Juniata County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Juniata County  Historical Facts Named for Juniata River. Wikipedia Parent County 2 March 1831: Juniata County was created from Mifflin County. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002]. Neighboring Counties Dauphin | Franklin | Huntingdon</a> | Mifflin</a> | Northumberland</a> | Perry</a> | Snyder</a> Note: Dauphin County is separated by a few miles of navigable river, the Susquehanna River. Boundary Changes Record Loss Resources Bible Records Cemeteries Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information. Census <span class="fck_mw_template"> Church Records <span class="fck_mw_template">  <span class="fck_mw_template"> County-wide Database – Multi-denominational <img src="/learn/wiki/en/images/5/58/Juniata_county_pennsylvania_churches.png" _fck_mw_filename="Juniata county pennsylvania churches.png" _fck_mw_location="right" _fck_mw_width="400" _fck_mw_type="thumb" alt="Juniata county pennsylvania churches.png" class="fck_mw_frame fck_mw_right" style="width: 400;" /> <dl><dd><ul><li>1708-1985 - Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985</a> at Historical Society of Pennsylvania</a> – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry.com</a>–$; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Baptist The Baptist church in Spruce Hill Township was established in 1794 in Milford Township. Lutheran The German Lutheran congregation of Tuscarora Valley built their first church in 1803, with an attending grave yard, called the Church Hill Cemetery. A new cemetery, opened in 1906 stands across the street.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">National Historical Association ‘‘History of the Juniata Valley’' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2009), 195–209. ;  Methodist <dl><dd><ul><li>1863-1870 - Port Royal Methodist Episcopal 1863-1870 Marriages</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free, courtesy of USGenWeb. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1893-1901 - Thompsontown Methodist Episcopal 1893-1901 Marriages</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free, courtesy of USGenWeb. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Presbyterian The earliest church in Juniata county was the Cedar Spring Presbyterian, built in 1763 in Walker Township. Other early Presbyterian churches included one in Lack Township (pre-1766) where the graveyard and stones were still standing in 1936. The congregation at Academia, called the Lower Tuscarora, was established in 1766, with several different buildings housing the congregation. They joined with the Middle Tuscarora congregation in 1801. Port Royal was also part of this congregation. In 1850 they joined with the Lost Creek congregation from McAlisterville. Lost Creek was established in about 1799. The graveyard for this church holds many of the area's earlier settlers. In 1934 this congregation was still active.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">National Historical Association ‘‘History of the Juniata Valley’' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2009), 195–209. ; <dl><dd><ul><li>1806-1844 - Presbyterian Church of Mifflintown and Lost Creek 1806-1844 Marriages</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free, courtesy of USGenWeb. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1845-1871 - Presbyterian Church of Mifflintown and Lost Creek 1845-1871 Marriages</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free, courtesy of USGenWeb. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Court Records Court of Common Pleas Clerk of the Court Prothonotary Orphan's Court (see Vital Records) Emigration and Immigration Ethnic Groups Germans Gazetteers Genealogy History Published Histories Land and Property Land records in Juniata County began in 1831. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds</a> office in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, and maps. Property records include liens as well as livestock brands and estray records. The following are examples of available resources: Online Land Records <ul><li>Images are available online using the Infocon</a> system. Fees apply. </li></ul> Land Records on Microfilm <ul><li>1831–1973 Deeds, 1831-1866; Index, 1833-1973; Miscellaneous Dockets, 1851-1867; Index, 1831-1967. <span class="fck_mw_template"> </li></ul> Additional Resources Note that the "Maps" section below also includes maps related to land ownership. See Pennsylvania Land and Property</a> for more information about using land records, especially about original land warrants, surveys, and patents filed at the state land office. Additional resources can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Juniata County Pennsylvania Land in online catalogs such as: <ul><li>Historical Society of Pennsylvania</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&amp;q=Juniata+county+pennsylvania+land">WorldCat</a> (For instructions see <a _fcknotitle="true" href="WorldCat Online Catalog">WorldCat Online Catalog</a>.) </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> (For instructions see <a href="Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search">FHL Catalog Place-name Search</a>.) </li></ul> Maps <a href="http://ancestortracks.com/">Ancestor Tracks</a> has posted free downloadable images from the <a href="http://ancestortracks.com/Mifflin-Juniata_1877Atlas.html">Atlas of Perry, Juniata &amp; Mifflin Counties, Pennsylvania, from Actual Surveys by and under the Direction of Beach Nichols, published by A. Pomeroy &amp; Co., 1877</a>. &#160;This atlas located in the Library of Congress shows major landowners and geographic sites at the date of publishing. &#160;While the physical maps are in the public domain, the images we have taken of the maps belong to us are not to be used commercially. &#160;We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks. Migration Military Naturalization and Citizenship <ul><li>1820s-1840s - <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pajuniat/natural.htm">Juniata County, Pennsylvania Naturalization Records Book 1 and Book 2</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free. </li></ul> Newspapers Obituaries Occupations Indentured Servants Periodicals Poorhouse, Almshouse Probate Records Repositories Archives Courthouse <a href="http://www.co.juniata.pa.us/">Juniata County Courthouse</a> Bridge and Main Streets P. O. Box 68 – Mifflintown, PA 17059 Family History Centers <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers">Introduction to LDS Family History Centers</a> </li></ul> Libraries Museums Societies Taxation <dl><dd><ul><li>1763-1776 - <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pajuniat/taxes63.htm">Lack Township Taxes 1763-1776</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1763-1776 - <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pajuniat/taxesmil.htm">Milford Township Taxes 1763-1776</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1763-1767 - <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pajuniat/taxesfer.htm">Fermanagh Township Taxes 1763-1767</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Vital Records <span class="fck_mw_template"> Birth <span class="fck_mw_template"> <ul><li>1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Births <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2349">Ancestry.com</a> – ($) Index with images. </li></ul> Marriage <ul><li>1709-1940 <span class="fck_mw_template"> </li></ul> Divorce Death <span class="fck_mw_template"> <ul><li>1820-1839 - <a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pajuniat/ngsq.html">Juniata County PA Death Notices 1820-1839</a> at The USGenWeb Project - free. </li><li>1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Deaths <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487">Ancestry.com</a> – ($) Index with images. </li></ul> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Web Sites <ul><li>USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li></ul> Places Populated Places References <span class="fck_mw_references" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="references" /> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template">

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