Created in 1771 from part of Cumberland County.
The County Seat is Bedford.
Shares its southern border with Maryland.  

SOURCE: Bedford County 1779 Tax List and 1784 Census, US/CAN.871 R4w, FHL

p.14 Hopewell Twp – 1779 – Daniel Guthrie – 50 acres – 2 horse – 3 cattle – 0 sheep

p.16 Hopewell Twp (cont) – 1779 – Hugh Guthrie – 0 acres – 2 horses – 4 cattle – 0 sheep

p.20 Bethel Twp – 1779 – John Guthrie – 150 acres – 2 horses – 5 cattle – 3 sheep

p.59 Census 1784 – Hopewell Twp
Hugh Guthry – 400 acres – 1 dwelling – 6 whites – 0 blacks
Daniel Guthry – 0 acres – 1 dwelling – 8 whites – 0 blacks

Ann’s Notes: These entries were included here simply because the names crop up in various records for Bedford and/or Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Descendants of Daniel Guthrie (1737-1826) and Jane Flinn of Bedford County, Pennsylvania & Indiana, have been designated as Guthrie Family Group 7 by the Guthrie Surname DNA Project.