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location of Plainfield, Lehigh Co?

neilr127 (View posts)

Posted: 2 Nov 2009 11:40AM GMT

Classification: Query

Surnames: LUDWIG

Does Plainfield still exist, and is it anywhere near Bushkill, Lehigh Co

Richard Bitting (View posts)

Posted: 8 Nov 2009 7:17PM GMT

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Plainfield is a township in Northampton counthy, adjacent to Lehigh county. Per my ealier response to you, there is a map available at http://www.usgwarchives.org/maps/pa/county/northamp/usgs/.

A history of Plainfield can be found at http://twp.plainfield.pa.us/homehistory.html

Bushkill is in Pike county north of the Blue Mountain.

Richard Bitting (View posts)

Posted: 8 Nov 2009 7:23PM GMT

Classification: Query

Regarding Bushkill - the creek and falls are in Pike county. There is also a Bushkill township next to Plainfield in Northampton county

neilr127 (View posts)

Posted: 8 Nov 2009 10:09PM GMT

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You say Bushkill is in Pike Co but my records show that the census of 1850-1900 have Bushkill in Northampton Co.

neilr127 (View posts)

Posted: 8 Nov 2009 10:10PM GMT

Classification: Query

Oh thanks. I responded to your earlier message before reading this one. lol