Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County PAGenWeb

Upper Turkeyfoot Township

Welcome to Upper Turkeyfoot Township.
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Turkeyfoot Township received its name from the Indians who scouted for George Washington on his mission in 1753 to build a fort at Pittsburgh.

A portion of the map showing the country Washington traversed, shows the shape of a turkeyfoot formed by the confluence of three bodies of water:
The Youghiogheny River,
The Cassleman River
and The Laurel Hill Creek.

This is where the Borough of Confluence, Pennsylvania, in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, was built.

Upper Turkeyfoot Township was formed in 1848 from the larger Turkeyfoot Township which at one time was a part of Bedford Township and included almost the whole western half of the current Somerset County. (See "History" below). Western boundaries include Sandy Run and parts of the Laurel Hill Creek that separate it from Lower Turkeyfoot Township. The northwestern corner is bounded by Fayette County and Middlecreek Township. Its eastern boundary is the Casselman River that separates it from Addison and Milford Townships. Upper Turkeyfoot Township includes the towns of Kingwood, Markleton and Casselman and the once thriving comminities of Humbert and Paddytown.

History of Upper Turkeyfoot Township

Name Index (includes both Upper and Lower Turkeyfoot Townships
Much of the material in the Turkeyfoot name index database was obtained as a result of queries and data exchange from fellow researchers. The name index includes all names found in the census and family tress for both Lower Turkeyfoot Township and Upper Turkeyfoot Township. Many families of surrounding townships are included as well as a result of their migration between townships.

Census Records for Upper Turkeyfoot Township

Pre-1800 Tax Lists
1800, 1800-Index
1810, 1810-Index
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890 Tax List
1890 Veteran's Schedule
1900
1910(1), 1910(2), 1910(3), 1910(4), 1910(5), 1910(6)
1920
1930

Cemetery Transcriptions

Family Trees

Mail List

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Maps

Queries and Surnames

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Township Resources

Lookup Volunteers

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Last Revised: February 19, 2007