A history of Clover Township as it relates to the Jacox family.

1. CLOVER TOWNSHIP
A history of Clover Township as it relates to the Jacox families.

2. HISTORY OF CLOVER TOWNSHIP
Clover was the thirteenth township organized in Jefferson
County, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1841, and
was taken from Rose township to its East. It was named
for Levi G. Clover, who was the prothonotary of Jefferson
County at the time. The Borough of Summerville is
contained entirely within Clover Township, with the
unincorporated villages of Baxter and Content being
located in the township as well.

3. HISTORY OF SUMMERVILLE BOROUGH
Summerville, which is the principal town of Clover, was
incorporated as a borough in March 1887. It was noted
as being a wide-awake and growing town. Summerville
was previously known as Troy, and appears that way in
many old maps. The first election of Summerville was held
on 15 March 1887, after it was made a separate election
district. Charles Jacox was elected as Justice of the
Peace at this time.

4. CLOVER TOWNSHIP, JEFFERSON, PENNSYLVANIA
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting
Jefferson County
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
highlighting Clover Township

5. This map shows the details of Clover
Township in 1878. The Jacox family
lived in Summerville at this time,
which shows up as Troy on this map.
Caldwell, J. A., and C. T. Arms. Caldwell's Illustrated, Historical, Combination Atlas of
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Condit, Ohio: J.A. Campbell, 1878. 50, 85.

6. SUMMERVILLE
This map shows the town
of Summerville in 1878.
Take a look to see where
the Jacoxes were living!
Caldwell, J. A., and C. T. Arms. Caldwell's Illustrated, Historical, Combination Atlas of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Condit, Ohio: J.A.
Campbell, 1878. 50, 85.

7. From the previous
map, we learned
that the Jacox family
lived on the banks of
the Redbank Creek.
This image depicts
houses bordering
Redbank Creek in
Summerville.

8. TOPOGRAPHY OF CLOVER TOWNSHIP
View of Redbank Creek from Hawthorn Bridge

9. Clover has a hilly
landscape, with
Redbank creek
traversing the
township. The
creek creates a
deep valley from
northeast to
southwest where
it cuts through. A
number of other
tributaries flow to
this creek. Look
how beautiful
and lush
Summerville is!

10. CLOVER TOWNSHIP: HOME OF THE JACOXES
Learning more about the history of Clover Township helps as we
come to better understand the Jacox families of Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania. Learning the history of the places they lived helps as
we seek to put this family in historical context of time and place.
Summerville Borough in Clover Township seems like a wonderful
place to live!

11. SOURCES
◦ Caldwell, J. A., and C. T. Arms. Caldwell's Illustrated, Historical, Combination Atlas of
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Condit, Ohio: J.A. Campbell, 1878. 50, 85.
◦ Scott, Kate M. History of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Syracuse, N.Y.: D.
Mason &, 1888. 580-595.