Book Description
"These other counties which were once a part of Northampton County were Wayne, formed in 1798; part of Schuylkill, formed in 1811; Lehigh, formed in 1812; Pike, formed in 1814; Monroe, formed in 1836; and finally, Carbon, formed in 1843. Territory taken by Northumberland [in 1772] from Northampton County eventually was divided into the counties of Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Bradford, Sullivan, Wyoming, Luzerne, part of Lycoming, and part of Columbia. Interestingly, none of present-day Northumberland County was within the original Northampton County boundaries."--Introduction.