Tioga County
Proper noun
Meaning
One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Owego.
One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Wellsboro. Named after the Tioga River.
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In 1791, Otsego County was one of three counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being Herkimer and Tioga County ).
The Tioga County Public Health Department may be reached at (607) 687-8623.
Chemung County was formed from convert of Tioga County in 1836.
In 1798, Chemung County was formed from Tioga County, but the county at that time was rather larger than the present county, containing a portion of what would later become Schuyler County.
Tioga County was at this time much larger than the present county, also including the present Broome and Chemung counties and parts of Chenango and Schuyler counties.
Tioga County was one of three counties split off from Montgomery County (the others being Herkimer and Otsego Counties ) in 1791.