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Luzerne is a third class county formed out of part of
Northumberland on 25 Sep 1786. It was the parent county
of Susquehanna, Wyoming Lackawanna & part of Bradford
counties.
| City |
Incorporated |
Settled |
Formerly part of: |
| Hazleton |
4 Dec 1919 |
1780 |
Laid out as a town in 1836. Incorporated as a
borough in 3 Apr 1851. |
| Nanticoke |
1926 |
1800 |
Incorporated as a borough 31 Jan 1874 |
| Pittston |
1894 |
1770 |
Laid out as a town in 1772. Incorporated as a
borough in 11 Apr 1833. |
| Wilkes-Barre |
24 May 1871 |
1769 |
Laid out as a town in 1770. Incorporated as a
borough 17 Mar 1806 |
Borough |
Incorporated |
Settled |
Formerly part of: |
| Ashley |
5 Dec 1870 |
1830 |
Hanover Twp |
| Avoca (Pleasant Valley) |
1871 |
1786 |
Pittston Twp; name changed in 1889 |
| Bear Creek Village |
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| Conyngham |
19 Oct 1921 |
c1806 |
Sugar Loaf Twp |
| Courtdale |
6 Sep 1897 |
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Kingston Twp |
| Dallas |
21 Apr 1879 |
1797 |
Dallas Twp |
| Dupont |
26 Mar 1917 |
|
Pittston Township |
| Duryea |
28 May 1891 |
|
Marcy Twp |
| Edwardsville |
16 Jun 1884 |
|
Plymouth & Kingston Twps |
| Exeter |
8 Feb 1884 |
|
Exeter Twp |
| Forty-Fort |
1887 |
c1778 |
Kingston Twp |
| Freeland |
11 Sep 1876 |
1868 |
Foster Twp |
| Harvey's Lake |
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| Hughestown |
7 Apr 1879 |
c1836 |
Pittston Twp |
| Jeddo |
23 Oct 1871 |
|
Foster Twp |
| Kingston |
c1857 |
1769 |
Kingston Twp |
| Laflin |
10 Sep 1889 |
|
Jenkins Twp |
| Larksville |
10 Nov 1909 |
|
Plymouth Twp |
| Laurel Run |
1881 |
|
Wilkes-Barre Twp |
| Luzerne |
1882 |
1807 |
Kingston Twp |
| Nescopeck |
27 Jan 1896 |
1786 |
Nescopeck Twp |
| New Columbus |
11 Apr 1859 |
1819 |
Huntington Twp |
| Nuangola |
16 Nov 1908 |
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Wright Twp |
| Penn Lake Park |
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| Plymouth |
23 Apr 1866 |
1766 |
Plymouth Township |
| Pringle |
17 Jan 1914 |
|
Pringle Twp |
| Shickshinny |
30 Nov 1861 |
c1857 |
Salem & Union Twps |
| Sugar Notch |
3 Apr 1867 |
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Hanover Twp |
| Swoyersville |
27 Nov 1888 |
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Kingston Twp |
| Warrior Run |
25 Jan 1895 |
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Hanover Twp |
| West Hazleton |
1889 |
|
Hazle Twp |
| West Pittston |
1857 |
c1778 |
Exeter Twp |
| West Wyoming |
23 Jun 1898 |
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Kingston Twp |
| White Haven |
c1842 |
1824 |
Dennison Twp |
| Wyoming |
Jun 1885 |
c1780 |
Kingston Twp |
| Yatesville |
20 May 1878 |
1809 |
Jenkins Twp |
Township |
Incorporated |
Settled |
Formerly part of: |
| Bear Creek |
1856 |
1786 |
Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Bucks, Plains, & Jenkins
Twps |
| Black Creek |
8 Aug 1848 |
1810 |
Sugarloaf Twp |
| Buck |
1833 |
1782 |
Covington Twp |
| Butler |
1839 |
1784 |
Sugarloaf Twp |
| Conyngham |
1875 |
1795 |
Hollenback Twp |
| Dallas |
1817 |
1797 |
Kingston Twp |
| Dennison |
1839 |
1833 |
Hanover Twp |
| Dorrance |
1840 |
1785 |
Newport Twp |
| Exeter |
1790 |
1785 |
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| Fairmount |
1834 |
1792 |
Huntington Twp |
| Fairview |
9 Feb 1889 |
1798 |
Wright Twp |
| Foster |
1855 |
1824 |
Dennison Twp |
| Franklin |
1843 |
1782 |
Kingston, Exeter & Dallas Twps |
| Hanover |
1790 |
1772 |
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| Hazle |
1839 |
1836 |
Sugarloaf Twp |
| Hollenback |
1845 |
1789 |
Nescopeck Twp |
| Hunlock |
8 Jan 1877 |
1778 |
Union & Plymouth Twps |
| Huntington |
c1793 |
1775 |
Salem Twp |
| Jackson |
c1844 |
1795 |
Plymouth Twp |
| Jenkins |
24 Jun 1852 |
1794 |
Pittston Twp |
| Kingston |
1790 |
1769 |
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| Lake |
1841 |
1792 |
Lehman & Monroe Twps |
| Lehman |
1829 |
1801 |
Dallas Twp |
| Nescopeck |
1792 |
1786 |
Newport Twp |
| Newport |
1790 |
1772 |
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| Pittston |
1768 |
1776 |
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| Plains |
1851 |
1762 |
Wilkes-Barre & Pittston Twps |
| Plymouth |
28 Dec 1768 |
1769 |
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| Rice |
1928 |
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Wright Twp |
| Ross |
1842 |
1795 |
Lehman & Union Twps |
| Salem |
1786 |
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| Slocum |
1854 |
1785 |
Newport Twp |
| Sugarloaf |
1809 |
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Nescopeck Twp |
| Union |
Jul 1813 |
1790 |
Huntington Twp |
| Wikes-Barre |
1790 |
1758 |
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| Wright |
1851 |
1798 |
Hanover Twp |
Src: Incorporation Dates for Pennsylvania
Municipalities compliled by Hottenstein & Welch;
Commonwealth of PA, 1965
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