WEBSITE HOSTING AVAILABLE for COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES: In January 2008, the Greene County Commissioners began offering Municipal Website Hosting, to encourage our townships and boroughs to compile information about their own municipality that would benefit the residents of that municipality.
We're proud to announce that Perry Township has been the first to take advantage of our county website hosting service.
ABOUT WHITELEY TOWNSHIP:
Whiteley and Dunkard Townships, were formed in December 1794 (division of Greene Township) and Whiteley was incorporated in 1798. The bounds beginning at the head of Smith’s Run on the state line, down said run to the mouth, across Dunkard Creek to the mouth of Glade Run, up the said run to the head, along the ridge dividing Meadow run from Watkins Run, straight to the mouth of Montgomery Run on the north side of Whiteley Creek, thence up the said run to the head till it strikes the present township line, the upper or western district, to be called Whiteley Township.
Children living within Whiteley Township attend school in the Central Greene School District include:
Margaret Bell Miller Middle School (724-852-2722)
Perry Elementary (724-324-2687)
Waynesburg Central Elementary (724-627-3081)
Waynesburg Central High (724-852-1050)
Central Greene School District Administration Offices (724-627-8151) (Fax: 724-627-9591)
Greene County Career & Technology Center (724-627-3106)
Polling Place for Whiteley Township residents is in the Whiteley Township Municipal Building (old Kirby School) located at 1426 Kirby Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370
For more information, contact the Greene County Elections Office at 724-852-5304. Whiteley Township Coordinance: Latitude 39º50'00"N, Longitude -70º06'59"W, & Elevation 901 ft.
Watershed used by Whiteley Township is the Ohio Basin, Monongahela Subbasin (Watershed Source: www.dep.state.pa.us).
The geography of Whiteley Township according to the United States Census Bureau, has a total area of 81.0 km² (31.3mi²) all land.
Building Code Officer: Steve Coss (Phone: 724-852-2168 (office) or 724-833-0049 (cell))
Open Records Contact: Gretchen Henderson 1426 Kirby Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-627-8935)
Scheduled Board Meetings: The Whiteley Township Board of Supervisors meet at 2:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the Township Building, 1426 Kirby Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Permits and Ordinances: please contact Steve Coss at 724-852-2168 (office) or 724-833-0049 (cell) for information on permits and ordinances within Whiteley Township.
Township Zoning Officials:
Zoning-Hearing Board:
Joseph Walko (Chairman)
Steve Johnson (Vice-Chairman)
Gretchen Henderson (Secretary)
Beverly Woods
William Watt (alternate)
Shawn Gruschecky (alternate)
Steve Coss, Zoning & Code Enforcement Officer (Phone: 724-852-2168)
Linda Chambers (Chambers & Pratt, P.C.), Zoning Solicitor (Phone: 724-627-9118)
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 Whiteley Township of Greene County, Pennsylvania. Comprehensive Plan: For information on Whiteley Township's Comprehensive Plan, please contact the township office at 724-627-8935.
Also see the Greene County Comprehensive Plan prepared by the Department of Economic Development.
NOTABLE MENTIONED WITHIN WHITELEY TOWNSHIP:
Cumberland Mine: is owned by Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. and is located approximately 12 miles south of Waynesburg in Perry, Whiteley, and Wayne Townships and has been in operation since 1977. All of the coal at the Cumberland Mine is processed through a preparation plant before being loaded onto Foundation Coal’s owned and operated railroad for transportation to the Monongahela River dock site.
At the dock site, coal is loaded into barges for transportation to river-served utilities or to other docks for subsequent rail shipment to non-river-served utilities. The mine can also ship a portion of its production via truck. Cumberland shipped 7.0 million tons of coal in 2005. As of December 31, 2005, Cumberland had an assigned reserve base of 102.3 million tons. Cumberland has approximately 611 salaried and hourly employees.
Emerald Mine: is owned by Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. and is located approximately a half of a mile south of Waynesburg just north of the Cumberland Mine, in Center, Franklin and Whiteley Townships, and has been in operation since 1977. All of Emerald's coal is processed through a preparation plant before being loaded into unit trains operated by the Norfolk Southern Railroad or the CSX Railroad. The mine also has the option to ship a portion of its coal by truck. Emerald shipped 6.7 million tons of coal in 2005. As of December 31, 2005, Emerald had an assigned reserve base of approximately 98.1 million tons of coal reserves. Approximately 577 salaried and hourly employees work at Emerald.
Parks & Recreation: Girl Scout Camp; Haines Family-Owned Campground
Historical sites:
Churches: Claughton Chapel, Fairall, Pin Oak Church, Valley Chapel
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. Franklin Township is located within Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was was 7,694 at the 2000 census.
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.
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.
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
