Crawford County, Pennsylvania
History
Historical Township Boundaries
ROCKDALE TOWNSHIP
| Date | Event |
| July 18011 | Created from part of Mead Twp. 2 |
Boundaries: Beginning at the mouth of Wood Cock Creek thence up said Creek to where the same intersects the west line of the Seventh Donation district thence north along said line to the north west corner of said district thence east along the north line of said district ten miles to the west line of the Township of Oil Creek thence north along said line to the northern boundary of Crawford thence west along said Boundary to French Creek thence down said Creek by the various Courses thereof to the mouth of Wood Cock Creek the place of beginning. | |
| 25 Aug. 1814 | Territory lost to Bloomfield Twp. [q.v.] |
| ca. March 1829 | Boundaries redefined: parts lost to Bloomfield Twp. and Venango Twp. and to creation of Athens Twp., Richmond Twp., and Woodcock Twp.; territory west of French Creek gained from Venango Twp. 3 |
Beginning at the N. E. corner of [Venango Twp.] on the line of Erie County; thence southwardly, along the line of said township to the S. W. corner of a tract returned to Wm. Eck; thence eastwardly along said tract to the corner; thence north to the N. W. corner of donation tract No. 160; thence east by the line of tracts to the S. E. corner of tract No. 151; thence north to the N. E. corner of a tract in the name of Seth Lenock or [on?] the line of Erie County; thence west with said line to the place of beginning. | |
| 20 Sept. 1879 | Northwestern part lost to Cambridge Twp. [q.v.] |
