Mercer County Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Mercer County

Municipalities
Greenville Boro
Hempfield Twp
Mercer Boro
Clark Boro
Coolspring Twp
Deer Creek Twp
Delaware Twp
East Lackawannock Twp
Fairview Twp
Farrell City
Findley Twp
Fredonia Boro
French Creek Twp
Greene Twp
Grove City Boro
Hermitage City
Jackson Center Boro
Jackson Twp
Jamestown Boro
Jefferson Twp
Lackawannock Twp
Lake Twp
Liberty Twp
Mill Creek Twp
New Lebanon Boro
New Vernon Twp
Otter Creek Twp
Perry Twp
Pine Twp
Pymatuning Twp
Salem Twp
Sandy Creek Twp
Sandy Lake Boro
Sandy Lake Twp
Sharon City
Sharpsville Boro
Sheakleyville Boro
Shenango Twp
South Pymatuning Lake Twp
Springfield Twp
Stoneboro Boro
Sugar Grove Twp
West Middlesex Boro
West Salem Twp
Wheatland Boro
Wilmington Twp
Wolf Creek Twp
Worth Twp

Mercer County Courthouse is located at 5 Diamond Street, Mercer PA 16137; phone: 724-662-3800.

Beginnings [1]

Formed March 12, 1800; named for General Hugh Mercer of the Revolutionary War, who was killed in the Battle of Princeton; rolling land, well watered with springs and creeks; coal underlying one-fourth of land in the county; chief industries are iron, steel, and agriculture; early settlers were Scotch-Irish. In 1812, Mercer County people were frequently called upon to aid in defense of Erie; the whole county would be aroused in a day by runners; in a few hours most of the men, whether militia or volunteers, would be on the march; one call came on Sunday, while service was being held in the courthouse; the sermon was suspended, news announced, benediction given, and immediate preparation for march commenced; at another time, news of threatened invasion came in the middle of grain harvest; the response was immediate, only one old man was left in the town.

Archambault, A. Margaretta, ed., A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania, John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, 1924