{"id":23473,"date":"2020-05-22T16:08:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T21:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=23473"},"modified":"2025-05-26T07:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:49:23","slug":"pennsylvania-counties-visited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/pennsylvania-counties-visited\/","title":{"rendered":"Counties in Pennsylvania that I have Visited"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are 67 Counties in Pennsylvania &#8211; &#8220;<em>The Keystone State<\/em>&#8220;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Also be sure to see my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">United States County Counting Page<\/a> for the rest of the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/counties\/pennsylvania.png\" alt=\"Pennsylvania Counties Visited\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I have visited <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">67 Counties<\/span> = 100% of Counties in Pennsylvania<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.&nbsp; Map created using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mob-rule.com\/home\">Mob Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"articles\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in Pennsylvania<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1ub2whb_FbqlzQU-JwhU6bxUiudQQu4Ab\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markers designate the Pennsylvania locations featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelvemilecircle.com\">Twelve Mile Circle<\/a> articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Counties in Pennsylvania<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/34527457800\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4226\/34527457800_9e9e0cdbc5_b.jpg\" alt=\"Scenic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as seen from Grandview Avenue. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pittsburgh Skyline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Although infrequent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">counties sometimes do change<\/a> so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are highlighted in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Red<\/b><\/span>. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn&#8217;t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Adams<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16939\">Michigan Cavalry Brigade Monument<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8962\">Looney Tunes Geography<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12597\">An Obscure Gettysburg<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/gettysbrew.html\">Gettysbrew Pub &amp; Brewery<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=27540\">Heikes Covered Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Allegheny<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17701\">Pittsburgh Zoo<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17701\">How Not to See a City<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17948\">Duquesne Brewing Co. Clock<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4340\">The Oddity That Got Away<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15891\">Point State Park<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15891\">CSX Railroad<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15891\">Homestead Steel Works<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3112\">Braddock<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8404\">Dr. Howder<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15891\">The Red Waterfall<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17214\">Pittsburgh Zoo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Armstrong<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Beaver<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12584\">Practically Insignificant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bedford<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15861\">The Coffee Pot<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15861\">Fort Bedford<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3627\">Superlative Tunnels<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=24140\">South Midway<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=24140\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Berks<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Blair<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17954\">Foot of Ten<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16118\">Flat as a Pancake<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14555\">Just as Enigmatic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bradford<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3946\">New York Steals Roads from its Neighbors!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Bucks<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12819\">Chicken Scratch<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Butler<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13171\">Solar System<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=24082\">Cranberry<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=24160\">Dented Keg<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cambria<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17087\">Nanty Glo<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6688\">Tunnels, Bridges, Lifts and Inclines<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15944\">Nimby Lane<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6808\">Airport to Nowhere<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cameron<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23605\">Bucktail Monument<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Carbon<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Centre<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Chester<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1047\">Where Arc Meets Wedge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Clarion<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11\">Thanksgiving Towns<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23607\">The Big Cow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Clearfield<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=23593\">Sunshine Chalet<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=23593\">Doolittle Station<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=23593\">Bilger&#8217;s Rocks<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23605\">Roadside Aliens<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23607\">McGees Mills Covered Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Clinton<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Columbia<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Crawford<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Cumberland<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14473\">Shaped Like it Sounds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Dauphin<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12723\">Name That Smell<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/appalachian.html\">Appalachian Brewing Co.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Delaware<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12712\">Wawa<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1047\">12 Mile Circle &#8211; Stone 17<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Elk<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Erie<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=371\">Erie Triangle<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22108\">Presque Isle State Park<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Fayette<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32182\">Braddock&#8217;s Tomb<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15898\">Mile Marker 100<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8404\">Dr. Howder Road<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15898\">Evidence of Beavers<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=32182\">Fort Necessity<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8377\">Google Maps County Lines on the Way?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15898\">Whitewater<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Forest<\/b><\/span>:  Smallest county population in Pennsylvania (4,946 people in 2000 Census).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Franklin<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Fulton<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Greene<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9218\">The Dreadful Road Trip<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Huntingdon<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17967\">Autumn in Huntingdon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Indiana<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17063\">Brought Home from the Mexican War<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Jefferson<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23607\">Scripture Rocks<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23607\">Phil&#8217;s Burrow<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23607\">Gobbler&#8217;s Knob<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Juniata<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lackawanna<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15514\">I Before E Like in Milwaukie<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14661\">Three American Moscows<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lancaster<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=645\">Lucky 7 &amp; the Ghost Kid<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/bubes_brewery.html\">Bube&#8217;s Brewery<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/lancaster.html\">Lancaster Brewing Company<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lawrence<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7238\">Negligible Population<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lebanon<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15816\">Cornfield<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lehigh<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Luzerne<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15081\">Battle of Wyoming<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Lycoming<\/b><\/span>:  Largest county in Pennsylvania (1,235 square miles); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11980\">A Most Improbable Shore<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22108\">S.S. Hiawatha<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>McKean<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14825\">Beery Places<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23605\">Lynn Hall<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23605\">Kinzua Viaduct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Mercer<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6853\">Right Up to the Line<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Mifflin<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Monroe<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Montgomery<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14575\">For More Birds<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17276\">King of Prussia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Montour<\/b><\/span>:  Smallest county in Pennsylvania (131 square miles).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Northampton<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Northumberland<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4086\">Longest county name (14 characters)<\/a> &#8211; tied with Northumberland County, Virginia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Perry<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Philadelphia<\/b><\/span>:  Largest county population in Pennsylvania (1,517,550 people in 2000 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15484\">Brewerytown &amp; Lemon Hill<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15782\">On the Steps<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=101\">In the 4th of July Spirit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Pike<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17063\">Brought Home from the Mexican War<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3925\">It Enters then Exits<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Potter<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=23605\">Austin Dam Disaster<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Schuylkill<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Snyder<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/selins-grove.html\">Selin&#8217;s Grove Brewing Co.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Somerset<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15900\">Rockwood<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15900\">Pinkerton Tunnel<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15900\">Meyersdale Farm<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15900\">Great Allegheny Passage<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14640\">Confluence of Confluences<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15901\">Eastern Continental Divide<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15901\">Big Savage Tunnel<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15901\">Mason &amp; Dixon Line<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Sullivan<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Susquehanna<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Tioga<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=27540\">Tioga Rest Stop<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Union<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=22108\">Reptiland<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Venango<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Warren<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Washington<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8404\">Dr. Howder<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9851\">Numerical Place Names<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14405\">More Than a Game<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14420\">R\u00e9sum\u00e9 Bait and Switch<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16526\">Outside of California<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wayne<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Westmoreland<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15898\">Banning No. 1 Mine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Wyoming<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>York<\/b><\/span>:  <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4177\">Haines Shoe House<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7339\">Low Clearance<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=101\">In the 4th of July Spirit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts About Pennsylvania<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Location:<\/b> Mid Atlantic United States. See map above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Size<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-1\">1<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b> 44,743 square miles. Pennsylvania is the 32nd largest state. The next larger state is Mississippi and the next smaller state is Louisiana.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Population<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-2\">2<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b> 12,807,060 people. Pennsylvania is the 5th most populous state. The next more populous state is New York and the next less populous state is Illinois.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Population Density:<\/b> 286.2 people per square mile. Pennsylvania is the 9th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Florida and the next less densely populated state is Ohio.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Bordering States:<\/b> Pennsylvania shares a border with 6 states: New York; Ohio; West Virginia; Maryland; Delaware and New Jersey.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=475\">Interesting facts about Pennsylvania&#8217;s border with Delaware (the 12 mile circle)<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Admission to the Union:<\/b> December 12, 1787. Pennsylvania was the 2nd state admitted to the Union, after Delaware and before New Jersey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Capital:<\/b> Harrisburg.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Highest Point:<\/b> 3,213 feet at Mount Davis. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/mount-davis\/151425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SummitPost&#8217;s Mount Davis page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Lowest Point:<\/b> Sea level at the Delaware River.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Government website:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pennsylvania Government<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Official Tourism website:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitdelaware.com\/\">VisitPA<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Still not enough?<\/b> See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia&#8217;s Pennsylvania page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"Footnote-1\"><\/a>(1) Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of U.S. states and territories by area<\/a>. Land area only.<br><a name=\"Footnote-2\"><\/a>(2) Wikipedia: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">List of states and territories of the United States by population<\/a>. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 67 Counties in Pennsylvania &#8211; &#8220;The Keystone State&#8220; Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 67 Counties = 100% of Counties in Pennsylvania Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.&nbsp; Map created using Mob Rule. 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