Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
230 East Market Street Clearfield, PA 16830 Daniel J. Nelson - Court Administrator 814-765-2641 Ext. 5982

History
Formed 26 March 1804, but was still administrated as part of Centre County until 1812.

Parent County
26 March 1804: Clearfield County was created 26 March 1804 from Huntingdon and Lycoming Counties.

==== Boundary Changes ====


 * 9 March 1771: The southern part of today's Clearfield County was part of Bedford County when it was formed.
 * 1785: The northern part of future Clearfield County was tansferred to Northumberland County; the southern part remained in Bedford County.
 * 20 September 1787: The southern part of future Clearfield County went with Huntingdon County when it was created; the northern part remained with Northumberland County.
 * 13 April 1795: The northern part of future Clearfield County became part of Lycoming County when it was created in 1795; the southern part remained in Huntingdon County.
 * 18 April 1843: A northern swath of Clearfield County became part of Elk County when it was created.

Neighboring Counties
Blair | Cambria | Cameron | Centre | Clinton | Elk | Indiana | Jefferson

Land

 * The original landowners of Clearfield County are shown on warrant maps produced by Ed Heary and posted as free images by Ancestor Tracks. Each tract shows the survey book and page number which can be accessed online through the Pennsylvania Archives under "Copied Survey Books."

Local Histories
The following historical books about Clearfield County can be viewed and searched on the Clearfield County PAGenWeb Area History Page:

The HISTORY OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY by Lewis Cass Aldrich published 1887

The TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS by Roland D. Swoope, Jr. published in 1911

The CLEARFIELD COUNTY PENNSYLAVANIA PRESENT AND PAST by Thomas Lincoln Wall, published in 1925

Web Sites

 * Clearfield County Genealogy Project
 * Linkpendium - Clearfield County
 * USGenWeb project.
 * Family History Library Catalog