Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Historical Township Boundaries

SOUTH SHENANGO TOWNSHIP

Date	Event
ca. March 1829	Created from the southwestern part of Shenango Twp.¹
	Boundaries: Beginning at S. W. corner of [N. Shenango Twp.]; thence S. with the Ohio line to Mercer county line; thence east with said line to S. E. corner of tract surveyed to John Mason; thence north to the N. E. corner of tract returned to William Lane; thence west by north line of said tract to the [place of] beginning.
15 April 1851	Portion incorporated as the borough of Turnersville [q.v.]
20 April 1853	Portion annexed to the borough of Jamestown, Mercer County [q.v.]
17 Feb. 1860	Northeastern part lost to West Fallowfield Twp. [q.v.]
14 Aug. 1863	Western part lost to West Shenango Twp. [q.v.]

1 Crawford Co. Court of Quarter Sessions. The court papers have been lost, and the information presented here is from a condensed report of the commission appointed to determine the new boundaries, printed in the Crawford Messenger of 26 Feb. 1829. RETURN