Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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Parent County
1750--Cumberland County was created 27 January 1750 from Lancaster County. County seat: Carlisle

Boundary Changes

 * Before 1750: part of Lancaster Co.
 * 1750: Cumberland Co. was created, but it included about 1/3 of the state of PA (about 20 counties)
 * 1771: Bedford Co. was created from Cumberland Co.  At this time, Cumberland Co. included all of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Franklin, today's Cumberland, plus parts of Centre, Union, Snyder Counties
 * 1772: Northumberland Co. was created.  At this point, Cumberland Co. includes Juniata, Perry, Franklin and today's Cumberland, plus parts of Mifflin and Huntingdon Counties
 * 1787 &amp; 1789: Huntingdon and Mifflin Counties, respectively are created.  Now Cumberland Co. consists only of present-day Perry and Cumberland Counties.
 * 1820: Perry County is created from Cumberland Co., leaving Cumberland Co. with its current boundaries.

Neighboring Counties
Adams | Dauphin | Franklin | Perry | York

Land

 * The Cumberland Co. Historical Society has published a series First Families of Cumberland County showing the connected drafts of the first landowners with maps showing the tracts and today's landmarks. (Click on "Publications")

Web Sites

 * Cumberland County Historical Society
 * Linkpendium - Cumberland County
 * USGenWeb project.
 * Family History Library Catalog