Crawford County, Pennsylvania


History
Historical Township Boundaries

OIL CREEK TOWNSHIP
Date
Event
about 1798 Created mostly from part of Mead Twp. 1
Presumed boundaries:  Beginning at the south-east corner of the triangle in Erie township, thence east along the old line of the state to the Allegheney [sic] river, thence down the said river to the line dividing the late districts of M—Dowell and Nicholson, thence west by said line to Power's district, and thence north to the place of beginning.
1800/1801 Western part lost to North Mead Twp. [q.v.], for 1801 tax purposes.
July 1801 Boundaries redefined: eastern part, in Warren County, lost to creation of Brokenstraw Twp.; territory gained from Mead Twp.2
Begining at a cornered hickery being the south east corner of the County of Crawford thence west along the line dividing the Counties of Venango & Crawford the distance of ten miles to a cornered chestnut thence north to the northern boundary of Crawford County thence east along the line dividing dividing [sic] the Counties of Erie & Crawford the distance of ten miles to a post being the north east corner of the County of Crawford thence south along the line dividing the Counties of Crawford & Warren to the place of beginning.
29 Aug. 1810 Northern part lost to creation of Bloomfield Twp. [q.v.]
28 Feb. 1822 Territory gained from Allegheny Twp. and Cherrytree Twp., Venango Co.3
The following affected both Oil Creek and Wayne Townships: Be it enacted ... that the line dividing the counties of Crawford and Venango, shall hereafter be established as follows, to wit, Beginning at the line dividing the counties of Crawford and Mercer at the south west corner of lot number 109 in the sixth donation district, thence north by the line of said number and number 110 to the north west corner thereof, thence east along the southern boundary of lots number 1283 and 1282, to the south east corner of said last mentioned number, thence north along the division line of number 1282 and 1281 to the north west corner of said last mentioned number, thence east along the line dividing numbers 1281, 1300, 1301, 1103, 1100 and 1302, to the south west corner of lot number 1266, thence along the line dividing numbers 1302 and 1266, to the north west corner of said last mentioned numbers, thence east to the south west corner of lot number 1258, thence north to the north west corner of said last mentioned number, thence east to the south west corner of number 1235, thence north to the north west corner of said last mentioned lot, thence east to the south west corner of number 1224, thence north to the north west corner of said number 1224, thence east to the south west corner of number 1220, thence north to the north west corner of said number 1220, thence east to the north east corner of lots number 105, thence north westwardly to the north west corner of number 1162, thence north eastwardly to the south east corner of lot number 1199, thence north to the north east corner of said last mentioned numbers, thence east to the south east corner of number 1210, thence north eastwardly to the south east corner of a tract of land claimed by James Luce, thence north to the north east corner of said James Luce's tract, thence east the length of three tracts of warranted lands formerly the property of the Holland Land Company, and warranted in the names of Richard Gill, Samuel Gill and Peter Gill, to the south east corner of said tract warranted in the name of Peter Gill, thence a continuation of the same line east across a small strip of vacant land in the name of Daniel M'Combs numbered 12, thence south to the south west corner of said last mentioned tract, thence east the length of eight tracts of settlement lands to the south east corner of the eighth tract numbered 84, and warranted in the name of Moses Long, to where the said line intersects the line of Crawford and Warren counties.
ca. March 1829 Boundaries redefined: northern and western parts lost to creation of Athens Twp., Rome Twp., and Troy Twp. 4
Beginning at the n. e. corner of [Troy Twp.], being the n. w. corner of a tract in the name of Aaron Evans; thence south to the s. w. corner of a tract in the name of John M—Combs, on the line of Venango county; thence east by said line to the s. e. corner of Crawford county; thence north by said county line to the n. e. corner of a tract in the name of Andrew Kerr; thence west to the place of beginning.
6 March 1847 Portion incorporated as the borough of Titusville [q.v.]
23 April 1868 Portion incorporated as the borough of Oil Creek [q.v.]
10 June 1948 Sunset Heights annexed to the city of Titusville [q.v] as its Fifth Ward
3 April 1963 16— acres annexed to the city of Titusville [q.v.]
9 Dec. 1969 Fairgrounds and Woodlawn Cem. annexed to the city of Titusville [q.v.]
9 April 1970 Part annexed to the city of Titusville [q.v.]


1 The original boundaries of Conneaut Townships remain somewhat speculative, as court records which might indicate its formation have not been located.  According to Joseph H. Bausman, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its Centennial Celebration, 2 vols. (New York, 1904; repr. Mt. Vernon, Ind., 1995), 2:861, "there is a break in the Minutes of the Court of Quarter Sessions from 1793 [sic; 1798?] to 1820, two books having been lost or burned at the time of the burning of the Allegheny County court-house, May 7, 1882."  The boundaries stated here are from the election district established 8 April 1799.  Act of 8 April 1799, Laws of Pennsylvania 6:15, 17-18 (Ch. 2050, § 14).   RETURN

2 Crawford Co. Court of Quarter Sessions Dk. 1:11 (Oct. Session 1800).   RETURN

3 1821-22 Pa. Laws 40 (Ch. 35 § 1).   RETURN

4 Crawford Co. Court of Quarter Sessions.  The court papers have been lost, and the information presented here is from a condensed report of the commission appointed to determine the new boundaries, printed in the Crawford Messenger of 26 Feb. 1829.   RETURN