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Rockwood Area Historical and Genealogical Society 531 W Main St. Rockwood, PA 15557 Serving Black, Middlecreek, Milford and Upper Turkeyfoot Townships, and Casselman, New Centerville, Rockwood and Seven Springs Boroughs |
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| Black Township | Formed from Milford Township in 1886 |
| Middlecreek | Taken from the western part of Milford Township in 1853 |
| Milford | Formed from Turkeyfoot Township around 1780 |
| Upper Turkeyfoot | Organized in 1848 from the old township of Turkeyfoot |
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| Barronvale | Grew around the Koozer Grist Mill |
| Casselman | Laid out in 1869 by L. L. Wolfersberger and David J. Phillippi |
| Gebhartsburg | Laid out in 1834 |
| Kingwood | founded by Alexander W. Walter in 1854 |
| Markleton | Named for the Markle Pulp Works |
| Milford | Dates back to 1871 |
| New Centerville | Laid out in 1834 by Michael Freeze |
| New Lexington | Laid out on September 14, 1824 |
| Rockwood | Laid out by Philip Wolfersberger in 1857 |
| Trent | Named after attorney, U. S. Trent |
| Wilson Creek | laid out by the Somerset Coal Co. in 1902 |
