Maps and Venango County Townships
Formation of Venango County TownshipsVenango County (Map 1) was formed in 1800 from Lycoming and Allegheny Counties, the two counties at the time encompassing all of northwestern Pennsylvania. The name Venango is an Indian word given various meanings. According to Newton (1879), pages 96-97, the word Venango comes from a Seneca word for their village at the mouth of French Creek. It was pronounced In-num-gach and corrupted to Weningo to Wenango to Vinango to Venango. Also according to Newton (1879), page 97: “In Washington journal, under the date December 4th, 1753, the village or French post, at the mouth of French Creek, is called Venango, and we believe this is the first instance in which it appears in that form in any of the English or American archives.” There were originally three townships for administrative
purposes,
Irwin, Sugarcreek, and Allegheny. In 1800, all of Venango County north
of the Allegheny River and east of Oil Creek and including part of
present-day Forest County was in Allegheny Township; all of the county
west of Oil Creek and north of French Creek was in Sugarcreek Township;
and all the county south of the Allegheny River and south of French
Creek was in Irwin Township. 1806 Frenchcreek Township 1830 Cranberry Township 1834 Sandy Creek Township 1870 Mineral Township and from part of Frenchcreek Township 1876 Victory Township 1806 Richland Township 1817 Rockland Township 1806 Scrubgrass Township 1855 Clinton Township and from part of Irwin Township 1824 Pine Grove Township From Farmington and Toby’s Creek Township, re Clarion County 1850 President Township and from parts of Cornplanter and Tionesta (present-day Forest County) Townships 1800 Sugarcreek Township (original township) 1817 Cherrytree Township. I have seen the township spelled Cherry Tree, Cherry-Tree and Cherrytree. Throughout the text, I refer to the Township as Cherrytree, but everything else, for example, the village, stream, cemetery, as Cherry Tree 1817 Plum Township 1833 Cornplanter Township (in part) and from part of Allegheny Township 1833 Canal Township 1841 Oakland Township and from parts of Cornplanter and Plum Townships 1845 Jackson Township and from parts of Cornplanter, Plum and Sugarcreek Townships 1800 Allegheny Township (original township) 1833 Cornplanter Township (in part) and from part of Sugarcreek Township 1866 Oil Creek Township 1866 At that time the northeastern part of Allegheny Township was annexed by Forest County, forming the townships of Harmony, Tionesta, Hickory, Green, and Kingsley Present-day townships of Venango County, Pennsylvania. Modified from Iscrupe and Iscrupe (1990), page 203 Upper Oil Creek, Venango County, Pennsylvania 1. The Davidson Farm, better known as the Hyde and Egbert Farm. Opposite the Davidson Farm, on the west side of Oil Creek, was the George W. McClintock Farm, part of which was to become Petroleum Centre. 2. The Benninghoff Farm. 3. "Lower" Fleming Farm. During the oil excitement of the early 1860s, the farm was owned by the heirs of Andrew Fleming, including Andrew's widow, Ann McClintock Fleming. 4. Miller Farm Cemetery. 5. "Mrs. Fleming" Farm. This was apparently part of Edward Fleming's tract. During the oil excitement in the early 1860s, the farm was in possession of Sarah Elizabeth Jamison Fleming and her son Robert Brooks Fleming. Sarah's husband, John Fleming (son of Edward), had died in 1856. 6. Believed to be the area of Andrew Fleming's original claim. 7. Drake Well. 8. Shamburg town site. 9. Part of the John S. Fleming farm, better known as the Atkinson Farm during he oil excitement. 10. Shamburg Christian Church. 11. The Fleming Farm of the twentieth century. 12. Possible location of Robert W. Watson's farm. 13. Jerusalem Corners. 14. Fairview Cemetery. 15. Approximate location of John Lytle's farm and mill. 16. Morrison's Corners. 17. Pithole Historical Site. 18. Parcus T. Copeland's farm. The tract included much of Pithole City. 19. Jamison's Corners. Lower Oil Creek, Venango County, Pennsylvania 1. Hamilton McClintock (Sr.) homestead; the general area would eventually be known as McClintockville. 2. John McClintock's Farm. The oil-rich tract encompassed both Oil Creek and lower Cherry Run. John was a son of James McClintock and grandson of Hamilton (Sr.). 3. Culbertson McClintock's Farm; also known as the Widow McClintock's Farm. Home of "Coal Oil" Johnny Steele. 4. The Rynd Farm. During the early oil excitement in 1860s, the farm was owned by John Rynd, Jr., son of John and Nancy McCasland Rynd. 5. The Blood Farm. 6. The Tarr Farm. 7. The Story Farm. During the oil excitement of the 1860s, the farm was known as the Columbia Oil Company Farm. |
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