Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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Parent County
26 February 1773: Westmoreland County was created from Bedford County.

Boundary Changes
Several counties were set off over the years.


 * 28 March 1781: Washington County
 * 26 September 1783: Fayette County
 * 24 September 1788: Allegheny County
 * 12 March 1800: Armstrong County
 * 30 March 1803: Indiana County

Neighboring Counties
Allegheny | Armstong | Butler | Cambria | Fayette | Indiana | Somerset | Washington

Census

 * 1783 Transcription and Index

Maps

 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images of the 1857 landowner map
 * The 1867 Atlas of Westmoreland County has been posted at USGenWeb Digital Map Library.

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
 * An early history of the county published in 1906 and biographical sketches of early residents can be found in this transcription project: Westmoreland County History.