Kinzua, PA

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Kinzua Township - originally township "Number Eight" - was organized on March 8, 1821 out of portions of Brokenstraw Township. Later it too was broken up. The southern part of the township formed Sheffield Township, June 7, 1833 with a second portion becoming Mead Township on June 4,1847. Kinzua was merged into Mead Township when the Kinzua Dam was constructed in 1963.

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Pennsylvania (4,398)
Placename (9,528)
Warren County, Pennsylvania (25)

Update Log 

• December 3, 2017: Updated by Brian Manville: Updated to reflect town has been flooded.

Sources 

• Incorporation dates of Warren County communities
• Warren County Genealogy website
• Brian Manville
• Geographic Names Information Service - GNIS ID 1210347

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