When Was It Founded? PA County, Township & Municipality Incorporation Dates
If you’re looking for information on the founding of Pennsylvania counties, townships and municipalities, then this is the page you need! It’s incredibly useful to figure out which township you need to research to find earlier records for your ancestor.
For instance, Halifax Township in Dauphin County was founded in 1804 from parts of Upper Paxton and Middle Paxton townships. If you’re looking for a Halifax Township resident in 1800, you’ll need to refer to Upper Paxton and/or Middle Paxton township records for that year.
I’d found these years ago and printed some out. So, glad I found the source! It’s a great tool for the Pennsylvania researcher.
Once you’ve landed on the main page, click on the county for which you’d like information. A PDF will open. It was created by the Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs in 1965.
Once again the Pennsylvania State Archives is the resource to know.
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Kris Hocker, "When Was It Founded? PA County, Township & Municipality Incorporation Dates," A Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy, the genealogy & family research site of Kris Hocker, modified 26 May 2018 (https://www.krishocker.com/when-was-it-founded/ : accessed 22 Dec 2024).
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This is a wonderful piece of information. Thank you. I always try to make sure I include the change in county names on my profiles…and this helps considerably.