Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States   Pennsylvania    Clearfield County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Lycoming and Huntingdon Counties 26 March 1804.
 * County Seat: Clearfield
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Elk and Cameron (north) • Clinton (northeast) • Jefferson (west) • Cambria (south) • Blair (southeast)  •  Centre (east)  •  Indiana (southwest)

Boundary Changes

 * 9 March 1771: The southern part of today's Clearfield County was part of Bedford County when it was formed.
 * 1785: The northern part of future Clearfield County was tansferred to Northumberland County; the southern part remained in Bedford County.
 * 20 September 1787: The southern part of future Clearfield County went with Huntingdon County when it was created; the northern part remained with Northumberland County.
 * 13 April 1795: The northern part of future Clearfield County became part of Lycoming County when it was created in 1795; the southern part remained in Huntingdon County.
 * 18 April 1843: A northern swath of Clearfield County became part of Elk County when it was created.

Cemeteries
Clearfield County PA USGenWeb Cemetery Project

Clearfield County PA USGenWeb Archives Tombstone Photo Project

Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

County-wide Database - Multi-denominational

 * 1708-1985 - Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.

Catholic

 * "100 years of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese 1843–1943". Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly, 17:1. FamilySearch Library book 974.8 B2wg. Contains chronology, map, county-by-county information.

Quaker

 * Pennsylvania Quaker Records at Ancestry.com - ($); book transcription.

Reformed

 * St. Lukes Reformed Church

Published Histories
The following historical books about Clearfield County can be viewed and searched on the Clearfield County PAGenWeb Area History Page:


 * 1) The HISTORY OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY by Lewis Cass Aldrich published 1887
 * 2) The TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS by Roland D. Swoope, Jr. published in 1911
 * 3) The CLEARFIELD COUNTY PENNSYLAVANIA PRESENT AND PAST by Thomas Lincoln Wall, published in 1925

Land and Property
Register and Recorder's Office P.O. Box 361 Clearfield, PA 16830 Phone: (814) 765-2641 ext. 1350

Records are available at the recorders office and on-line for 1986 to the present. A fee is required to view the on-line records.


 * Deeds, 1805-1901; Index, 1804-1935
 * The original landowners of Clearfield County are shown on warrant maps produced by Ed Heary and posted as free images by Ancestor Tracks. Each tract shows the survey book and page number which can be accessed online through the Pennsylvania Archives under "Copied Survey Books."

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images from the Clearfield Co. Township Warrantee Maps by Ed Heary. These map images belong to us and are not be used commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attrbiute to Ancestor Tracks.

Photos
Clearfield County PA USGenWeb Archives Photo Page

Courthouse
Clearfield County Courthouse

230 East Market Street Clearfield, PA 16830 Daniel J. Nelson - Court Administrator 814-765-2641 Ext. 5982

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Kane Pennsylvania Family History Center

Birth

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania, Births, 1852-1854 Index with images. Ancestry ($)
 * 1726-1930 - - free index. Not complete for all years.

Marriage

 * 1725-1976 - - free index. Not complete for all years.
 * 1700-1821 - Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
 * Pre-1810 – Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.

Divorce
Divorce records are handled by the office of the Prothonotary. While no on-line indexes or records are available, records may be obtained by visiting or writing to the Prothonotary at: Office of the Prothonotary PO Box 549 230 E. Market Street Clearfield, PA 16830 Phone:(814) 765-2641

Death

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
 * Clearfield County PA USGenWeb Archives Death Register Page

Web Sites

 * Clearfield County PA USGenWeb Project.
 * Linkpendium - Clearfield County
 * Clearfield County PA-Roots Genealogy Project

Populated Places
A listing of the Towns, Boroughs, and Villages of Clearfield County can be found at Clearfield County PAGenWeb Project - Towns Boroughs Villages