Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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Parent County
1804--Cambria County was created 26 March 1804 from Somerset, Bedford, and Huntingdon Counties. County seat: Edensburg

Boundary Changes

 * Before 1771: Cambria Co. (including Cambria) was part of (then) Cumberland Co.
 * 1771: Bedford Co. was created from Cumberland Co.
 * 1787: When Huntingdon Co. was carved from Bedford, half of Cambria Co. fell into Huntingdon Co. and half remained in Bedford Co.
 * 1795: When Somerset Co. was formed from Bedford Co., half of Cambria fell into Somerset while the other half stayed in Huntingdon Co.
 * 1804: Cambria County became a county in its own right

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog