Fayette County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
61 East Main St. Uniontown, PA 15401 Phone: (724) 430-1230 Fax: (724) 430-1001

Hours: M - F  8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Parent County
1783--Fayette County was created 26 September 1783 from Westmoreland County. County seat: Uniontown

Boundary Changes
1750-- Part of Cumberland County

1771-- Transferred into Bedford Co. when Bedford was erected in 1771

1773-- Transferred to Westmoreland Co. when Westmoreland was formed from Bedford in 1773

1781--Transferred to Washington Co. when Washington was created from Westmoreland in 1781

1783--Fayette Co. was created as it exists today

Neighboring Counties
Greene | Somerset | Washington | Westmoreland | Garrett County, Maryland | West Virginia counties: Monongalia | Preston

Land

 * Ancestor Tracks has published Early Landowners of Pennsylvania: Atlas of Township Warrantee Maps of Fayette Countywhich contains the Township Warrantee Maps on file at the Pennsylvania Archives in Harrisburg. thus pinpointing the location of the earliest landowners. Each Township Warrantee Map was painstakingly platted by draftsmen from the original warrants, surveys, and patents of the first settlers of the county within its current boundaries.

Local Histories

 * Over 950 fully-searchable books and published works covering much of Pennsylvania have been posted online at Historic Pittsburgh, nosted by the University of Pittsburgh's Digital Library

Maps

 * Images from the 1872 Atlas of the County of Fayette and the State of Pennsylvania, by G.M. Hopkins &amp; Co. have been posted online at the usgenwebarchives

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Fayette County
 * USGenWeb project
 * USGenWeb Archives - Fayette County
 * Family History Library Catalog