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Montour County  was formed in 1850 from parts of Columbia County.  It gets its name from Catherine Montour, a prominent Indian woman. The county seat is Danville.   Danville, at one time was the county seat for Columbia County during the years before 1844.  One of the largest iron works for the state of Pennsylvania - the Montour Iron Works was located at Danville. It produced iron for Pennsylvania for 98 years until it was dismantled in 1938.

If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Kim or Nancy to become a host. Volunteer Information is available here.

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This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.

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Montour County Data Online Miscellaneous News Paper Articles From the Past

Boroughs and Census Designated Places
California	Columbia Hill	Comly	Danville	Dieffenbach
Exchange	Franklin Furnace	Kaseville	Limestoneville	Mausdale
Mechanicsville	Mexico	Mooresburg	Oak Grove	Ottawa
Ridgeville	Roaring Creek	Schuyler	Strawberry Ridge	Washingtonville
White Hall

Townships
Anthony Township	Cooper Township	Derry Township	Liberty Township	Limestone Township
Mahoning Township	Mayberry Township	Valley Township	West Hemlock Township

Surrounding Counties
Lycoming County (north)	Columbia County (east)	Northumberland County (southwest)

       

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