Northumberland county, pennsylvania library of congress. Reprinted by windmill publications, mount vernon, in, 1991. Guide to northumberland county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family. Welcome to northumberland county pennsylvania history and genealogy. Printing this file within by noncommercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Full text of history of northumberland county, pennsylvania. Created on march 21, 1772, from parts of berks, bedford, cumberland, lancaster and northampton counties. Pennsylvanianorthumberland genealogy books, cds, maps. Northumberland county has been affected by the opioid epidemic. Welcome to northumberland county pennsylvania history and genealogy created on march 21, 1772, from parts of berks, bedford, cumberland, lancaster and northampton counties. Commonwealth of pennsylvania, department of environmental resources, topographic and geologic survey. Northumberland county, pennsylvania public records directory.
History of northumberland county, pennsylvania ebook written by herbert c. Whipporwill publications, 1911 northumberland county pa. Genealogy trails northumberland county pennsylvania. Every name index to history of northumberland county. History of northumberland county, pennsylvania book. Mount carmel cemetery, compiled by schuylkill roots, may june 1989 oak hill o. I have purchased the following books and am willing to do lookups for any northumberland county list member. The state of pennsylvania began platting the exact metesandbounds tracts of the earliest landowners, townshipbytownship, starting in 1907, but the land office only completed about of the state before the project ended. Northumberland county, pennsylvania public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory.
Including its aboriginal history, the colonial and revolutionary periods, early settlement and subsequent growth, political organization, agricultural, mining, and manufacturing interests, internal improvements, religious, educational, social, and military history, sketches of its boroughs, villages, and townships, portraits and biographies of. Historians believe it was named for an english county with the same name. Federal population schedules are available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 northumberland co. This page is dedicated to people searching for ancestors in northumberland county pennsylvania. Milton, northumberland county, pennsylvania, is a small town with a colorful and often tragic past. Genealogical and biographical annals of northumberland.
Cummings, clerks office of the district court of the eastern district of penna. Northumberland county was created on march 21, 1772, from parts of five different counties. Please click here to join us in our cause to help our residents help themselves or help others that are struggling with drug related issues. Containing a genealogical record of representative families, including many of the early settlers. It probably was named for the english county of the same name. Northumberland county, pennsylvania genealogy records. Like most towns, it started with agriculture and mills, then became a manufacturing town of significant size. No other northumberland county cemeteries are included in this book.
History of northumberland county, pennsylvania by herbert. Internet archive at allen county public library history of northumberland co, pa biographical sketches by town other helpful links northumberland co, pa message boa r d northumberland co, pa genealogy forum linkpendium northumbe rland county, pennsylvania northumberland county, pa genealogy data boards northumberland county, pa cemetery list. Including its aboriginal history, the colonial and revolutionary periods, early settlement and subsequent growth, political organization, agricultural, mining, and manufacturing interests, internal improvements, religious, educational, social, and military history, sketches of its boroughs, villages, and townships, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens. Lancaster county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy. Northumberland county pennsylvania pa history culture. History of northumberland county, pennsylvania, including.
History of northumberland county county of northumberland. Northumberland county, pennsylvania, pioneer families family history library periodical source index index to 3. United states, department of the interior, geological survey. Including its aboriginal history, the colonial and revolutionary periods, early settlement and subsequent growth, political organization, agricultural, mining, and. Mortality schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Lewis township, northumberland county, pennsylvania. Lewis township is a township in northumberland county, pennsylvania, united states. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A camera icon indicates items that are digitally available online. Northumberland county northumberland county was created on march 21, 1772, from parts of five different counties. N8b43 history of northumberland county, pennsy 3 1924 009 706 841.
Little known outside local history was the the logging boom that made williamsport pa the lumbering capital of the world for a time in the latter 1800s. Northumberland county was separated from berks and bedford, by the act of 21st march, 1772. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Full text of history of northumberland county, pennsylvania, including its aboriginal history. This book captures, in excellent detail, a brief history of this area, from the first discovery. Volunteer northumberland county historical society. History of northumberland county, pennsylvania by bell, herbert c.
Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1858 by j. Message boards localities north america united states states pennsylvania counties northumberland book. Bells history of northumberland county, pa contents. File contributed for use in usgenweb archives by tony rebuck. The county was formed in 1772 from parts of lancaster, berks, bedford, cumberland, and northampton counties and named for the county of northumberland in northern england. A native of shamokin, northumberland county, pennsylvania, john r.
Northumberland county is a county located in the u. Sawmills and planing mills were built early on, with the first steampowered sawmill constructed in 1832. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Bedford county, berks county, cumberland county, lancaster county and northampton county. Cemetery at mount carmel alaska, compiled by schuylkill roots, may 1989, schuylkill county pennsylvania archives volume ii by phillip a rice and jean a. The northumberland county, pennsylvania histories book collection is a group of 6 books that detail the history of northumberland county primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Fortunately for some researchers, state draftsmen completed township warrantee maps. Northumberland was the tenth county to be organized in pennsylvania. Pennsylvania history and books northumberland county. Genealogical and biographical annals of northumberland county, pennsylvania. Bell text files at items below if any are from related and broader terms. Explore the interactive pennsylvania public library database. Northumberland county, pennsylvania pagenweb resources.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read history of northumberland county, pennsylvania. Northumberland county revolutionary war militia upper division associators, 24 january 1776 commanding officers. Genealogy publications northumberland county historical. Pennsylvania and new jersey, church and town records, 166920 includes northumberland county source. Established in 1772, northumberland county was created from an 8,000 square mile tract of land lying northwest of lancaster, cumberland, berks, northampton, and bedford counties. Pamphlet from the 100th anniversary of the first evangelical united brethren church, shamokin pennsylvania in 1948. Herbert charles, 1868history of northumberland county, pennsylvania. Northumberland county is a fifth class county according to the. It is situated between the shamokin hills and little mountain. The population at the 2010 census was 1,915, 3 up from 1,862 at the 2000 census. Recordings were made in the 1981 to 1986 period so there are no records more recent than these dates. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more.
There are many types of census records for northumberland county guide you in researching your family tree. Microfilm of original records in the northumberland county courthouse, sunbury, pennsylvania. History of northumberland county, pennsylvania chicago. History of northumberland county, pennsylvania book, 1891. Where can find northumberland county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Johns 1891 book history of northumberland county, pennsylvania. History of northumberland county, pennsylvania usgenweb. Northumberland county vital records can be found at the pennsylvania office of vital records has copies of birth and death records since 1906 and death records. Northumberland county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch. Click download or read online button to get northumberland county history book now. Northumberland county history download ebook pdf, epub. Some family history centers and libraries maintain collections of previously loaned microfilms or microfiche.
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