Bradford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Bradford County

County Courthouse
Bradford County Courthouse Recorders Office 301 Main St. Towanda, PA 18848 Phone: 570-265-1702 Fax: 570-265-1721 Hours 9:00 - 5:00 Monday - Friday

Parent Counties
21 February 1810: Ontario County (later renamed Bradford County was created from Luzerne and Lycoming Counties.

==== Boundary Changes ====

Note: Connecticut claimed the area which included what is now Bradford County before 1808 or 1827, depending on the source.


 * Before 1772: Most of today's Bradford County was included in Northampton County, the rest was not included in any county until 1785.
 * 1772: Northumberland County, including the part containing future Bradford County was carved from Northampton County.
 * 1785: The remainder of future Bradford County was annexed to Northumberland County.
 * 1786: Luzerne County, which then included future Bradford County, was formed from Northumberland County.
 * 21 February 1810: Ontario County (now defunct), which included future Bradford County, was carved from Luzerne County.
 * 6 March 1812: Ontario County was renamed Bradford County.

Populated Places
Wysox

Neighboring Counties
Lycoming | Sullivan | Susquehanna | Tioga | Wyoming | New York counties: Chemung | Tioga

Maps

 * 1858 Map of Bradford County, PA has been posted online at chanur.com

Societies and Libraries
The Bradford County Historical Society is located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, Pennsylvania 18848. Phone: 570.265.2240. The BCHS maintains a research center/library. The library's holdings include early probate records, early tax records (including poor children records), an index to vital information in early Bradford County newspapers, an index to cemeteries, local history books, and family name files. Research requests are $50.00 per surname.

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Bradford County
 * Tri-Counties Genealogy and History Site - Bradford &amp; Tioga County (PA) and Cemung (NY) For family and local history information
 * Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project This database focuses on the ancestors and descendants of the early nineteenth century pioneers who migrated to Tioga and Bradford County, Pennsylvania, primarily from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. It also includes Chemung County. New York.
 * USGenWeb project.