Date
| Event
|
| 9 July 1800 |
Created from part of Mead Twp. 1 |
| Boundaries: Beginning at the northwest corner of a tract of Land surveyed in the name of Mathew Wilson thence by the north line of a tract of land surveyed in the name of Robert Wilson to French Creek thence down the diffrent windings of the same to the southern boundary of Crawford County thence by the same westwardly to the southeast corner of Fallowfield Township thence by the same northwardly to the place of begining.
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| 28 March 1808 |
Territory gained from Sandy Creek Twp., Mercer County2 |
| The following described territory was attached to Fairfield, Fallowfield, and Shenango Twps. Beginning at the northwest corner of a certain tract of donation land, known by its No. 1078, situate on the northwest corner of a section of the fifth donation district, thence southwardly by a tract of land on which Joseph Burson now resides, one hundred fifty-four perches, to a birch-tree on the south-east corner of the said tract, thence by the same westwardly to an ironwood-tree, the southeast corner of a tract of land on which Alexander Caldwell now resides, and thence continuing the same direction from the southeast corner of one tract to the southeast corner of the next, to the western boundary of the state. |
| ca. March 1829 |
Boundaries redefined: western part lost to creation of Greenwood Twp. and Vernon Twp.; territory exchanged with Wayne Twp. 3 |
| Beginning at the S. E. corner of [Greenwood Twp.], being the S. W. corner of a tract in the name of A. Caldwell; thence east and north by the line of Mercer county to the S. E. corner of a tract in the name of Wm. Thompson; thence north to the N. E. corner of donation tract No. 59; thence west to the S. E. corner of tract No. 60; thence north to the N. E. corner of said tract; thence east to the S. E. corner of tract No. 108; thence north to the N. E. corner of tract No. 119; thence westward by the line of tracts to the N. W. corner of a tract in the name of Samuel B. Magaw's heirs; thence across French Creek and along the north line of a tract in the name of D. Lennox to the N. W. corner thereof; thence southwardly by the line of tracts to the place of beginning. |
| 5 April 1855 |
Portion incorporated as the borough of Cochranton [q.v.] |
| Oct. 1867 |
Northern part lost to creation of Union Twp. [q.v.] |
| 13 April 1868 |
Part east of French Creek lost to creation of East Fairfield Twp. [q.v.] |