Centre County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Centre County Government

History
Centre County was created from parts of Lycoming, Mifflin and Northumberland Counties on February 13, 1800, just in time for the 1800 census, Centre County's first. The county seat is Bellefonte Borough. The county's probate and court records begin with the founding of the county, the land records in 1801. Except for a brief period of time when birth, marriage and death records were kept in the 1850's (approximately 1852-1855), there were no civil vital records kept by the county until marriages began again in 1885 and births and deaths in 1893. The keeping of birth and death records was discontinued after 1905 when the state of Pennsylvania began keeping those records.

Populated Places

 * Boroughs: Bellefonte, Millheim, Philipsburg, State College


 * Townships: Benner, Boggs, College, Ferguson, Gregg, Haines, Harris, Halfmoon, Patton, Potter

Neighboring Counties
Blair | Clearfield | Clinton | Huntingdon |  Mifflin | Union

Vital Records
Centre County Vital Statistics

Web Sites

 * Cyndi's List
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog

Genealogy and History Websites
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacentre/cvitals.htm

http://www.cyndislist.com/pa-local.htm

http://www.centrecountyhistory.org/

http://www.searchforancestors.com/bios/pennsylvania/history_of_centre_and_clinton/

http://www.pacivilwar.com/county/centre.html