Gilmore Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania




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GILMORE TOWNSHIP

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jeffery L. Rode, Chairman, Board of Supervisors
    181 Hero Road, New Freeport, PA 15352-9403
    Phone/Fax — 724-451-8390

To Report a Fire — 911

ABOUT GILMORE TOWNSHIP:
Gilmore Township was incorporated in 1857. The population was 295 at the 2000 census.

Children living in Gilmore Township attend schools within the West Greene School District, which includes:
  • Aleppo Elementary — 724-428-5266. Business Office — 724-499-5183
  • Graysville Elementary — 724-428-3592
  • Spring-Freeport Elementary — 724-447-2331. Superintendent's Office — 724-499-5183
  • West Greene High School — 724-499-5191
  • West Greene Middle School — 724-499-5051
  • Greene County Career & Technology Center — 724-627-3106
Voting Precinct for Gilmore Township: is located in the Gilmore Township Supervisors Building at 181 Hero Road, New Freeport, PA 15352. For more information, contact the Greene County Elections Office at 724-852-5304.

Gilmore Township Co-ordinance: 39º44'00"N 80º19'59"W. The geography of Gilmore Township according to the United States Census Bureau, has a total area of 56.2 km˛ (21.7 mi˛), all land.


GILMORE TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS: (List updated 1/27/2011 per D. Renner)
  • Chairman: Jeffery L. Rode
    190 Crabapple Valley Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-451-8394
  • Vice Chairman: Charles "Bud" Weaver
    364 Minnie Hill Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2528
  • 3rd Member: Charles R. Wise
    200 Six Run Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-451-8300
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Lisa Gatrell
    359 Jollytown Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2005
  • Auditors:
    • Deanna Renner
      1254 Jollytown Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-451-8224
    • Linda Miller
      1416 Jollytown Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-451-8468
    • Janet Rice
      433 Jollytown Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2737
  • Elected Tax Collector: Bonnie Cunningham
    125 Minniehill Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2413
  • EMS Coordinator: Charles Wise
    364 Minnie Hill Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-451-8300
  • Sewage Officer: Mike Petrus — Phone: 724-677-2741
  • Engineer: as needed
  • Solicitor: J. William Hook
    189 W. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 — Phone: 724-627-6146
  • Open Records Contact: Lisa Gatrell
    359 Jollytown Road, New Freeport, PA 15352 — Phone: 724-447-2005
Scheduled Board Meetings: the Townships Board of Supervisors meet the 1st and 3rd Mondays are held at 7 p.m. on the in the Municipal Building at 181 Hero Road, New Freeport, PA 15352-9402 — Phone: 724-451-8390.

Meeting Notes: To view the meeting notes, please contact the township office.

Permits and Ordinances: for information on Gilmore Township permits and/or ordinances, please contact the township office directly.

Deed Transfers: A deed is the document that transfers ownership of real estate. It contains the names of the old and new owners and a legal description of the property, and is signed by the person transferring the property. Property Deeds for Greene County are recorded in our Office of Register and Recorder, located in the Greene County Courthouse, Room 100, 10 East High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-852-5283). For more information, go to: Recorder of Deeds. Click here for deed transfers recorded within Gilmore Township of Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Comprehensive Plan: For information on Aleppo Township's Comprehensive Plan, please contact the township office. Also see the Greene County Comprehensive Plan prepared by the Department of Economic Development.


NOTABLE MENTIONED WITHIN GILMORE TOWNSHIP:
  • Parks & Recreation: Gilmore Township Municipal Park (3 acres) with a comunity building (no kitchen/water facilities)

  • Organizations: Freeport Township VFC (Phone: 724-447-2541)

  • Landmarks: Jollytown wasn't always Jollytown, click here to read more about Jollytown history.

  • Churches: New Freeport Baptist Church, New Freeport Church of Christ, Sandhill Church of Christ, Jollytown United Methodist Charge

  • Cemeteries: Pine Bank Cemetery, Woodruff Cemetery, Taylor Cemetery, Old Mount Tabor Cemetery, Eakin Cemetery

  • Streams, rivers, and creeks: Garrison Fork, Six Run, Taylor Run, Bloody Run, Blockhouse Run, White Creek, Negro Run, Hennen Run.

PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
(Information Source: wikipedia.org (Wikipedia, the Free Online Encyclopedia))
Local Government in Pennsylvania is a mosaic of 5,334 individual units. All were established by the State or provincial government and operate under laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each unit is distinct and independent of other local units, although they may overlap geographically and may act together to serve the public. Gilmore Township is located within Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 295 at the 2000 census.


INFORMATIVE LINKS:
  • Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
  • USEPA FIPS Code for Pennsylvania = 42, Greene County = 059 (42059).
    Federal Information Processing Standards Codes for states, counties, and named populated places; are a standardized set of numeric or alphabetic codes issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities through all federal government agencies. The entities covered include: states and statistically equivalent entities, counties and statistically equivalent entities, named populated and related location entities (such as, places and county subdivisions), and American Indian and Alaska Native areas.
  • USGS Real-time Water Data for the Nation (surface water, ground water, and water quality)
  • Watersheds: Ohio Basin, Monongahela Subbasin (Source: www.dep.state.pa.us).
    A watershed is an area of land that drains into a lake or river. As rainwater and melting snow run downhill, they carry sediment and other materials into our streams, lakes, wetlands and groundwater (Source www.ctic.purdue.edu)
  • Hydrologic Unit Map and Hydrologic Unit Codes
  • To search for cemeteries, villages and other features within Greene County, visit the USGS Geographical Names Information System (GNIS) to determine what 7.5' topographic map(s) depict specific geographic features.
  • Pennsylvania Counties (State Archives)
  • Greene County (Pennsylvania State Archives)

For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399.
County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370


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