Chester County Place Names
Chester County Place Name Index The Chester County Place Name Index was created as a reference tool for obscure place names by the Chester County Historical Society library staff and volunteers. Some additional entries were made by the staff at the Chester County Archives. The following sources were used in compiling the list: Maps (Chester County Historical Society (CCHS) & Chester County Archives (CCA)): Commissioners of Chester County. Map of Chester County Pennsylvania compiled from Federal, State, and Private Surveys. Compiled and drawn by Charles B. Muth, West Chester, PA, 1938. Copyrighted by the Commissioners of Chester County, July 1943. (CCHS only) Franklin Survey Co., Franklin Street and Zip Code Atlas of the Western Suburbs. Philadelphia, PA: Franklin Survey Co., 1976. Smith, Benjamin H. Atlas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Press of Henry B. Ashmead, 1880. Painter, S.M. and J.S. Bowen. Chester County, Pennsylvania Map. West Chester, PA.: T.J. Kennedy & R.L. Barnes, 1856. Witmer, A. R. and H. F. Brigdens, Atlas of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Safe Harbor, Lancaster County, PA: A.R. Witmer, 1873. Wallace Twp. Map, 1846. (CCHS only) Public Documents (Chester County Archives): Recorder of Deeds, Chester County, PA, Chester County Archives, West Chester, PA: Deed Books, 1699-1918 Letters of Attorney, Book A, 1774-1797 Court of Quarter Sessions, Chester County, PA, Chester County Archives, West Chester, PA: Tavern License Petitions, 1700-1923 Original Road Papers, 1686-1882 Assessment, Chester County, PA, Chester County Archives, West Chester, PA: County Tax Records, 1715-1730 Planning, Chester County, PA, Chester County Archives, West Chester, PA: Battle of the Brandywine Project Published Sources (Chester County Historical Society): Futhey, J.
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