Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Recorder of Deeds Register of Wills Clerk of the Orphans’ Court

PO Box 218 11 Maple Street Montrose, PA 18801 (570) 278-4600 Fax (570) 278-2963

Our office hours are 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday

MARRIAGE LICENSES are only available until 4:00

http://www.susqco.com/subsites/gov/pages/regrec/regrechome.htm

History
Susquehanna Count is named for the Susquehanna River. which runs through the county. In 1810 the county had 10 townships and 3500 residents. In the 2000 Federal Census, Susquehanna County had 27 townships and 13 towns. Residents numbered 42,238.

Parent County
21 February 1810: Susquehanna County was created from Luzerne County.

Neighboring Counties
Bradford | Broome | Lackawanna | Wayne | Wyoming | Tioga County, New York

Cemeteries
There are four different titles for Cemeteries in Susquehanna County listed in the Family History Library Catalog, with three of them having been microfilmed. They are listed under Pennsylvania, Susquehanna.

A listing of Susquehanna County cemeteries is given on website:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mjwanc/suscem.htm

Local Histories
There are several good histories of Susquehanna County, but the one by Emily Blackman is superior:

History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania : from a period preceding its settlement to recent times, including the annals of geography of each township... by Emily C. Blackman (FHL 1425564 Item 5)

Another history is: Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania by Rhamanthus Menville Stocker

974.834 H2 (FHL 1000573 Item 1)

Other histories are listed in the FHL Catalog under Pennsylvania, Susquehanna. (See website below)

Maps
There is a clickable map of Susquehanna County which gives information concerning each township, but their online site is not working.

Newspapers
The Susquehanna County Independent/Weekender 24 S. Main St. Montrose PA 18801 Phone: (570) 278-6397 E-mail: indyweek@epix.net http://www.independentweekender.com

This newspaper was preceded by the following weekly newspapers:


 * The Montrose Independent (1927-1985)
 * Independent Republican (1855-1926)
 * The Monrose Democrat (1879-1926)

Societies and Libraries
Susquehanna has an historical society that is in connection with their county public library:

Email Us: info@susqcohistsoc.org Susquehanna County Historical Society 2 Monument Square Montrose, PA 18801

Their journal information is available at: Email Us: suspulib@epix.net

Web Sites

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