Crawford County, Pennsylvania
History
Historical Township Boundaries
WOODCOCK TOWNSHIP
| Date | Event |
| ca. March 1829 | Created from parts of Mead Twp. and Rockdale Twp. 1 |
Boundaries: Beginning at the S. W. corner of a tract late of the heirs of David Mead; thence eastwardly to the S. E. corner of a tract in the name of Jas. Doughty; thence north to the N. W. corner of a tract in the name of Thomas Frew; thence east to the N. E. corner of the same; thence south to the N. W. corner of a tract in the name of Jas. Herriott; thence east to the western line of the seventh donation district; thence along said line to the S. W. corner of tract No. 1515; thence east to the S. E. corner of tract No. 1517; thence northwardly to the north line of said district; thence west to the S. E. corner of a tract in the name of Roger Eck; thence north to the N. E. corner of a tract in the name of Geo. Eck; thence west to the N. W. corner of a tract in the name of Paul Eck; thence north to the N. E. corner of a tract in the name of F. Rasburg; thence west by the north line of said tract & the north line of A. Humes' to the western margin of French Creek; thence down the same to a point west of and opposite the place of beginning; thence across the Creek to the place of beginning. | |
| 27 April 1844 | Portion incorporated as the borough of Woodcock [q.v.] |
| 10 April 1849 | Portion incorporated as the borough of Saegerstown [q.v.] |
| 12 Nov. 1858 | Southwestern part lost to Mead Twp. [q.v.] |
| 17 May 1867 | Portion incorporated as the borough of Blooming Valley [q.v.] |
| 2 March 1870 | Part lost by annexation of County farm to borough of Saegertown [q.v.] |
