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Washington county pa township map1/27/2024 ![]() Lastly, as we have done for numerous Pennsylvania counties (hover over each county on the PA map on our home page), we are posting completely free, downloadable township images from the 1856 Barker's Map of Washington County, Pennsylvania, From actual surveys by James M. of 1876 in conjunction with Crumrine's 1882 history. If your ancestors were present in Washington County in the later 1800's, use Caldwell's Historical Atlas of Washington Co. When you find your ancestors' tracts, your first step is to check two sources for details about their lives: (1) Boyd Crumrine's 1882 History of Washington County, PA which has an absolute wealth of information about early residents, and (2) the University of Pittsburgh/Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania's online library which has 512 books on Pennsylvania history online, completely searchable. ![]() The large images (averaging about 3' X 4') without coordinates are contained on a companion CD available for a nominal price. Each chapter begins with the Township Warrantee Map reduced to 8 ½ X 11" with an atlas coordinate grid superimposed on the map and is followed by all of the information found on the map (sample page). This Washington County atlas contains one chapter for each of the county's 33 townships. The maps show precise outlines of each original tract and all surrounding tracts in the township, giving the names of the warrantee and patentee dates of the warrant, survey, and patent and the patent book and page of the recorded patent. Over many years, each Township Warrantee Map was painstakingly platted by draftsmen from the original warrants, surveys, and patents. Starting in 1907, the Pennsylvania Land Office began a project to research the original surveys and locate them once and for all on maps of current townships. ![]() Washington County Township Warrantee Book
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