Child current
Hallam, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Hamiltonban, Township of Child former
Hanover, Borough of (York) Child current
Heidelberg, Township of (York) Child current
Hellam, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Hellam, Township of Child current
Hopewell, Township of (York) Child current
Hopewell, Township of (York, defunct) Child most recent
Huntington, Township of (York, defunct) Child most recent
Jackson, Township of (York) Child current
Jacobus, Borough of Child current
Jefferson, Borough of (York) Child current
Lewisberry, Borough of Child current
Logansville, Borough of (York, alternate) Child variant
Loganville, Borough of Child current
Lower Chanceford, Township of Child current
Lower Peach Bottom, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Lower Windsor, Township of Child current
Manchester, Borough of (York) Child current
Manchester, Township of (York) Child current
Manheim, Township of (York) Child current
Mechanicsburg, Borough of (York, defunct) Child most recent
Menallen, Township of (Adams) Child former
Monaghan, Township of (York) Child current
Mount Joy, Township of (Adams) Child former
Mount Pleasant, Township of (Adams) Child former
Mount Wolf, Borough of Child current
New Freedom, Borough of Child current
New Salem, Borough of (York) Child current
Newberry, Township of Child current
North Codorus, Township of Child current
North Hopewell, Township of Child current
North York, Borough of Child current
Paradise, Township of (York) Child current
Peach Bottom, Township of Child current
Penn, Township of (York) Child current
Penn, Township of (York, proposed) Child proposed
Rail Road, Borough of (alternate) Child variant
Railroad, Borough of Child current
Reading, Township of (York, defunct) Child most recent
Red Lion, Borough of Child current
Seven Valleys, Borough of Child current
Shrewsbury, Borough of Child current
Shrewsbury, Township of (York) Child current
South Hopewell, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
Spring Garden, Township of Child current
Spring Grove, Borough of Child current
Springarden, Township of (alternate) Child variant
Springettsbury, Township of Child current
Springfield, Township of (York) Child current
Stewartstown, Borough of (York) Child current
Straban, Township of Child former
Tyrone, Township of (Adams) Child former
Upper Peach Bottom, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
Warrington, Township of (York) Child current
Washington, Township of (York) Child current
Wellsville, Borough of Child current
West Codorus, Township of (proposed) Child proposed
West Hopewell, Township of (defunct) Child most recent
West Manchester, Township of Child current
West Manheim, Township of Child current
West York, Borough of Child current
Windsor, Borough of Child current
Windsor, Township of (York) Child current
Windsorville, Borough of (proposed) Child proposed
Winterstown, Borough of Child current
Wrightsville, Borough of Child current
Yoe, Borough of Child current
York Haven, Borough of Child current
York, Borough of (defunct) Child most recent
York, City of Child current
York, Town of (defunct) Child most recent
York, Township of Child current
Yorkana, Borough of Child current

Identifier

Detail Type Source Identifier Relationship Web Link
View census US Census Bureau FIPS: County 42133 Lead
View geologic USGS GNIS: Civil 1209193 Lead View
View other Wikidata Q490914 Lead View
View state Pennsylvania DCED: County 67 Lead

Affected Government

Detail How Affected Adverse Government How Adverse Affected Date
View Creation Lancaster, County of Reduction Aug 19, 1749
View Expansion Cumberland, County of Reduction Feb 9, 1750
View Reduction Cumberland, County of Expansion Feb 9, 1750
View Reduction Adams, County of Creation Jan 22, 1800
View Swap Cumberland, County of Swap Mar 31, 1823
View Ascertainment Adams, County of Ascertainment Jan 25, 1892
View Ascertainment Baltimore, County of (MD) Ascertainment 1898–1909
View Ascertainment Carroll, County of (MD) Ascertainment 1898–1909
View Ascertainment Harford, County of (MD) Ascertainment 1898–1909

Affected Government Form

Detail Government Form Date
View County Aug 19, 1749
View Borough (Title 8)? 1851–1860
View County, 5th Class Jul 10, 1919
View County, 4th Class Dec 30, 1930
View County, 3rd Class Jan 1, 1972

Other Successful Event Links

Detail Type Description Successful? Date
View New Township Codorus Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Cumberland Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Manheim Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Mount Pleasant Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Hamiltonban Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Heidelberg Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Monaghan Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Mount Joy Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Paradise Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Shrewsbury Township 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Town York Town 1749 Creation yes+ 1749
View New Township Germany Township 1750 Creation yes+ 1750
View New Township York Township 1751 Creation yes Apr 30, 1751
View New Township Windsor Township 1758 Creation yes* 1758
View New Township Hopewell Township 1767 Creation yes* Jul 1767
View Plat Recording York Town 1768 Plat Recording yes+ 1768
View Annexation Manchester Township-York Town 1773 Annexation yes* 1773
View New State Declaration of Independence and Royal Charter Abrogation yes Jul 4, 1776
View New Township Franklin Township (York) 1785 Creation yes* Oct 1785
View New Magisterial District Codorus Township 1787 New Magisterial District yes* 1786–1787
View New Borough York Borough 1787 Creation yes Sep 24, 1787
View New Township West Manchester Township 1799 Creation yes* Dec 5, 1799
View New Township Washington Township (PA) 1802 Creation yes+ 1802
View New Township Fairview Township 1803 Creation yes* Feb 1803
View New Township Lower Chanceford Township 1805 Creation yes+ 1805
View Annexation Manheim Township-Heidelberg Township 1805 Annexation yes* 1805
View New Township Franklin Township 1808 Creation yes* Nov 1808
View New Township Peach Bottom Township 1815 Creation yes* Apr 5, 1815
View New Borough Hanover Borough 1815 Creation yes Apr 11, 1815
View Annexation Manheim Township-Heidelberg Township 1816 Annexation yes* 1815–1816
View New Township Conewago Township 1818 Creation yes* Jan 8, 1818
View New Township Spring Garden Township 1821 Creation yes Nov 1821
View Boundary Realignment Hopewell Township-York Township 1831 Boundary Realignment yes* 1830–1831
View New Township Carroll Township 1831 Creation yes* Aug 3, 1831
View New Borough Lewisberry Borough 1832 Creation yes May 11, 1832
View New Borough Dillsburg Borough 1833 Creation yes May 10, 1833
View New Borough Shrewsbury Borough 1834 Creation yes May 9, 1834
View New Borough Wrightsville Borough 1834 Creation yes May 9, 1834
View New Township Springfield Township 1835 Creation yes+ Apr 9, 1835
View New Township Lower Windsor Township 1838 Creation yes+ 1838
View New Township North Codorus Township 1838 Creation yes* Jan 6, 1838
View Separation Hellam Township-Wrightsville Borough 1838 Separation yes Apr 16, 1838
View Boundary Realignment Hellam Township-Wrightsville Borough 1846 Boundary Realignment yes Mar 27, 1846
View New Borough Mechanicsburg Borough 1851 Creation yes May 5, 1851
View New Borough Loganville Borough 1852 Creation yes May 3, 1852
View New Name Stewartstown Borough 1853 Creation yes Feb 24, 1853
View New Township West Manheim Township 1853 Creation yes Aug 22, 1853
View New Township Jackson Township 1853 Creation yes Nov 11, 1853
View General Law York Borough 1854 Partial General Law yes Apr 20, 1854
View General Law York Borough 1855 Partial General Law yes Apr 27, 1855
View Plat Recording Wrightsville Borough 1856 Plat Recording yes* 1846–1856
View General Law Hanover Borough 1856 General Law yes Apr 29, 1856
View Annexation Wrightsville Borough-Hellam Township 1859 Annexation yes Mar 23, 1859
View New Borough Glen Rock Borough 1859 Creation yes Sep 3, 1859
View Election Separation Stewartstown Borough 1860 Election Separation yes* 1860
View Annexation Stewartstown Borough-Hopewell Township 1861 Annexation yes May 1, 1861
View Annexation Peach Bottom Township-Fawn Township 1861 Annexation yes Nov 6, 1861
View Annexation Monaghan Township-Carroll Township 1862 Annexation yes Nov 13, 1862
View New Borough Goldsboro Borough 1864 Creation yes Aug 29, 1864
View New Borough Dover Borough 1865 Creation yes Mar 6, 1865
View New Borough Dallastown Borough 1866 Creation yes Sep 1, 1866
View New Borough Jefferson Borough 1866 Creation yes Dec 12, 1866
View General Law Wrightsville Borough 1867 General Law yes Aug 26, 1867
View Annexation Hellam Township-Wrightsville Borough 1867 Annexation (North) yes Oct 14, 1867
View Annexation Hellam Township-Wrightsville Borough 1867 Annexation (South) yes Oct 14, 1867
View Annexation Hopewell Township-Stewartstown Borough 1868 Annexation yes* 1867–1868
View School District Annexation Jackson Township-West Manchester Township 1868 School District Annexation yes* 1868
View New Borough Franklintown Borough 1869 Creation yes Apr 30, 1869
View New Borough Manchester Borough 1869 Creation yes Aug 28, 1869
View General Law Shrewsbury Borough 1870 General Law yes Aug 26, 1870
View New Borough Winterstown Borough 1871 Creation yes Jan 4, 1871
View Annexation Winterstown Borough Ordinance of May 1871 yes* May 18, 1871
View New Borough Railroad Borough 1871 Creation yes Sep 13, 1871
View Annexation Winterstown Borough Ordinance of October 1871 yes* Oct 5, 1871
View New Borough New Freedom Borough 1873 Creation yes May 30, 1873
View New Borough East Prospect Borough 1873 Creation yes Sep 9, 1873
View New Borough New Salem Borough 1876 Creation yes Aug 21, 1876
View School District Annexation Springfield Township-Codorus Township 1878 School District Annexation yes* 1877–1878
View General Law Dillsburg Borough 1878 General Law yes Oct 9, 1878
View New Borough Red Lion Borough 1880 Creation yes Feb 6, 1880
View New Township Penn Township 1880 Creation yes Apr 12, 1880
View New Borough Delta Borough 1880 Creation yes Jun 24, 1880
View New Borough Fawn Grove Borough 1881 Creation yes Dec 7, 1881
View School District Annexation Fairview Township-Monaghan Township 1882 School District Annexation yes* 1881–1882
View New Borough Spring Grove Borough 1882 Creation yes Aug 28, 1882
View General Law Stewartstown Borough 1882 General Law yes Aug 29, 1882
View General Law York Borough 1882 General Law yes Aug 29, 1882
View Annexation Dallastown Borough-York Township 1883 Annexation yes* 1883
View New School District North Codorus Township-Springfield Township 1883 Independent School District yes* 1883
View Annexation Spring Garden Township-York Borough 1883 Annexation yes May 7, 1883
View New School District Chanceford Township-Hopewell Township-Windsor Township 1884 Independent School District yes* 1884
View New School District Felton Independent School District 1884 Creation yes* 1884
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1884 Detachment yes* 1884
View Annexation Spring Garden Township-West Manchester Township to York Borough 1884 Annexation yes Apr 21, 1884
View School District Annexation Fairview Township-Monaghan Township 1885 School District Annexation yes* 1885
View Annexation Spring Garden Township-York Borough 1885 Annexation yes Jan 17, 1885
View New Township South Hopewell Township-West Hopewell Township 1885 Creation yes* Aug 24, 1885
View New Name East Hopewell Township-Hopewell Township-North Hopewell Township 1885 Creation yes* Oct 2, 1885
View Annexation Spring Garden Township-York Borough 1886 Annexation yes Mar 9, 1886
View Annexation Dallastown Borough-York Township 1887 Annexation yes* 1887
View New City York City 1887 Creation yes Jan 11, 1887
View New Township East Manchester Township 1887 Creation yes Apr 18, 1887
View Annexation Penn Township-Hanover Borough 1887 Annexation yes Apr 19, 1887
View New School District Hopewell Township-North Hopewell Township-Shrewsbury Township 1888 Independent School District yes* 1887–1888
View Annexation Dallastown Borough-York Township 1890 Annexation yes* 1890
View School District Annexation Fairview Township-Monaghan Township 1890 School District Annexation yes* 1890
View School District Annexation Springfield Township-Codorus Township 1890 School District Annexation yes* 1890
View School District Annexation Carroll Township-Warrington Township 1891 School District Annexation yes* 1891
View School District Annexation Warrington Township-Washington Township 1891 School District Annexation yes* 1891
View New Township Springettsbury Township 1891 Creation yes Apr 20, 1891
View Boundary Realignment Delta Borough-Peach Bottom Township 1892 Boundary Realignment yes* 1892
View New Borough Seven Valleys Borough 1892 Creation yes Aug 23, 1892
View New Borough Wellsville Borough 1892 Creation yes Nov 21, 1892
View New Borough York Haven Borough 1892 Creation yes Dec 2, 1892
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1893 Detachment yes* 1892–1893
View New Borough Yoe Borough 1893 Creation yes Nov 17, 1893
View Annexation Hellam Township-Wrightsville Borough 1894 Annexation yes Feb 20, 1894
View Annexation Carroll Township-Dillsburg Borough 1896 Annexation yes* 1895–1896
View Annexation Hopewell Township-Stewartstown Borough 1892 Annexation yes* 1892–1896
View School District Annexation North Codorus Township-Seven Valleys Borough 1896 School District Annexation yes* 1895–1896
View Boundary Realignment Chanceford Township-Lower Chanceford Township 1898 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1895–1898
View Annexation Hellam Township-Wrightsville Borough 1898 Annexation yes Apr 4, 1898
View New Borough North York Borough 1899 Creation yes Apr 17, 1899
View Township Classification Pennsylvania 1899 Township Classification yes Apr 28, 1899
View New Borough Felton Borough 1899 Creation yes May 8, 1899
View New Borough Cross Roads Borough 1899 Creation yes Oct 16, 1899
View School District Annexation Chanceford Township-Windsor Township to Felton Borough 1900 School District Annexation yes* 1899–1900
View Annexation York City Select Ordinance 14, 1900 yes Jan 22, 1900
View Annexation York City Common Ordinance 33, 1900 yes Mar 22, 1900
View General Law Lewisberry Borough 1901 General Law yes Mar 18, 1901
View School District Annexation Dover Township-Jackson Township to West Manchester Township 1902 School District Annexation yes* 1901–1902
View Annexation Seven Valleys Borough-Springfield Township 1902 Annexation yes* 1901–1902
View Annexation Cross Roads Borough 1903 Ordinance yes Sep 3, 1903
View School District Dissolution Felton Independent School District 1904 Dissolution yes* 1904
View School District Dissolution Mount Airy Independent School District 1904 Dissolution yes* 1903–1904
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1904 Ordinance yes* 1904
View New Borough West York Borough 1904 Creation yes Jun 28, 1904
View Annexation Dallastown Borough Ordinance 53 yes* Feb 6, 1905
View Annexation Dallastown Borough Ordinance 54 yes* Feb 6, 1905
View Annexation Dallastown Borough Ordinance 55 yes* Feb 6, 1905
View New Borough Windsor Borough 1905 Creation yes Jul 5, 1905
View Annexation Penn Township-Hanover Borough 1893 Annexation yes* 1893–1907
View Annexation Fawn Township-Fawn Grove Borough 1907 Annexation yes Jan 31, 1907
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1907 Ordinance (Windsor) yes Sep 12, 1907
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1907 Ordinance (York) yes Sep 12, 1907
View Boundary Realignment Hellam Township-Springettsbury Township 1908 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1908
View New Borough Hallam Borough 1908 Creation yes Jun 19, 1908
View Annexation York City Select Ordinance 17, 1909 yes Apr 4, 1909
View Annexation York City Select Ordinance 7, 1910 yes Aug 22, 1910
View New Borough Mount Wolf Borough 1910 Creation yes Aug 25, 1910
View School District Reversion Warrington Township-Carroll Township 1911 School District Reversion yes* 1910–1911
View Annexation North York Borough 1912 Ordinance yes Aug 5, 1912
View New Borough Yorkana Borough 1912 Creation yes Sep 10, 1912
View Annexation Windsor Borough 1912 Ordinance yes Nov 4, 1912
View Annexation York City 1913 Resolution (Parkway) yes? 1913
View Annexation Felton Borough 1913 Ordinance yes Aug 11, 1913
View Annexation York City Common Ordinance 61, 1913 yes Oct 20, 1913
View Annexation Windsor Borough 1913 Ordinance yes Nov 24, 1913
View Boundary Realignment Warrington Township-Washington Township 1914 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1913–1914
View Annexation Mount Wolf Borough Ordinance 8 yes Dec 21, 1914
View Boundary Realignment Franklintown Borough-Franklin Township 1918 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1918
View Boundary Realignment Railroad Borough-Shrewsbury Township 1919 Boundary Ascertainment yes* 1918–1919
View First Class Township Spring Garden Township 1922 1st Class yes Jan 2, 1922
View Annexation East Prospect Borough 1923 Ordinance yes Mar 26, 1923
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 352 yes* 1923–1924
View Annexation Hallam Borough Ordinance 18 yes Mar 24, 1924
View Annexation Dallastown Borough Ordinance 108 yes Aug 30, 1924
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance 70 yes Nov 3, 1924
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1923 Ordinance yes Dec 22, 1924
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1924 Ordinance yes Dec 22, 1924
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 353 yes* 1923–1925
View Annexation Wrightsville Borough 1924 Ordinance yes Feb 4, 1925
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 376 yes Nov 4, 1925
View Annexation Manchester Borough 1926 Ordinance yes* Jul 26, 1926
View Annexation North York Borough Ordinance 54 yes* 1927
View General Law Hanover Borough 1927 General Law yes Sep 13, 1927
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1927 Ordinance yes Nov 9, 1927
View Annexation Spring Garden Township-York City 1928 Annexation yes Jan 2, 1928
View Annexation West Manchester Township-York City 1928 Annexation yes* Jan 2, 1928
View Annexation Felton Borough 1928 Ordinance yes Nov 12, 1928
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1928 Ordinance yes Dec 10, 1928
View New Borough Jacobus Borough 1929 Creation yes Nov 29, 1929
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1930 Ordinance yes Dec 3, 1930
View Annexation Goldsboro Borough Ordinance 24 yes Jan 5, 1931
View Annexation York City Ordinance 12, 1931 yes Sep 14, 1931
View Annexation Dallastown Borough Ordinance 153 and 155 yes* Nov 9, 1932
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1932 Ordinance yes Dec 19, 1932
View Annexation Dallastown Borough-York Township 1933 Annexation yes Mar 13, 1933
View Boundary Realignment Dallastown Borough 1933 Annexation Validation yes* Nov 3, 1933
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1933 Ordinance yes Nov 8, 1933
View Annexation Dallastown Borough Ordinance 159 yes* Jan 4, 1935
View Annexation Yoe Borough 1937 Ordinance yes* 1937
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 553 yes Apr 3, 1939
View Annexation West York Borough 1939 Ordinance yes Dec 4, 1939
View Annexation West York Borough 1941 Ordinance yes Dec 3, 1941
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1942 Ordinance yes Jun 5, 1942
View Annexation York City Ordinance 11, 1943 yes Jul 21, 1943
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1943 Ordinance yes Nov 3, 1943
View Annexation York Township-Spring Garden Township 1945 Annexation yes* Aug 6, 1945
View Annexation West York Borough 1946 Ordinance yes* 1946
View Annexation Glen Rock Borough Ordinance 58 yes* Aug 2, 1946
View Annexation Dallastown Borough Ordinance 185 yes* Sep 3, 1946
View Annexation Loganville Borough Ordinance 38 yes* 1947
View Annexation Dover Borough Ordinance 214 yes Jun 9, 1947
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1947 Ordinance yes* Sep 10, 1947
View Annexation York City Ordinance 57, 1947 yes Oct 16, 1947
View Annexation Jefferson Borough Ordinance 15-1948 yes Dec 6, 1948
View Annexation York City Ordinance 112, 1948 yes Mar 6, 1949
View Annexation Stewartstown Borough 1949 Ordinance yes Dec 5, 1949
View Annexation Wrightsville Borough 1949 Ordinance yes* Dec 19, 1949
View Annexation Red Lion Borough 1949 Ordinance yes* Jul 31, 1950
View Annexation Spring Grove Borough Ordinance 7-1950 yes* Nov 8, 1950
View Annexation Wrightsville Borough 1951 Ordinance yes* Mar 5, 1951
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 11 July 1951 yes* Dec 3, 1951
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 5 December 1951 yes* Dec 5, 1951
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 7 November 1951 (Tract 1) yes Feb 11, 1952
View Annexation York City Ordinance 11, 1952 yes* Apr 8, 1952
View Annexation West York Borough 1953 Ordinance yes* 1953
View Annexation York City Ordinance 44, 1952 yes Feb 15, 1953
View Annexation York City Ordinance 45, 1952 yes Feb 15, 1953
View Annexation North York Borough 1952 Ordinance yes* May 20, 1953
View Annexation York City Ordinance 49, 1953 yes Sep 21, 1953
View Annexation Lewisberry Borough Ordinance 1955-1 yes Jan 28, 1955
View Annexation Railroad Borough 1947 Ordinance yes* Feb 7, 1955
View Annexation Mount Wolf Borough Ordinance 93 yes Aug 23, 1955
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 7 September 1955 yes Oct 3, 1955
View Annexation Loganville Borough 1955 Ordinance yes Nov 8, 1955
View Annexation East Prospect Borough 1955 Ordinance yes* Jan 5, 1956
View Annexation Spring Garden Township Ordinance 13-55 yes Feb 6, 1956
View Annexation York City Ordinance 82, 1955 yes Apr 24, 1956
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 6 June 1956 yes* Jun 26, 1956
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 7 November 1956 yes* Nov 7, 1956
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 5 December 1956 yes* Dec 5, 1956
View Annexation Wrightsville Borough 1956 Ordinance yes Jan 10, 1957
View Annexation North York Borough 1956 Ordinance yes Jan 14, 1957
View Annexation West York Borough 1957 Ordinance yes May 27, 1957
View Annexation Glen Rock Borough Ordinance 90 yes Aug 27, 1957
View Annexation York City Ordinance 56, 1957 yes* Oct 7, 1957
View Annexation York City Ordinance 57, 1957 yes* Oct 7, 1957
View Annexation North York Borough 1957 Ordinance yes Nov 25, 1957
View Boundary Realignment Springettsbury Township-Windsor Township 1958 Boundary Ascertainment yes* Jan 24, 1958
View Annexation Jacobus Borough Ordinance 27 yes May 26, 1958
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance 6-558 yes* Jul 7, 1958
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance 6-758 yes* Jul 7, 1958
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance 1058-8 yes* Oct 27, 1958
View Annexation Dover Borough Ordinance 241 yes* Nov 4, 1958
View Annexation Spring Garden Township Ordinance 1-58 yes Dec 22, 1958
View Annexation York City 1958 Resolution yes Jan 5, 1959
View First Class Township York Township 1959 1st Class yes Jan 5, 1959
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 953 yes Jan 26, 1959
View Annexation Dover Borough Ordinance 245 yes Nov 4, 1959
View Annexation Yorkana Borough 1960 Ordinance yes Aug 11, 1960
View First Class Township Penn Township 1961 1st Class yes Jan 2, 1961
View Annexation Jefferson Borough Ordinance 1-60 yes Feb 16, 1961
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough 1961 Ordinance yes May 20, 1961
View Annexation Dillsburg Borough Ordinance 122 yes Jul 24, 1961
View Mayor-Council Form York City 1962 Optional Charter yes Jan 1, 1962
View Annexation Dillsburg Borough Ordinance 126 yes Jan 8, 1962
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 1062 yes Mar 8, 1962
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 1064 yes Mar 8, 1962
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 1065 yes Mar 8, 1962
View Annexation West York Borough 1962 Ordinance yes* Feb 8, 1963
View Annexation Windsor Borough Ordinance 5-63 yes May 21, 1963
View Annexation York City Ordinance 22, 1963 yes Nov 5, 1963
View Plat Recording Dillsburg Borough Ordinance 144 yes* 1964
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough 1963 Ordinance yes Dec 28, 1964
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough Ordinance 62 yes Feb 26, 1965
View Annexation Dillsburg Borough Ordinance 148 yes* Nov 2, 1965
View Annexation Dover Borough Ordinance 632 yes May 9, 1966
View Annexation Loganville Borough 1965 Ordinance yes May 17, 1966
View Annexation Stewartstown Borough Ordinance 1-1966 yes May 17, 1966
View Annexation Dillsburg Borough Ordinance 132, 134, 155 yes Jan 23, 1967
View Annexation Spring Grove Borough Ordinance 2-1966 yes Mar 8, 1967
View Annexation West Manchester Township-West York Borough 1967 Annexation yes Mar 16, 1967
View Annexation York City Ordinance 83, 1964 yes May 16, 1967
View Annexation York City Ordinance 59, 1965 yes Aug 14, 1967
View Annexation Glen Rock Borough Ordinance 160 yes Nov 13, 1967
View Annexation Manchester Borough Ordinance 9-67 yes* Dec 29, 1967
View Annexation North York Borough 1968 Ordinance yes* Jan 23, 1968
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough 1968 Ordinance yes* Apr 24, 1968
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance 668-1 yes* Jul 3, 1968
View Annexation Stewartstown Borough Ordinance 1-1968 yes Aug 2, 1968
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough Ordinance 73 yes* 1967–1969
View Annexation East Prospect Borough Ordinance 69-2 yes* Jan 9, 1969
View Annexation York City Ordinance 2, 1969 yes May 20, 1969
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough Ordinance 83 yes* Nov 5, 1969
View Annexation Fawn Grove Borough 1968 Ordinance yes Nov 19, 1969
View Annexation Lewisberry Borough Ordinance 1970-1 yes* May 20, 1970
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough Ordinance 87 yes* May 20, 1970
View Annexation Jefferson Borough Ordinance 2-1966 and 1969-2 yes Jul 20, 1970
View Annexation Yorkana Borough Ordinance 25 yes* Jul 8, 1971
View Boundary Realignment Hellam Township-Springettsbury Township 1972 Boundary Ascertainment yes* Mar 11, 1972
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough-Shrewsbury Township 1972 Annexation yes Apr 6, 1972
View Annexation New Salem Borough Ordinance 4-1969 yes Apr 25, 1972
View Annexation Dillsburg Borough Ordinance 165 yes* 1970–1973
View Annexation North York Borough-Spring Garden Township Reconstructed 1975 Annexation yes? 1975
View Boundary Realignment Shrewsbury Borough-Shrewsbury Township 1975 Boundary Realignment yes* Jan 21, 1975
View Boundary Realignment Fairview Township-Newberry Township 1975 Boundary Ascertainment yes Nov 12, 1975
View Boundary Realignment North Hopewell Township-Winterstown Borough 1982 Boundary Realignment yes* Feb 17, 1982
View Annexation Hellam Township-Hallam Borough 1983 Annexation yes* 1983
View Boundary Realignment Cross Roads Borough to East Hopewell Township-North Hopewell Township 1984 Boundary Realignment yes Feb 22, 1984
View Annexation Newberry Township-Lewisberry Borough 1992 Annexation yes Mar 5, 1992
View Boundary Realignment Hopewell Township-Stewartstown Borough 1997 Boundary Realignment yes* 1997
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance 2002-11-12 yes* Nov 11, 2002
View Annexation North York Borough 2003 Annexation (1) yes* Jan 1, 2003
View Annexation North York Borough 2003 Annexation (2) yes Mar 7, 2003
View Annexation Carroll Township-Dillsburg Borough 2018 Annexation yes* Nov 6, 2018
View School District Annexation Washington Township 2021 Independent School District yes+ Jul 1, 2021

Government Action

Detail Action Date Approved Effective Location
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View 		Minute: [Sums of duplicates for 1749/50] 1749 v. 1, p. 6
View Minute: [Sums of duplicates for 1750/51] Jan 1750 v. 1, p. 8
View Election: [For or against the division of Heidelberg Township] Jan 30, 1880
View Election Aug 11, 1885
View Election Nov 7, 1899
View Minute: [Resolution issuing a proclamation classifying Spring Garden Township as a first class township] Dec 9, 1920 v. 1920-1921, p. 55
View Proclamation: [Classifying Spring Garden Township as a first class township] Dec 9, 1920
View Resolution: [Issuing a proclamation classifying Spring Garden Township as a first class township] Dec 9, 1920
View Election Nov 3, 1953
View Charter Commission Election 1958
View Election May 20, 1958
View Election: "Shall the Township of York, now a Second Class Township, become a First Class Township?" Nov 4, 1958
View Election: "Shall Mayor-Council Plan A of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law, providing for five councilmen to be elected at large, be adopted by the City of York" Nov 3, 1959
View Election: "Shall the Township of Penn, now a Second Class Township, become a First Class Township?" Nov 8, 1960
View Charter Commission Election Nov 7, 1972
View Charter Commission Election May 15, 1973
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View 		Election Nov 5, 1974 Rejected
View Election: "Do you favor the annexation of the are known as 'Village of Southern Farms' located in Shrewsbury Twp. into Shrewsbury Boro., York Co., Pa." Nov 8, 1977 Rejected
View Election Nov 8, 1983 Certified Dec 1, 1983
View Election: "Do you favor Lewisberry Borough Annexing 6.819 Acres of Newberry Township, know as 'Lewisberry Borough Park' owned and maintained by Lewisberry Borough, and being exempt from Real Estate Taxes, located along the Northeast side of Fifth Street adjacent to Lewisberry Borough" May 21, 1991 Certified Jun 13, 1991
View Election: "Do you favor Spring Grove Borough annexing 24 acres of Jackson Township currently owned by Forge Associates and located along the western side of Hanover Road adjacent to Spring Grove Borough?" May 16, 1995 Rejected
View Election Nov 5, 2002
View Election Nov 6, 2018

Research Log

Detail Type/Notes Log Date Coverage
Deed Grantee Index (form–1943)
Deed Grantor Index (form–1943)
Election Returns bk. 1902-1927 (1902–1927)
Law Library Visit
Law Reporters (Trial Ct.) bk. 62–90 (1948–1976)
Minute Book bk. 1920-09-07, p. 40–1921-04-11, p. 77 (1920–1921)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1, p. 1–1, p. 72 (1882–1884)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1, p. 73–1, p. 429 (1884–1892)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 1, p. 430–1, end (1892–1895)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 2–3 (1895–1906)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 4 (1906–1910)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 5–8 (1910–1930s)
Miscellaneous Docket (Q.Sess.) bk. 9–10 (1930s–1940s)
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View 1940-1950 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. York County 17500452 1699 1712
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Urbanized Area Vicinity of York 40037618 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 Urbanized Area Vicinity of York 40037905 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1940 York County 5838601 1 1
View Cns. Mp. 1950 York County 40037757 1 1

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View New Township Bossel Township Proposed 1769 Creation no* 1769
View Boundary Realignment Dover Township-Warrington Township Proposed 1770 Boundary Realignment unknown 1770
View New Township Dover Township-Manchester Township-Newberry Township Proposed 1786 New Township no* 1786–1787
View New Township Hamiltonban Township Proposed 1796 Division unknown 1796
View New Township Newberry Township Proposed 1801 Division (1) no* 1801
View New Township Newberry Township Proposed 1801 Division (2) no* 1801
View New Township Dover Township-Newberry Township Proposed 1813 New Township no* 1813–1815
View New Township Codorus Township-Shrewsbury Township Proposed 1833 New Township no* 1833
View Boundary Realignment Conewago Township-Dover Township Proposed 1839 Boundary Realignment unknown 1839
View New Township Hopewell Township-Windsor Township-York Township Proposed 1853 New Township no* 1853
View Boundary Realignment Adams County-York County to Cumberland County Proposed 1853 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1853–1854
View New Township Codorus Township-North Codorus Township Proposed 1854 New Township unknown 1854
View Boundary Realignment Hopewell Township-Shrewsbury Township Proposed 1854 Boundary Realignment unknown 1854
View New Township Hopewell Township Proposed 1855 Division no* 1855
View New Township Paradise Township Proposed 1857 Division unknown 1857
View New Township Penn Township Proposed 1857 Creation no* 1857
View New Township Fairview Township Proposed 1865 Division no* 1865
View Annexation Warrington Township-Washington Township Proposed 1866 Annexation unknown 1866
View Annexation Warrington Township-Washington Township Proposed 1867 Annexation unknown 1867
View Annexation Jackson Township-West Manchester Township Proposed 1868 Annexation unknown 1868
View New School District Monaghan Township Proposed 1869 Independent School District (1) no 1869
View New Borough East Prospect Borough Proposed 1870 Creation no 1870
View New School District Monaghan Township Proposed 1869 Independent School District (2) no* 1869–1870
View New School District Shrewsbury Township Proposed 1869 Independent School District no 1869–1870
View New School District Spring Garden Township-York Township Proposed 1869 Independent School District no* 1869–1870
View New Township Warrington Township-Washington Township Proposed 1873 New Township no* 1873
View New Township Heidelberg Township Proposed 1875 Division no* 1875
View Annexation Hanover Borough 1877 Ordinance no 1877
View Boundary Realignment Warrington Township-Washington Township 1880s Boundary Realignment unknown 1880
View Annexation York Borough 1879 Ordinance no* 1879–1880
View New City York City Proposed 1882 Creation no 1882
View New Township Hopewell Township Proposed 1883 Division no 1883
View Annexation Spring Garden Township-York Borough Proposed 1883 Annexation no 1883
View Annexation West Manchester Township-York Borough Proposed 1883 Annexation no 1883
View New Borough Windsorville Borough Proposed 1884 Creation no 1884
View New Township North Codorus Township Proposed 1885 Division no 1885
View New School District Codorus Township-Manheim Township Proposed 1887 Independent School District unknown 1887
View School District Annexation Codorus Township-Shrewsbury Township Proposed 1887 School District Annexation unknown 1887
View New Township Warrington Township Proposed 1890 Division no* 1890–1891
View New Township Spring Garden Township Proposed 1892 Division no* 1892
View New School District Spring Garden Township Proposed 1893 Independent School District no* 1893–1894
View Boundary Realignment Chanceford Township-Lower Windsor Township 1890s Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1895–1896
View New Township East Newberry Township Proposed 1896 Creation no 1896–1897
View New Township East Newberry Township Proposed 1899 Creation no 1899
View Boundary Realignment Shrewsbury Township-Springfield Township 1900s Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1899
View New Township West Codorus Township Proposed 1899 Creation no 1899
View Boundary Realignment New Freedom Borough-Shrewsbury Township 1898 Boundary Ascertainment unknown 1898–1903
View School District Annexation Springfield Township-Codorus Township Proposed 1904 School District Annexation no* 1904
View New Borough Windsor Borough Proposed 1904 Creation (1) no 1904
View New Borough Windsor Borough Proposed 1904 Creation (2) no 1904
View New Township Lower Peach Bottom Township-Upper Peach Bottom Township Proposed 1906 Creation no 1906
View Boundary Realignment North Hopewell Township-Winterstown Borough 1909 Boundary Ascertainment no* 1909
View Plat Recording Winterstown Borough 1909 Plat Recording no* 1909
View School District Reversion Monaghan Township-Fairview Township Proposed 1910 School District Reversion (1) no* 1910
View School District Reversion Monaghan Township-Fairview Township Proposed 1910 School District Reversion (2) no* 1910
View School District Annexation Springfield Township-Codorus Township 1910 School District Annexation unknown 1910
View New Township Chanceford Township Proposed 1919 Division no 1919
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 354 no* 1923
View Plat Recording Red Lion Borough 1928 Plat unknown 1928
View New Borough East York Borough Proposed 1929 Creation no 1929–1930
View Boundary Realignment Manchester Borough-Mount Wolf Borough 1931 Boundary Realignment unknown 1931
View First Class Township Springettsbury Township Proposed 1953 1st Class no* 1953
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 7 February 1951 no 1951–1954
View Annexation Red Lion Borough Ordinance of 7 November 1951 (Tract 2) no* 1951–1956
View Annexation New Salem Borough Ordinance 106 no 1957–1958
View Annexation Dillsburg Borough Ordinance 113 no 1959–1960
View Annexation York City Ordinance 49, 1961 no 1961–1962
View First Class Township Manchester Township Proposed 1965 1st Class no* 1965
View Annexation Wellsville Borough 1964 Ordinance no 1964–1966
View Annexation Hanover Borough Ordinance 1243 no 1964–1967
View Dissolution Manchester Borough-Mount Wolf Borough Proposed 1969 Consolidation no* 1969
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough Ordinance 1972-3 no* 1972
View Annexation Glen Rock Borough Ordinance 211 no* 1973
View Boundary Realignment Hopewell Township-North Hopewell Township 1973 Boundary Realignment unknown 1973
View Annexation Manchester Borough Ordinance 114 no 1972–1973
View Annexation Dillsburg Borough Ordinance 174 no* 1973–1974
View Home Rule Jacobus Borough Proposed 1972 Home Rule no* 1972–1974
View Home Rule (County) York County Proposed 1973 Home Rule no* 1973–1974
View Annexation Shrewsbury Borough 1972 Ordinance no* 1972–1975
View Annexation Lewisberry Borough 1973 Ordinance no 1973–1977
View Annexation Shrewsbury Township-Shrewsbury Borough Proposed 1977 Annexation no 1977
View New Borough Chilton Borough Proposed 1990 Creation no 1990
View Annexation Jackson Township-Spring Grove Borough Proposed 1995 Annexation no 1995