Monroe County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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History
Named for James Monroe, the 5th President of United States.

Parent Counties
1 April 1836: Monroe County was created from Pike and Northampton Counties.

Boundary Changes
13 March 1843: Carbon County created.

Neighboring Counties
Carbon | Lackawanna | Luzerne | Northampton | Pike | Wayne | New Jersey counties: Sussex | Warren

Military
Italic text==== Monroe County, Pennsylvania Newspapers ==== Microfilms of the following newspapers can be found in the Kemp Library at the East Stroudsburg University. This library is located at 200 Prospect Ave, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301. Phone nunber 570-422-3465. Microfilm copies can be made for a mimual fee.See also [hht://www.esu.edu/library Kemp Library at East Stroudsburg University]

Vital Records
'Italic text'== Societies and Libraries == The Monroe County Historical Association is housed in the Jacob Stroud home at 900 Main Street, Stroudsburg, Pa. 18360. Phone 570 421-7703. Curator: Mrs. Amy Lesher. Many local histories, tax records, newspapers, vertical files by surname, obituary collections and church records are availabe in the research room. All family genealogy books are linked to the Northeastern Penna Public Library computer system. A fee of $5.00 dollars a day is charged for nonmembers to use the research room.

Hughes Library,the Northeastern Pennsylvania Public Library, is located at 9th Street and Chipperdale Drive, Stroudsburg, PA., 18360. This library has a Genealogy Room with published genealogies, the History of Monroe County and surrouding areas. Access to Ancestory.com is free.

Western Pocono Community Library is located at 200 Pilgrim Way, Broadheadsville, PA. Phone 570-992-7934. Limited number of family genealogies. Also have microfilm of the Salem Church Records located in Gilbert, PA.

Records for ancestors who lived in Monroe County when it was part of Northampton County, Pa. ( prior to 1836), can be found at the Easton Public Library in the Marx Room. This library is located at 515 Church Street, Easton, Pa 18042.

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