Country United States County Warren Time zone EST (UTC-4) Elevation 584 m | State Pennsylvania Settled 1801 Area code(s) 814 | |
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Kinzua Township is a defunct township in Warren County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The township was merged in 1963 into Mead Township.
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History
Warren County was formed on March 12, 1800 out of Allegheny County, with the original township of Brokenstraw being formed in that October from everything in the county west of the Allegheny River and Conewango Creek; Conewango Township was formed in March 1808 and consisted of the unincorporated eastern half of Warren County. On March 8, 1821, the county divided the two townships into twelve townships; Kinzua Township was incorporated out of portions of Brokenstraw Township and was originally township "Number Eight". On June 7, 1833, the southern half of Kinzua Township was used to create Sheffield Township. Portions of Kinzua, Pleasant, and Sheffield townships were incorporated on June 4, 1847 into Mead Township.
Construction of the Kinzua Dam caused the resulting Allegheny Reservoir to submerge the majority of the communities in Kinzua Township. The township was merged into Mead Township in 1963.
Geography
Kinzua Township was located on the eastern border of Warren County, and was bounded by the Allegheny River on the north, Corydon Township and McKean County on the east, Sheffield Township to the south, and Mead Township on the west.