Townships, Somerset County

TOWNSHIPS AND BOROUGHS. In the order named the following were organized as townships in Bedford county prior to the formation of the county of Somerset: Brother\’s Valley, Turkey-Foot, Quemahoning, Milford, Elk Lick and Stony Creek. BROTHER\’S VALLEY the first township erected west of the Allegheny mountain in Pennsylvania, was formed in 1771, during the first … Read more

<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Larimer township was formed in 1854 out of adjoining parts of Greenville and Northampton townships. It was named for Gen. William Larimer who was president of the Pittsburg &amp; Connellsville Railroad Company at that time. Its natural features are generally rugged and uneven with much that is mountainous and a small amount … Read more

<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>In 1886 Black Township was formed by the Somerset County Court out of the eastern part of Milford Township, which included the part of Milford Township lying east of Coxes\’ Creek and east of the Casselman River below Rockwood. The area is 18,692 acres or about 29¼ square miles. It was named … Read more

<center><strong>HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP</strong></center>Greenville township was organized in 1812 from a portion of Southampton. It has a small population that depends mainly on agriculture for support. An abundance of fine quality limestone is known to exist but no mineral deposits have yet been developed. The first settlers of the township were Samuel Finley and his … Read more

HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP Paint, the seventeenth of the twenty-five townships of Somerset County, was named after Paint Creek and formed in 1837 from a part of Shade township. John Fyock is believed to have been the first settler, and to have cleared the first land within the territory which now constitutes Paint township. Joseph … Read more