Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
200 South Center Street Ebensburg, PA 15931 (814) 472-5440

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

Neighboring Counties
Bedford | Blair | Centre | Clearfield | Indiana | Somerset | Westmoreland

Maps

 * Cambria County maps, including the 1890 atlas showing land owners, have been posted at the PAGenWeb site

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Cambria County
 * USGenWeb project
 * Family History Library Catalog