Liberty Township

Wives of Lawsville Band members at Salt Springs

Lawsville Creamery

Churches:
Brookdale Pilgrim Holiness Church (vacant) located on Rt. 29

Lawsville Free Methodist Church Located on Rt. 4002

Lawsville Center Methodist Church (vacant) located on Rt. 29

Stanfordville Baptist Church located on Rt. 29

*STOCKER'S HISTORY (1887)

The Liberty Strict Baptist Church was organized at Lawsville Centre December 24, 1837. A meetinghouse was built after 1841. The church was built during 1868 and dedicated August 13, 1868.

The Liberty Free Will Baptist Church was organized July 25, 1847 and until 1866 meetings were held in the Chalker School-house and later the schoolhouse in Stanfordville. The church was completed in 1878.

The Liberty Presbyterian Church was organized October 10, 1836. In 1848 the meetinghouse was built. The congregation assimilated with the church at Franklin Forks in 1883 and the Methodists occupied the building.

The Liberty Methodist Episcopal Church. Meetings were held soon after settlement and later meetings were held in the Bailey schoolhouse in 1851 and a meetinghouse was built in 1852 and destroyed by a cyclone July 2, 1883. Afterward the congregation used the Presbyterian meetinghouse at Lawsville Centre.

The Old School Baptists met in the Chalker schoolhouse and members homes.

The Free Methodists organized in the southwestern part of the township. Most members removed and the house of worship was never finished.
Cemeteries:
Bailey Cemetery, Stanfordville, Rt. 29N
Brookdale Cemetery, 29N
Butts Cemetery
Lawsville Center, T794, parallels 29N
Mountain Valley Cemetery, T806 west of Hallstead
Banker Cemetery, intersection of 1022 and T760

Building and Geographic Information According to the 1872 Beers' Atlas of Susquehanna County. To obtain copies of maps e-mail us for details
BLACK SMITH SHOPS (B.S. SH.) - (3) Lawsville Centre (I. M. Dawleym D. L. North & D. C. Marvin); (3) Dist. #3 (same as Lawsville Centre)
CREEKS/BROOKS - Rhiney Creek - Dist. #2, Dist. #7, Dist. #9, Dist. #10, Dist. #11; Snake Creek - Dist. #2, Dist. #3, Dist. #4, Dist. #8, Wolf Creek - Dist. #1
GRIST MILLS (G. Mill) - Town of Lawsville Centre (L. A. Tompkins)
HOTELS - Dist. #4 (B. Jones)
LAKES - Tripp Lake - Dist. #9
PONDS - Dist. #3; Dist. #8
SAW MILLS (S.M. or S. MILL) - Town of Lawsville Centre (L. A. Tompkins); Dist. #3; Dist. #4; (2) Dist. #7 (includes one for D. Worden); (2) Dist. #8 (S. Whipple and Englis & Hatheway), (2) Dist. #10 (includes one for Hanigan) STEAM SAW MILLS (S. S. Mill) - Hance Dist. #8
SCHOOLS - Town of Lawsville Centre, Steam Hollow Dist., Dist. #2; Dist. #3; Dist. #4; Dist. #5; Dist. #6; Dist. #7;Dist. #8; Dist. #9; Dist. #10; Dist. #11 STORES - Town of Lawsville Centre (O. M. Crane); Dist. #3; Dist. #4
WAGON SHOPS (W. SH.) - Town of Lawsville Centre (Wag. & B.S. Sh. - D. C. Marvin);Dist. #8

Others:

Acid Works, Dist. #2
Butts Corners, Dist. #2
Lawsville Centre, Dist. #3

Place Names, Old and New
Liberty Township was formed during the January Session (of the Court of Quarter Sessions) in 1798 under the name of "Lawsville." It was renamed "Liberty" on 10 Sep 1836. For further information, see also Township Incorporations.

Brookdale, former post office, opened 7 April 1854 and closed 31 Mar 1908 (mail routed through Hallstead P.O.); pop 230 in 1900.

Butts Corners, former name for the place where Rhinney Creek crosses Rt. 29 North.

Lawsville Center, post office, originally called "Snake Creek"; the name was changed to "Lawsville Center" on 30 June 1830; it was closed 30 Oct 1915 (mail routed through Montrose P.O.).

Stanfordville, small village one mile north of Lawsville Center, named after the founding family of Stanford. It once had a hotel called "Pleasant Valley House." It was the only licensed hotel between Montrose and Binghamton and thus a great convenience for travelers.

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