The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-31
TUE COUNTIES OF PENNA,

10. Northumberland, March 81, 1772
from Lancaster Cumberland, Derks, Bedford
and Northampton.
IL. westmOreland, February 20, 1873
from Bedford.
II. Washington, March 2s, 1871, from
Westmoreland
10. Lafayette, September 20, 1888, from
Westmoreland.
IA. Franklin, September Q, 1884, from
Cumberland.
Is. Montgomery, September 10, 1884,
from Philadelphia.
16. Dauphin, March 4, 1885, from Ian
caster.
II. Luzerne, September 25, 1886, from
Northumberland.
Is. Huntington, September 20, 1887, from
Bedford.
10. Allegheny, September "a, 1888, from
Westmoreland and Washington.
20. MifIlin, September 10, 1889, from
Cumberland and Northumberland.
81. Delaware, September 20, 1889, from
Chester.
%. Lycoming, April lS,l7O5, from North
umberland.
%. Somerset,April II, 1895 from Bedford.
"a. Greene, February ., 1896, from Wash
ington.
Is. Wayne, March 81, 1898, from North
ampton.
20. Adams, Jan. %, 1900, from York.
27. Centre, February 1S, 1900, from Mif
fin, Huntington, Northumberland and Ly-
coming.
2s. Armstrong, March IL, 1900, from AL
legheny, Westmoreland and Lycoming.
20. Beaver, March -, 1900, from Ale
gheny and Washington.
80. Butler, March IL, 1900, from ALE
gheny.
81. Crawford, March 12, 1900, from ALE
gheny.
80. Erie, March -, 1900 from Allegheny.
3S. Mercer, March IL, 1900, from Ale
gheny.
"a. Venango, March IL, 1900, from Allie
gheny and Lycoming.
80. Warren, March u, 1900, from Ale
gheny and Lycoming.
SO. Indiana, March 10, 1904 from Lycom-
ing and Westmoreland.
81. Cambria, March 25, 1904, from Hunt
ington, Somerset and Bedford.
IS. Clearfeld, March 90, 1904, from Ly-
coming and Northumberland.
80. jefferson, March 26, 1904, from Ly-
coming.
40. Mexican, March 90, 1904, from Ly-
coming.
Al. Potter, March 20, 1904, from Ly-
coming.
AZ. Tioga, March 20, 1904, from Lycom-
ing.
49. Bradford, first named Ontario, Feb
ruary 2l, 1910 from Luzerne and Lycoming.
Al. susquehanna, February 81, 1910.
from Luzerne.
As. Schuylkill, March /, 1911, from Berls
and Northampton.
46. Lehigh, March 6, 1912, from North
ampton.
47. Lebanon, February 16, 1913. from
Dauphn and Lancaster.
IS. Columbia, March %, 2,lSl3 from North
umberland.
40. Union, March %, 1913, from North
cumberland.
so. Pike, March 90, 1914, from Wayne.
81. Perry, March %, 1920, from Cumber-
land.
so. Juniata, March 2, 1886, from Miffiin.
SO. Monroe, April l, 1886, from North
ampton and Pike.
54. Clarion, March IL, 1889, from Arm
strong and Venango.
55. Clinton, June 81, 1889, from Centre
and Lycoming.
SO. Wyoming, April 4, 1912, from Lu-
zerne.
81. Carbon, March l3, ls4S, from North
ampton and Monroe.
5s. Elk, April IS, ls4S, from Clearfold,
Jefferson and Mexican.
SO. Blair, February 20, ls46, from Hunt
ington and Bedford.
60. Sullivan, March is, ls47, from Ly-
coming.
6l. Forest, April IL, ls4s, from Jefferson
and Venango part of Venaugo added in
1866.
so. Lawrence, March 20, lsI9, from Bea-
yer and Mercer.
6S. Fulton, April 10, 1850, from Bedford.
"a. Montour May 3, 1850, from Colum-
bia.
65. Snyder, March 2, 1855, from Union.
GO. Cameron, March 20, 1860, from Clin-
ton, Elk, Mexican and Potter.
67. Lackawanna, 1873, from Luzerne.
It will be noticed that all of the first
eleven counties but Philadelphia were
named for the counties and shires Of Eng
land, also the 18th and 23d. The first in
dividual names given were those of Wash
ington, Lafayette, Franklin and Montgom-
eryj followed not many years later by those
of Presidents Adams and jefferson Cover
nors Miflin and Mexican Generals Green,
Wayne, Armstrong, Butler, Crawford, Mer-
Ger, Warren and Potter. Later still Brad
ford, Columbus, Pike, Perry, Monroe, Clin-
ton, Blair, Sullivan, Lawrence, Fulton ,sny-
der and Cameron were thus honored; 2s
out of 67, named for men.
There are 10 or IA called for creeks and
rivers the Ohio and Monongahela being
the only large streams sighted. One is
named for a lake, and one (Montour) for a
mountain, whose god father was an old In
dian one for coal, Carbonj and one foI
wood, Forest Philadelphia is Greek Cam
bria, Welsh Luzerne. Swiss Dauphin
/ French and Lebanon, Hebrew.
In comparing the census returns Of 1866
and 1870, find that every county in Penn
sylvania shows respectable increase in
population, making an allowance for cut
ting OF Cameron from Mexican and Potter
while Of the 90 in New York, 2T have sus-