Date Erected | Township | Erected From |
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1790 | The area that would become Susquehanna County was Tioga and Wyalusing Twps., Luzerne Co. |
March Session 1791 | Willingborough | Northeast corner of Tioga Twp. (included present-day Harmony, Oakland, and Great Bend Twps.) |
Aug 1795 | Nicholson | Southeast parts of Wyalusing and Tioga Twps. |
Jan Session 1798 | Lawsville | Tioga Twp. (included present-day Liberty and most of Franklin Twps.) |
1799 | Braintrim | Wyalusing Twp. (also part of Tunkhannock Twp., Luzerne Co., but that portion never became a part of Susquehanna Co.; it remained with Luzerne when Susq. Co. was formed. Braintrim Twp. included present-day Auburn Twp.) |
Nov Session 1801 | Rush | Tioga and Wyalusing Twps. Also called Rindaw by some. {Included all of present-day Middletown, Choconut, and Apolacon Twps. and western parts of Jessup and Forest Lake Twps.) |
Apr Session 1806 | Clifford | Nicholson Twp. {Included present-day Gibson and Herrick Twps. and the southern parts of Jessup and Forest Lake Twps.) |
Nov 1806 | Bridgewater | Tunkhannock, Braiintrim, Nicholson, and Rush Twps. (Included all of present-day Brooklyn, Lathrop, Springville, Silver Lake, and Dimock Twps.; eastern parts of Jessup and Forest lake Twps.; and south part of Franklin Twp.) |
Aug Session 1807 | New Milford | Tioga Twp. (has changed very little) |
Jan Session 1808 | Harford | North part of Nicholson Twp. (and also known as "Nine Partners"; has changed very little) |
1809 [5] | Harmony | Willingborough and New Milford. (Included present-day Oakland, Jackson, and Thomson Twps. and north part of Ararat Twp.) |
Oct 1812 | Susquehanna County was formed from Luzerne County, with the preceding 10 townships |
27 Apr 1813 | Silver Lake | North part of Bridgewater Twp. |
Aug Session 1813 | Lenox | New name of Nicholson Twp. (with a small part of Harford Twp.) |
24 Nov 1813 | Gibson | North part of Clifford Twp. |
27 Apr 1813 | Choconut | Rush Twp. |
Jan Session 1814 | Middletown | Rush Twp. |
Apr Session 1814 | Springville | South part of Bridgewater Twp. |
Apr 1814 | Waterford | South part of Bridgewater Twp. (name changed to Hopbottom Twp. in 1823, to Brooklyn Twp. in 1825) |
Apr Session 1814 | Auburn | New name of Braintrim Twp. |
Nov Session 1813 | Great bend | New name of Willingborough Twp. |
Dec Session 1815 | Jackson | South part of Harmony Twp. |
1823 | Hopbottom | New name of Waterford Twp. |
1825 | Brooklyn | New name of Hopbottom Twp. |
20 Apr 1825 | Herrick | Gibson and Clifford Twps. |
Dec Session 1832 | Dimock | Springville Twp. and south part of Bridgewater Twp. |
Apr Session 1833 | Thomson | Jackson Twp. |
May Session 1835 | Franklin | South part of Lawsville Township and north part of Bridgewater Twp. |
4 May 1836 | Forest Lake | Bridgewater, Silver lake, and Middletown Twps. |
10 Sep 1836 | Liberty | New name of Lawsville Twp. |
27 Apr 1846 | Lathrop | South part of Bridgewater Twp. |
27 Apr 1846 | Jessup | West part of Bridgewater Twp., east part of Rush Twp., and a small part of Middletown Twp.; it was later adjusted by the addition of 80 rods more from Rush Twp. |
27 Nov 1846 | Apolacon | Choconut Twp. |
21 Aug 1852 | Ararat | Herrick, Thomson, and Gibson Twps. |
3 Dec 1853 | Oakland | West part of Harmony Twp. |
