Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-05-29
Miscellaneous. g
The Counties of Pennsylvania

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The following table gives the names and
date and year Of the erection of the several
counties of the Commonwealth OF Pennsyl-
vania and the territory from which they
were formed the three first counties which
were formed, to wit: Philadelphia, Bucks
and Chester, were established ut the arst
settlement of the Province Of Pennsylva-
MIA, and formed the only original counties
of all the territory of which the now great
State is formed, comprised of sixty-six
counties, as follows to wit:
l. Adams, January %, 1860, formed of a
part of York t
2. Allegheny, September "a, 1888, FORM
ed of part of Westmoreland and WASH
ington.
3. Armstrong, March Is, 1900, formed
of part of Allegheny, Westmoreland and
Lycoming.
4. Beaver, March IL, 1900, formed of
part of Allegheny and Washington.
5. Bedford, March o, III, formed of
part of Cumberland. ~ s~--ss.- -
6. Berks, March IL, 1852, formed of a
part of Philadelphia Chester and Lancas-
ter.
]. Blair, February 26, 1S4S, formed Of
part of Huntingdon and Bedford.
8. Bradford, February 21, 1910, formed
of a part of Luzerne and Lyconing.+
8. Bucks, one of the three original coun-
ties of the Provincef
40. Butler, March II, 1900, formed of
part of Allegheny.
IL. Cambria, March 26, 1904, formed of
part of Huntindon and Somerset.
II. Cameron, March 20, 1860, formed of
part of Cliaton, Elk, M'Kean and Potter
13. Carbon, March 13, 1913, formed of
part of Northampton and Monroe.
IA. Centre, February Ii. 1900, formed
of part of Miffiin, Northumberland, Ly-
coming and Huntingdon.
Is. Chester, one of the original counties
| established at the first settlement of the Pro-
| vince.
16. Clarion, March IL, 1889, formed of
Venango and Armstrong.
IL. Cleariield, March 26, 1904, formed of
u part OI LycOulng.
IS. Clinton, June q, 1889, formed of
part of Lycoming and Centre.
10. Columbia, March %, 1918, formed of
a part of Northumberland.
20. Crawford, March II, 1900, formed
of part of Allegheny.
21. Cumberland, January 27, 1850, FORM
ed of part of Lancaster.
22. Dauphin, March 4, 1874, formed of
part of Lancaster.
%. Delaware, September 90, 1889, FORM
ed of part of Chester.
"a Elk, April Is, 1843, formed of part
of Jefferson, Clearfield and Mexican.
rs. Erie, March II, 1900, formed ofa
a part of Allegheny.
26. Fayette, September 26, 1888, formed
of part Westmoreland.
27. Forest, April IL, 1S4S, formed of "a
part of Jefferson.
%. Franklin, Sept. 9, 1874, formed from
part of Cumberland.
20. Fulton, April 10, 150, formed froma
part of Bedford.
80. Greene, Feb. 9, 1876, formed from
part of Washington.
81. Huntington, Sept. 20, 1877, formed
from part Of Bedford.
80. Indiana, March 80, 1903, formed
from a part of Westmoreland and Lycom-
ing.
SO. Jefferson, March 26, 1904, formed
from part of Lycoming.
a
part of MiffiiD.
35. Lancaster, May 10, 1923, formed
from part of Chester.
36. Lawrence, March 25, 1850, formed
from a part of Beaver and Mercer.
81. Lebanon, February IL, 1913, formed
from part of Dauphin and Lancaster.
81. Lehish, March 8, 1872, formed from
part of Northampton.
80. Luzerne, September 20, 1886, formed
from part of Northumberland
40. Lycoming, April Is, 1896, formed
from part of Northumberland
Al. M'Kean, March 20, 1904, formed
from part of Lycoming.
AZ. Mercer, March II, 1900, formed
from part oil Allegheny.
43. Mifiiin, September 10, 1889, formed
from part of Cumberland and Northum-
berland.
A. Monroe, April l., 1886, formed from
part of Northampton and Pike.
45. Montgomery, September 10, 1874.
formed from a part of Philadelphia.
46. Montour, May 3, 1850, formed from
part of Columbia.
AZ. Northampton, March IL, l752, form
ed from part of Bucks.
AZ. Northumberland, March u, 1772,
formed from parts of Lancaster, Cumber-
land, Berks, Bedford and Northampton.
40. Perry, March p, 1926, formed from
a part of Cumberland.
90. Philadelphia, one Of the three origi-
nal counties established at the first settle
ment of the Province.
81. Pike, March 80, 1914, formed from
part of Wayne.
52 Potter, March 26, 1904, formed from
part of Lycoming.
SO. Schuylkill, March 1, 1911, formed
from part of Berks and Northampton.
54. Snyder, March 2, 1855, formed from
part of Union.
So. Somerset, April IL, 1895, formed
from part of Bedford.
56. Sullivan, March Is, 1647, formed
from part of Lycoming.
81. Susquehanna, February 2l, 1910,
from part of Luzerne.
IS. Tioga, March 26, 1904, formed from
part Of LycOming.
50. Union, March p, 1S43, formed from
part of Northumberland.
20. Venango, March II, 1900, formed
from part of Allegheny and Lycoming.
81. Warren, March II, 1900, formed
from part of Allegheny and Lycoming.
81. Wayne, March 21, 1896, formed
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