Crawford County, Pennsylvania


History
Historical Township Boundaries

VENANGO TOWNSHIP
Date
Event
9 July 1800 Created from part of Mead Twp. 1
Boundaries:  Begining at the corner of a tract of land surveyed in the name of John Fries on a line of a tract surveyed in the name of David Cunningham about sixty perches or thereabouts west of the north east corner of the same thence north to the southwest corner of a tract in the name of James West thence eastwardly to French Creek thence up the diffrent windings of the same to the north boundary of Crawford County thence by the same westwardly to the north east corner of Cussawaga Township thence southwardly to the north west corner of a tract of land surveyed in the name of John James thence eastwardly to the place of begining.
ca. March 1829 Boundaries redefined: western part lost to Cussewago Twp.; southern part lost to creation of Hayfield Twp.; northeastern part lost to Rockdale Twp.; territory east of French Creek gained from Rockdale Twp. 2
Beginning at the N. E. corner of a tract in the name of James Gibson on the line of Erie county, being the N. E. corner of [Cussewago Twp.]; thence south to the S. E. corner of a tract in the name of E. Spencer; thence east to the N. E. corner of Thomas Campbell's tract, on French Creek; thence across said Creek to the N. W. corner of A. Humes' tract; thence east along the north line of said tract and F. Rasburg's to the N. E. corner of the last; thence south to the N. W. corner of P. Eck's; thence E. to the N. E. corner of a tract in the name of G. Eck; thence north to the south line of a tract in the name of Israel Israel; thence east, north and west by the lines of sundry tracts to the S. E. corner of a tract in the name of N. Pryer or Ralph Snow; thence north to French Creek; thence across the same to the S. W. corner of a tract in the name of William McArthur's heirs; thence north by the same and donation land to the Erie County line; thence west by the said line to the place of beginning.
15 April 1851 Part east of French Creek lost to creation of Cambridge Twp. [q.v.]
15 March 1853 Portion incorporated as the borough of Venango [q.v.]


1 Crawford Co. Court of Quarter Sessions Dk. 1:3-5 (July Session 1800).   RETURN

2 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