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Bedford County was created on March 9, 1771, from part of Cumberland County and named in honor of Fort Bedford. The 1767 Mason–Dixon line had stabilized the southern border with Maryland. In the aftermath of the American Revolution , the population increased largely due to emigration.
English: This is a locator map showing Bedford County in Pennsylvania. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
SGL 97 consists of one parcel located in Colerain, Monroe, Snake Spring, Southampton, and West Providence Townships in Bedford County.Nearby communities are the boroughs of Everett and Rainsburg and populated places Ashcom, Beegleton, Chaneysville, Charlesville, Clear Ridge, Clearville, Diehl, Earlston, Five Forks, Hartley, Koontzville, Lutzville, Mench, Mount Dallas, Ott Town, and Penn Wood.
Pennsylvania Route 869 passes through the larger parcel and touches the eastern border of the small parcel. The city of Altoona is about 20 miles (32 km) to the northeast, the city of Johnstown is about 16 miles (26 km) to the west.
King Township is located in northern Bedford County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 15.73 square miles (40.74 km 2 ), of which 0.035 square miles (0.09 km 2 ), or 0.22%, is water.
Hopewell is located in northeastern Bedford County in the narrow valley of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Riddlesburg Mountain rises to the east. The borough is bordered on the east by Broad Top Township and on the west by Hopewell Township. Pennsylvania Route 915 passes through the
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Hopewell Township is located in northeastern Bedford County. It is bordered to the north by Liberty Township, to the east by Broad Top Township, to the south by West Providence Township, to the southwest by Snake Spring Township, and to the northwest by South Woodbury Township.