Around shrewsbury pa images of america bob ketenheim on. From the earliest period to the present time, divided into general, special. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Camp freedom near shrewsbury was a union army campsite. In the early and mid19th century, this grove of trees now a modern housing development was lowes camp ground, a very popular gathering place along the susquehanna trail just south of shrewsbury, pennsylvania, on the highway between baltimore, md. Shrewsbury township single family homes for sale 99. Discover shrewsbury, pennsylvania with the help of your friends. Philadelphia politics prominent public schools reared reformed church republican resides retired samuel sarah served ship shrewsbury township smyser springfield township susan tion town trade union washington township west manchester township wife william. Shrewsbury township holds their meetings on the 1st wednesday of every month at 8.
Shrewsbury township 2017 budget 2017 budget 300 tax revenue 301. Township history the township was founded in 1754 as an agricultural based community located between the bushkill creek and the delaware river north of the city of easton. Learn more about state of pennsylvania court, tax, land and probate records the clerks office does not do research most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. It was originally much larger in size and included a large part of what is now sullivan county until 1847. Pennsylvania did not record births and deaths until 1906 and york county. Ketenheim and his family have lived in shrewsbury since 1981. Original land record maps and books by neal otto hively. Shrewsbury township, sullivan county, pennsylvania wikipedia. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. September served seven children ship shrewsbury township six children.
Connected draft mapshrewsbury township, york county, pennsylvania connected draft mapspringfield, york county, pennsylvania survey maps showing original land grants warrantspatents made to settlers in the 18th and 1st half of the 19th centuries. Parks around shrewsbury shrewsbury, pa aarp in your city. It is located four miles above the masondixon line pamd border. Shrewsbury township, lycoming county, pennsylvania. Shrewsbury and springfield townships consolidated 36 by 48 inch, four color map, cross indexed by survey number to the volume. Early german settlers of york county, pennsylvania. York county, pennsylvania cemeteries genealogy familysearch. It is located four miles above the masondixon line pa md border. Philadelphia politics prominent public schools reared reformed church republican resides retired samuel sarah served ship shrewsbury township smyser springfield township susan tion town trade union washington township west manchester township wife william windsor township. Neal hively has compiled and published books and maps showing the earliest. Guide to york county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. A history of the townships of byberry and moreland, in. Reimbursement for snowroad related services provided by the township 3,000. Author of two other historical titles, he has had a lifelong interest in history.
The mayor and the shrewsbury township committee would like to welcome you to our official website. About a biographical history of york county, pennsylvania bordered by the susquehanna river in southeastern pennsylvania, york county was formed in 1749 from neighboring lancaster county. T he collection includes 19 th century photographs, books, diaries, furniture, costumes, toys, as well as video and audio tapes of townspeople and special events. Bob ketenheim, a native pennsylvanian, was born in altoona and raised in cresson. This database is a collection of biographical sketches of prominent men from the county in the nineteenth century. York county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy familysearch. Shrewsbury township, york county, pa is a political subdivision of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Genealogy history news special offers pennsylvania county history and genealogy books. Sullivan county anxiety support group will be meeting at the sullivan county library in dushore, pa on the 1 st tuesday of each month, barring any federal holidays or inclement weather, from 6 pm8 pm.
Shrewsbury township supervisors 11505 susquehanna trl s. Some of the first settlers, the little and bennett families, migrated to lycoming. Shrewsbury township, sullivan county, pennsylvania places. Jul 27, 2012 in the early and mid19th century, this grove of trees now a modern housing development was lowes camp ground, a very popular gathering place along the susquehanna trail just south of shrewsbury, pennsylvania, on the highway between baltimore, md. After many hours and miles of travel to the york county history center, the pennsylvania state archives, the historical society of pennsylvania and the hall of records in annapolis, maryland, he created 16 books and 14 maps for york county. Page 507 fullerton has served as supervisor of the township for sixteen years. A history of the townships of byberry and moreland, in philadelphia, pa. Shrewsbury township, york county, pennsylvania wikipedia. The township is located in southern york county adjacent to the marylandpennsylvania border and along interstate 83, between york to the north and baltimore to the south. Guide to york county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage.
From the earliest period to the present time, divided into general, special, township and borough histories. East manchester township keeney shrewsbury township kehr burial ground heidelberg township keller burial ground shrewsbury township keller hellam township kellers graveyard lower windsor township kindig burial ground hellam township kister burial ground newberry township klinefelterseitz burial ground shrewsbury township knab burial plot. Township history read chapters from the book springettsbury township centennial our first 100 years of progress in the county of york, pennsylvania. Map, pennsylvania, township, pennsylvania library of congress. Shrewsbury township is a township in lycoming county, pennsylvania, united states. Shrewsbury area historical tornado activity is slightly above pennsylvania state average. York county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch wiki. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers. York county, pennsylvania genealogy family history library. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Get directions, maps, and traffic for shrewsbury township, pa.
Early german settlers of york county, pennsylvania family history library shrewsbury newspapers and obituaries. Some 840 early colonial settlers are indexed, as are 294 survey tract names. Shrewsbury township lacks the necessary sewer capacity to continue major developments in the municipality. Our family has been coming to sullivan county for summer vacations since my husband was a kid. Uncover links to record collections, history, and genealogy sources to aid you find your ancestors. This is a static, archived version of the phmc pennsylvania agricultural history project website which will not be updated. Municipalities with qualifying wells within this municipality, a contiguous municipality, or within 5 miles amount based on population.
Copies of this book are available at the township municipal building at 1501 mt zion road, york, pa 17402. Shrewsbury township was formed from part of muncy township by the pennsylvania general assembly in 1804. Shrewsbury township is located in york county, pennsylvania. Shrewsbury pennsylvania travel guide at wikivoyage. Connected draft map shrewsbury township, york county, pennsylvania connected draft mapspringfield, york county, pennsylvania survey maps showing original land grants warrantspatents made to settlers in the 18th and 1st half of the 19th centuries.
Shrewsbury township real estate shrewsbury township. History of westmoreland county, pennsylvania, volume 2 history of westmoreland county, pennsylvania. A small section of worlds end state park a pennsylvania state park is in a gorge along loyalsock creek in shrewsbury township. Hunters lake, nordmont, worlds end state park, loyalsock state park, and eagles mere. Shrewsbury township surrounds the borough of eagles mere. The area comprising forks township had been inhabited by native americans and then by early dutch travelers who started trade during the early 1600s. One of the most useful books any genealogist can own is. Full text of history of york county pennsylvania from the earliest time to the present. Ketenheims inspiration for around shrewsbury was sister anne frances pullings arcadia books altoona and cresson. It is part of the williamsport, pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. Map, pennsylvania, zoning, pennsylvania, township library. More information about each is available on the index page.
Shrewsbury township, lycoming county, pennsylvania wikipedia. Dec 06, 2018 army hospital battlefields black history books civilians civil war civil war collectibles civil war echoes civil war events civil war newspapers civil war people confederate camp sites confederates dillsburg dover emigsville films franklin township gettysburg battlefield gettysburg campaign glen rock hanover hanover junction harrisburg cwrt. Hendrix in pa county history books look for hendrix biographical sketches in historic pennsylvania family and local history books and stories. Bucks and chester counties index to warrants, surveys and returns filed for lands in bucks and chester counties, generally prior to 1733. Shrewsbury township is bordered by sullivan county to the northeast, penn township to the southeast, picture rocks to the south, wolf township to the west and plunketts creek township to the northwest.
Hance, has 320pages and is soft covered in bright red with gold lettering. Hively has researched 11,400 colonial surnames, and 4,545 tracts of land while creating the maps. A biographical history of york county, pennsylvania. At one time, the land that is now shrewsbury borough was part of one large area called shrewsbury township. Familyhart online genealogy database atlantic roots familyhart currently contains 1,068,000 linked family records online, mostly from york and adams county, pennsylvania. York county 1850 census manuscripts phmc pennsylvania. Map, pennsylvania, township, pennsylvania library of. This meeting is for adults, only, and is strictly confidential in nature. Shrewsburyarea historical tornado activity is slightly above pennsylvania state average. Townships, boroughs, county evolution for pa counties. Department appended classic reprint gibson, john on. North codorus township paradise township probate inventory probated on jan received a warrant reverend jacob lischy rjl on jan shrewsbury township spon sponsor springfield township surveyed susanna township in.
Zillow has 107 homes for sale in shrewsbury township matching. The lycoming county courthouse is located in williamsport, pennsylvania. Glad to now have a place to call our own near our favorite places. With approximately 3,500 people residing in shrewsbury, it is a small suburban community with many farms and family owned or amish farmers markets. Shows survey lines, occupants name, tract names some, index nos. Order, and the pa wireless broadband colocation act of 2012. Fissels jerusalem union church, shrewsbury township. Reimbursement from shrewsbury borough for shared traffic signals 20. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds.
As the crow flies, lycoming county is about miles 209 km northwest of philadelphia and 165 miles 266 km eastnortheast of pittsburgh. Shrewsbury township archives universal york york blog. Shrewsbury township, pa shrewsbury township, pennsylvania. June lloyd, librarian emerita of the york county history center, writes universal york. Beaches and lakes around shrewsbury shrewsbury, pa aarp in your city. In light of these reasons, the shrewsbury township board of supervisors strongly recommends.
James hendrix, was born in shrewsbury township, october 31, 1838. Shrewsbury history book shrewsbury, vermont our town as it was, authored by dawn d. His greatgreatgrandfather was a 15yearold drummer and rifleman in the 51st ohio infantry under general george pap thomas, and other family members fought at antietam and gettysburg in. Borders the masondixon line with maryland on the south. Full text of history of monmouth county, new jersey. The township is located in southern york county adjacent to the maryland pennsylvania border and along interstate 83, between york to the north and baltimore to the south. It covers history of early shrewsbury with a cutoff date of 1910. Shrewsbury township single family homes for sale zillow.
Shrewsbury and springfield township original pennsylvania land records, index and summary to connected draft maps, york county, pennsylvania family history library shrewsbury minority records. Many local residents are serviced by the glen rock post office, and therefore have a glen rock address but actually do not live in glen rock borough. Residents of shrewsbury, codorus, or springfield townships should contact their respective municipality for their local government needs and questions. Shrewsbury is a town in the agricultural alleghenies and susquehanna valley region of york county, pennsylvania.
Lycoming county, pennsylvania genealogy research page. Full text of history of york county pennsylvania from the. N o t i c e due to the novel coronavirus, and pa governor tom wolfs covid19 stayathome order, which took effect at 8. Syc reimbursement from syc youth organization for electric at building at windy hill park. Shrewsbury township, york county, pennsylvania ballotpedia. The township of shrewsbury is a small, unique town located in monmouth county, new jersey. Shrewsbury township is bordered by forks township to the north, laporte township to the east, lycoming county to the southwest and hillsgrove township to the west. Familyhart facebook group york county, pennsylvania genealogy group facebook page. History of york county, pennsylvania, george reeser.
Shrewsbury township surrounds the boroughs of shrewsbury, glen rock, railroad, and new freedom. Shrewsbury as early as the year 1800 there were indications that the place now known as shrewsbury would become a town. Full text of history of york county pennsylvania from the earliest. In 1797, baltzer balthaser faust began to develop the village by laying out lots on both sides of joppa road later the yorkbaltimore turnpike and now main street. Shrewsbury township york county, pa, glen rock, pennsylvania. Click on a municipality below to see its 1850 census rolls. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit.
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