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Pine Township




Pine township was created in February, 1851, from Wolf Creek. The pine groves of this vicinity account for the name. The history of Grove City has given record to many of the pioneer events of this township. One of the first settlers of this region was John Perry, a soldier of the Revolution, who came about 1796 and bought a part of the land in the north of the township which had been previously acquired by John Sutherland, who is the first known pioneer of the township. The Perry  family are known by numerous descendants to the present time.

The old settlement of Shaw’s Mills or Slabtown, so closely associated with the history of Grove City, originated in a grist mill enterprise of James Graham, who settled there in 1798 and about 1806 built the mill.

The McDowell and Glenn families have been identified with the western part of the township since 1798. The first representatives of the Rose family were Ephraim and Jacob, who came in the fall of 1798. Alexander White, a Revolutionary soldier, established his family near the site of Grove City before the close of the eighteenth century. One of his descendants is J. G. White. Another patriot of the war for independence was William Daugherty, who settled here early in the century.

East of Grove City, at the railroad station called Reed, Thomas McCoy settled early in the century and located a large tract of land. The McCoys were identified with the milling interests of the township, and the grist and saw mill on their land became the nucleus of a little settlement long known as McCoy  town. Grandsons and other descendants of Thomas McCoy still live in the township.

Source: Twentieth Century History of Mercer County, 1909, pages 160 - 161

Pine Twp. Cemeteries Pine Twp. Census Records Pine Twp. Towns & Villages
Catholic Cemetery
Center Church Cemetery
Crestview Memorial Park
Daugherty Cemetery
I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Methodist Cemetery
Presbyterian Cemetery
Rose Cemetery
Scotch Hill Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery

1840 (Still a part of Wolf Twp.)
1850 (Still a part of Wolf Twp.)
1870
Broad Acres
Enterprise
Grove City
Kerrs Corners
Nutts Corners
Pine Grove
Reed Station
Shaw's Mills
Slabtown
Swamproot



Transformation of Pine Twp.
Formed in 1851
from Wolf Creek Twp




Pine Geological Survey
Township Map

1873 Atlas
Pine Twp. Landowners Map










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