COUNTY ERECTION DATES & ORIGINS
– this information was culled from several sources. We cannot guarantee that it is totally correct.|
CURRENT CO. |
DATE |
FROM |
OTHER |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ADAMS |
1800 |
York |
Before 1749, see Lancaster Co. |
|
ALLEGHENY |
1788 |
Westmoreland & Washington |
Also see "Donation & Depreciation Lands" prior 1788; Bedford prior 1773; Cumberland prior 1771. |
|
ARMSTRONG |
1800 |
Allegheny, Lycoming, Westmoreland |
Also see Northumberland prior 1795; Bedford prior 1773; Cumberland prior 1771; "Donation & Depreciation Lands" prior 1788. |
|
BEAVER |
1800 |
Allegheny & Washington |
Also see Westmoreland prior 1781; Bedford prior 1773; Cumberland prior 1771; "Donation & Depreciation Lands." |
|
BEDFORD |
1771 |
Cumberland |
|
|
BERKS |
1752 |
Philadelphia [Co.], Lancaster [Co.], Chester |
|
|
BLAIR |
1846 |
Huntingdon & Bedford |
Also see Cumberland prior 1771. |
|
BRADFORD |
1810 |
Luzerne & Lycoming |
Also see Northumberland; Northampton prior 1772. |
|
BUCKS |
1682 |
AN ORIGINAL COUNTY |
|
|
BUTLER |
1800 |
Allegheny |
Also see "Donation & Depreciation Lands" prior 1788. |
|
CAMBRIA |
1804 |
Somerset, Huntingdon, Bedford |
Also see Cumberland Co. prior 1771. |
|
CAMERON |
1860 |
Clinton, McKean, Elk, Potter |
Also see Lycoming Co. 1795-1840; Northumberland Co. 1785-1795. |
|
CARBON |
1843 |
Northampton & Monroe |
|
|
CENTRE |
1800 |
Huntingdon, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland |
Also see Bedford 1771-1787; Berks 1752-1772; Cumberland 1750-1772. |
|
CHESTER |
1682 |
AN ORIGINAL COUNTY |
|
|
CLARION |
1839 |
Venango , Armstrong |
Also see Lycoming before 1800; Northumberland before 1795. |
|
CLEARFIELD |
1804 |
Huntingdon, Lycoming |
Also see Northumberland for NW part prior 1795; Bedford for SE before 1787; Cumberland prior 1771. |
|
CLINTON |
1839 |
Centre, Lycoming |
Also see Mifflin Co. 1789-1800; Northumberland 1772-1795; Bedford 1771-1772; Berks 1752-1772, Cumberland 1750-1772. |
|
COLUMBIA |
1812/1813 |
Northumberland |
Also see Northampton & Berks prior 1772. |
|
CRAWFORD |
1800 |
Allegheny |
Also see Donation Lands info before 1788. |
|
CUMBERLAND |
1750 |
Lancaster |
|
|
DAUPHIN |
1785 |
Lancaster |
|
|
DELAWARE |
1789 |
Chester |
|
|
ELK |
1843 |
Jackson, McKean, Clearfield |
Also see Lycoming prior to 1804; Northumberland prior to 1795. |
|
ERIE |
1800 |
Allegheny |
Also see Donation Lands info prior to 1788. |
|
FAYETTE |
1783 |
Westmoreland |
Also see Bedford prior1773; Cumberland prior 1771. |
|
FOREST |
SEE Other |
Eastern portion from Jefferson 1848;Western from Venango Co. 1866. |
|
|
FRANKLIN |
1784 |
Cumberland |
Also see Lancaster prior 1750. |
|
FULTON |
1850 |
Bedford |
Also see Cumberland prior 1771. |
|
GREENE |
1796 |
Washington Co. |
Also see Westmoreland prior 1781; Bedford prior 1773; Cumberland prior 1771. |
|
HUNTINGDON |
1787 |
Bedford |
Also see Cumberland prior 1771. |
|
INDIANA |
1803 |
Westmoreland, Lycoming |
Also see Bedford; Cumberland; Lycoming; Northumberland prior to 1795. |
|
JEFFERSON |
1804 |
Lycoming |
|
|
JUNIATA |
1831 |
Mifflin Co. |
Also see Cumberland prior 1789. |
|
LACKAWANNA |
1878 |
Luzerne |
Also see Northumberland prior to 1786; Northampton prior to 1772. |
|
LANCASTER |
1729 |
Chester |
|
|
LAWRENCE |
1849 |
Beaver, Mercer |
Also see Allegheny prior to 1800; Donation and Depreciation Lands prior to 1788. |
|
LEBANON |
1813 |
Dauphin, Lancaster |
|
|
LEHIGH |
1812 |
Northampton |
Also see Bucks Co. prior to 1752. |
|
LUZERNE |
1786 |
Northumberland |
Also see Northampton prior to 1772. |
|
LYCOMING |
1795 |
Northumberland |
Also see Northampton and Berks prior to 1772. |
|
MERCER |
1800 |
Allegheny |
Also see Donation Lands info prior to 1788. |
|
MIFFLIN CO. |
1789 |
Cumberland, Northumberland |
|
|
MONROE |
1836 |
Northampton, Pike |
Also see Wayne Co. |
|
MONTGOMERY |
1784 |
Philadelphia Co. |
|
|
MONTOUR |
1850 |
Columbia |
Also see Northumberland prior 1813; Berks prior 1772. |
|
McKEAN |
1804 |
Lycoming |
Also see Northumberland prior 1795. |
|
NORTHAMPTON |
1752 |
Bucks |
|
|
NORTHUMBERLAND |
1772 |
Cumberland, Northampton, Lancaster, Berks, Bedford |
|
|
PERRY |
1820 |
Cumberland |
|
|
PHILADELPHIA CO. |
1682 |
AN ORIGINAL COUNTY |
|
|
PIKE |
1814 |
Wayne |
Also see Northampton prior to 1798. |
|
POTTER |
1804 |
Lycoming |
Also see Northumberland prior 1795 |
|
SCHUYLKILL |
1811 |
Berks, Northampton |
Also see Columbia, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Northumberland. |
|
SNYDER |
1855 |
Union |
Also see Northumberland prior 1813; Berks & Cumberland prior 1772. |
|
SOMERSET |
1795 |
Bedford |
Also see Cumberland prior to 1771. |
|
SULLIVAN |
1847 |
Lycoming |
Also see Northumberland prior 1795; Northampton prior 1772. |
|
SUSQUEHANNA |
1810 |
Luzerne |
Also see Northumberland prior 1772; Northampton. |
|
TIOGA |
1804 |
Lycoming |
Also see Northumberland prior 1795. |
|
UNION |
1813 |
Northumberland |
Also see Cumberland & Berks prior 1772; PA Line book states: a large number of Union Co. residents resettled in Clarion Co. |
|
VENANGO |
1800 |
Allegheny, Lycoming |
Also see Northumberland prior 1795; Donation Lands. |
|
WARREN |
1800 |
Allegheny, Lycoming |
Also see Northumberland; Donation Lands. |
|
WASHINGTON CO. |
1781 |
Westmoreland |
Also see Bedford prior 1773; Cumberland prior 1771. |
|
WAYNE |
1798 |
Northampton |
|
|
WESTMORELAND |
1773 |
Bedford |
Also see Cumberland prior 1771; PA Line book states: a large no. of Westmoreland resettled in Clarion Co. |
|
WYOMING CO. |
1842 |
Luzerne |
Also see Northumberland Co. prior to 1786; Northampton prior to 1772. |
|
1749 |
Lancaster |
Also see Chester prior to 1729. |