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''[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Huntingdon County''' 

'''Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania''' genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries. 

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{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Huntingdon County
| county_map = Huntingdon County PA Map.png
| state = Pennsylvania
| state_map = Pennsylvania.png
| latd = 
| longd = 
| founded year = 1787
| founded date = September 20
| seat wl = Huntingdon
| building image = Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Courthouse.jpg
| building address = Huntingdon County Courthouse<br>223 Penn St.<br>Huntingdon, PA 16652<br>[http://huntingdoncounty.net/Pages/HuntingdonCountyHome.aspx Huntingdon County Website]
| adoption_sign = Adoption PARoots
}} 

== Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Historical Facts  ==

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| width="20%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania#Death|Death]]'''</center> 
| width="20%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania#Deeds|Deeds]]'''</center> 
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| width="20%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1893</center> 
| width="20%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1885</center> 
| width="20%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1893</center> 
| width="20%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1786</center> 
| width="20%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1787</center>
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*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford]] County 20 September 1787.<ref name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref> 
*'''County Seat:''' Huntingdon<br> 
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}}&nbsp;'''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).</ref>[[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre]] (north){{•}}[[Mifflin County, Pennsylvania|Mifflin]] and [[Juniata County, Pennsylvania|Juniata]] (east){{•}}[[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair]] (west){{•}}[[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford]] (southwest) {{•}} [[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton]] (south) {{•}} [[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]] (southeast)

<br> Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_of_Huntingdon Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon], who as one of benefactors of Rev. William Smith's in his exploration efforts. Rev. William Smith was responsible for laying out the town of Huntingdon in 1767. 

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdon_County,_Pennsylvania Wikipedia] 

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*Almost everyone that lives in Huntingdon County speaks English as their first language. The dominant form of speech in Huntingdon County is the Central Pennsylvania accent, although some areas of the county, such as Kishacoquillas Valley, where many Amish and Mennonite people live, German is commonly spoken.

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==== Boundary Changes  ====

*'''26 March 1804:''' [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria]] County was set off from one part of Huntingdon County along with other parts from [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford]] and [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset]] Counties. 
*'''26 February 1846:''' Parts of Huntingdon and [[Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Bedford]] Counties were taken to create [[Blair County, Pennsylvania|Blair]] County.

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== Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Genealogy Resources  ==

==== Bible Records  ====

==== Cemeteries  ====

Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information. 

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| bgcolor="E9F1EA" | [http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx Names in Stone]
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==== Census  ====

{{PAcensus}} 

==== Church Records  ====

{{PAChurch2}} <br> 

*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/churches.htm ''Church Locations''], Huntingdon County PAGenWeb<br>

{{PAChurch1|Huntingdon|508687}}[[Image:Huntingdon county pennsylvania churches.png|thumb|right|400px|Huntingdon county pennsylvania churches.png]] 

===== County-wide Database - Multi-denominational  =====

:*'''1708-1985''' - [http://hsp.org/collections/catalogs-research-tools/members-only-database Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985] at [http://hsp.org/ Historical Society of Pennsylvania] – $, free to members of the society; Also available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 Ancestry.com] – $; 7,542,774 entries. ''This database is incomplete for all counties.''

::Contains church records of: 
::*Cassville: Cassville Lutheran Church 
::*Huntingdon: St. John's Episcopal Church; United Methodist Church 
::*Mount Union: St. Luke's Lutheran Church 
::*Orbisonia: First United Methodist Church; Otterbein United Methodist Church 
::*Woodward: Birmingham Presbyterian Church

===== Catholic  =====

*"100 Years of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese 1843–1943," ''Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly'', Vol. 17, No. 1. {{FHL|151821|item|disp=FHL Book 974.8 B2wg}}. Chronology, map, county-by-county information. 
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/st-marys-cromwell.htm ''St. Mary's Catholic Church Shade Valley, Cromwell Township''], Huntingdon County PAGenWeb<br>

===== Lutheran  =====

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/church.htm ''Selected Baptisms, 1857-1860, First Lutheran Congregation, Penn Township''] at USGenWeb Archives 
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/church/baptism-1857-60.txt Selected Baptisms, 1857-1860, First Lutheran Congregation, Penn Township, Huntingdon County, PA], USGenWeb Archives<br>

===== Presbyterian  =====

*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/church/1834scpresbyterian.txt 1834 Membership of Presbyterian Church of Shavers Creek Manor], USGenWeb Archives&lt;

==== Court Records  ====

{{PA court1}} 

Some of the Continuence Dockets and the Quarter Session Books are stored in the basement of the Huntingdon County Court House. The Continuence Dockets have been microfilmed and are at the Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Courthouse. 

===== Court of Common Pleas  =====

The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters. The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. {{PAGENAME}} has its own judicial district. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.<ref>The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/ accessed 10 July 2012.</ref> 

===== Clerk of the Court  =====

{{PA court2}} 

===== Prothonotary  =====

{{PA court3}} <br> 

===== Orphans' Court  =====

The Huntingdon County Register &amp; Recorders Office serves the public in three distinct areas: The Register of Wills; The Recorder of Deeds and Clerk of the Orphans’ Court. 

Register and Recorder<br>Courthouse - 223 Penn St.<br>Huntingdon, PA 16652 

Phone: (814) 643-2740<br>(814) 643-6849 - fax<br>vcooper@huntingdoncounty.net<br> 

{{PA court6|Huntingdon|1275817}} 

==== Emigration and Immigration  ====

{{PA emigration}}<br> 

==== Ethnic Groups  ====

===== Germans  =====

==== Gazetteers  ====

==== Genealogy  ====

==== History  ====

===== Published Histories  =====

==== Land and Property  ====

Land records in Huntingdon County began in 1803. These records are filed with the [http://www.huntingdoncounty.net/Pages/RegisterandRecorder.aspx Register and Recorder] office in Huntingdon, 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: 

'''Land Records on Microfilm''' 

*'''1786–1972''' Deeds, 1786-1866; Index to Deeds, 1786-1972; Misc. Index to Deeds, 1790- 1877. {{FHL|229732|item|disp=FHL film 900605 (first of 47 films)}}<br> 
*'''1803–1969''' Mortgage Index {{FHL|408951|item|disp=FHL film 902449}}

'''Land Abstracts''' 

*'''1787-1889''' [http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/land.htm Pennsylvania Archives Land Warrant Lists] at [http://usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/ Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives]

'''Additional Resources''' 

See [[Pennsylvania Land and Property]] 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 '''''Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Land''''' in online catalogs such as: 

*[http://discover.hsp.org/Search/Results?lookfor=Huntingdon+land&type=AllFields&submit=Find Historical Society of Pennsylvania]<br> 
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Huntingdon+county+pennsylvania+land WorldCat] (For instructions see [[WorldCat Online Catalog]].)<br> 
*{{FHL|376428|subject-id|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} (For instructions see [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|FHL Catalog Place-name Search]].)

==== Maps  ====

==== Migration  ====

==== Military  ====

==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====

{{PANaturalization}}<br> 

==== Newspapers  ====

{{PAnewspapers}} 

'''Newspapers of Huntingdon County''' 

:*[http://www.usnpl.com/panews.php Pennsylvania Newspapers] 
:*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Pennsylvania&county=Huntingdon&city=&year1=1690&year2=2012&terms=&frequency=&language=&ethnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=20 Chronicling America] US Newspaper Directory 
:*The [http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237 Pennsylvania State Library] has a book entitled <u>Huntingdon County Newspapers, Vol I</u> that contains notices from the ''Huntingdon Gazette ''1806-1811. This book is not indexed. It's call number is 929.37484 NW1001 and is found in Form Room 101. 
:*The Blair County Genealogical Society has a copy of the book <u>Huntingdon County Newspaper: A Finding List</u> which was compiled by M. M. Faust and Nancy S. Shedd for the Huntingdon County Historical Society. Also available {{WorldCat|5668867|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat}}

'''Online Newspapers''' 

To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see [http://news.google.com/newspapers news.google.com/newspapers] and search for the town or the name of a newspaper. 

:*[http://newspaperarchive.com/ Newspaperarchive.com] has the Huntingdon County News online.

'''Online Newspaper Abstracts''' 

:*[http://www.pa-roots.org/data/list.php?424 PA-Roots Newspaper Articles] for Huntingdon County.

'''Newspapers on Microfilm''' 

The [http://www.bcgslibrary.org/ Blair County Genealogical Society] and the [http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_department_of_education/7237 State Library of Pennsylvania] has the ''Huntingdon Gazette ''on microfilm. 

'''Newspaper Excerpts and Abstracts''' 

:*McFarland, K.T.H., ''Hollidaysburg Records&nbsp;: Marriages, Deaths &amp; Partitions from Weekly Newspapers of Hollidaysburg, Huntingdon/Blair Cos., Pa., 1836-1852'' (Apollo, Pennsylvania:Closson Press, c1994) {{WorldCat|32401536|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat}}; {{FHL|661745|item|disp=FHL book 974.875/H1 B3m}}

===== Obituaries  =====

Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died. However, sometimes an obituary is found in the location from which he or she originated. To find an obituary, see the information under the [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania#Newspapers|Newspaper heading]] 

{{Tip|Sometimes the fastest way of finding obituaries is to call or email the local [http://www.publiclibraries.com/ public library] in the area where the person died. If the library does not have newspapers, a librarian often will know where they are kept. If a death date is known, and the newspapers are at the library, someone on staff will usually make a search for a small fee, or will indicate someone who will do the search.}}<br> 

'''Obituary Indexes''' 

:*[http://www.bcgslibrary.org/ Archie Claar Obituary Collection Index, Volume 19, 20] through Blair County Genealogical Society. Online 
:*Wion, John H. ''Deaths in Central Pennsylvania; an Index to the Obituaries Appearing in the Democratic Watchman, Bellefonte, Pa.'' (S.I.:s.n., 1969) {{FHL|283235|item|disp=FHL film 873814 item 2; book 974.8 V4w v.1,2}}

'''Online Obituary Abstracts''' 

:*[http://www.pa-roots.org/data/list.php?425 PA-Roots Obituaries] for Huntingdon County.

==== Occupations  ====

===== Indentured Servants  =====

==== Periodicals  ====

==== Poorhouse, Almshouse  ====

==== Probate Records  ====

{{PA Probate Intro}} 

'''Online Probate Indexes''' 

:*Huntingdon County [http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/wills.htm Wills and Estate Records] at Pennsylvania USGenWeb [http://usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/ Archives]

'''Online Probate Records'''<br> 

Original probate records for some Pennsylvania counties are available free online as digital images at [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. The dates vary significantly for each county and not all counties are listed. Some counties may only have probate indexes. This Pennsylvania collection of images may be browsed through the links listed below: 

:*'''1683-1994'''- {{RecordSearch|1999196|Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]<br>

Huntingdon County Only: 

:*[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FMM5Y-7JX%3An1192502444%3Fcc%3D1999196 Huntingdon County Probate Records]<br>

The Huntingdon County Historical Society has a wonderful '''every name '''indexed compilation by Linnaria B Wheland of Huntingdon County Will Abstracts from 1787-1846. 

The original inventories for Huntington county are housed at the Huntington Historical Society.<br> 

'''Original Probate Records on Microfilm'''<br> 

:*'''1787–1908''' Wills {{FHL|408954|item|disp=FHL film 854230 (first of 9 films)}} 
:*'''1787–1918''' Index to Wills and Administrations {{FHL|408954|item|disp=FHL film 854230}} 
:*'''1788–1866''' Orphans' Court Dockets {{FHL|403694|item|disp=FHL films 900587–900592}} 
:*'''1786–1972''' Index to Orphans' Court Dockets {{FHL|403694|item|disp=FHL film 900587}}

{{PA probate FHLC and WorldCat|Huntingdon|507485}}<br> 

==== Repositories  ====

===== Archives  =====

:*{{PA Archives}} <br><br>

===== Courthouse  =====

[http://huntingdoncounty.net/Pages/HuntingdonCountyHome.aspx Huntingdon County Courthouse]<br>Register and Recorder<br>Courthouse - 223 Penn St.<br>Huntingdon, PA 16652<br>(814) 643-2740<br>(814) 643-8152 - fax<br> 

[http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/ClerksOfCourts.htm Prothonotory/Clerk of Court]<br>Kay Coons<br>Huntingdon County Courthouse<br>P.O. Box 39<br>Huntingdon PA 16652<br>814-643-1610 or 814-643-5511<br>Fax: 814-643-4271<br>E-mail: [mailto:kcoons@huntingdoncounty.net kcoons@huntingdoncounty.net] 

===== Family History Centers  =====

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===== Libraries  =====

===== Museums  =====

'''Hartslog Heritage Museum'''<br>Main St<br>Alexandria, Pennsylvania 16611<br>(814) 669-4313 

The Museum is located on the 2nd floor of the Alexandria Memorial Public Library. It houses over 4000 artifacts that represent the areas' past. Most notable is a rare historic map of Huntingdon County. 

===== Societies  =====

Rich in history, {{PAGENAME}} contains a number of societies dealing with the history of the area. 

<br> [http://www.huntingdonhistory.org/ Huntingdon County Historical Society] <br> 100 4th Street<br>P.O. Box 305<br>Huntingdon, PA 16652-1418<br>(814) 643-5449 

==== Taxation  ====

Many of the tax lists have been microfilmed, but no one repository has them all. The Huntingdon County Historical Society, State Library of Pennsylvania and the Family History Library each have collections. One can purchase a microfilm roll from the Huntingdon County Historical Society and the State Library of Pennsylvania.&nbsp; The Family History Library&nbsp;will loan&nbsp;their films to their various centers for a small fee. 

:*'''1788''' - ''Returns of Taxables for the Counties of Bedford (1773 to 1784), Huntingdon (1788), Westmoreland (1783, 1786), Fayette (1785, 1786), Allegheny (1791), Washington (1786) and Census of Bedford (1784) and Westmoreland (1783).'' (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. 22). Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2206 Ancestry] ($); [http://books.google.com/books?id=GEMOAAAAIAAJ Google Books] - free.

:*'''1798''' - Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2060 Ancestry] ($).

==== Vital Records  ====

{{PA vitals}} 

===== Birth  =====

:*'''1726-1930''' - {{RecordSearch|1681005|Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950}} - free index. Not complete for all years. This index is an electronic index for the years 1726 to 1930. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Some birth records exist for the 1852–1853 time period for Huntingdon County. Only a small percentage of births were recorded in this time period. These records are available at: 

:*'''1852-1853''' - Huntingdon County Birth Index 1852-1853 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI|C535162}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/92/Igipennsylvaniaf.pdf.</ref> 
:*'''1852-1854'''- ''Pennsylvania Births'' – [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2349 Ancestry.com] – $ Index with images 
:*'''1852-1853''' – Births {{FHL|406043|item|disp=FHL film 900604}} 
:*'''1893-1905, 1941''' – Birth Registers {{FHL|406040|item|disp=FHL film 900604}} The birth records for Huntingdon County were microfilmed by [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]. These microfilms may be ordered into a local [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center] or [https://familysearch.org/locations authorized public library] for a small fee. <br>

Birth records for Huntingdon County began in 1894. The Huntingdon County [http://www.huntingdoncounty.net/Pages/RegisterandRecorder.aspx Clerk of the Orphans' Court] maintains the birth records from 1894–1905. To obtain a copy of birth record in the 1894–1905 time period you may contact the [http://www.huntingdoncounty.net/Pages/RegisterandRecorder.aspx Huntingdon County Register and Recorder].<br> 

Beginning in 1906 Pennsylvania birth records are available through the Department of of Health. Birth records become public after 105 years. A statewide index is available. Once an individual is located in the index a certificate can be obtained by writing to: 

Division of Vital Records<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>P.O. Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103 

The cost for an non-certified birth certificate is $3.00. 

Some Huntingdon County births can be found online in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1681005 Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950].<br> 

===== Marriage  =====

Huntingdon County marriages are maintained by the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Huntingdon_County,_Pennsylvania#Orphans.27_Court_.28see_Vital_Records.29 Register and Recorder of Huntingdon County.] The county began recording marriages in 1885. A few marriage records were created by the county in the 1853–1854 time period. To obtain a marriage record you may go to or contact the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Huntingdon_County,_Pennsylvania#Orphans.27_Court_.28see_Vital_Records.29 Register and Recorders office.] 

:*'''1700-1821''' - Pennsylvania Marriage Records [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2383 Ancestry.com] – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.&nbsp; 
:*'''1725-1976''' - {{RecordSearch|1681011|Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940}} - free index. Not complete for all years. This index is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections. 
:*'''1787-1823''' [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/africa_marriages.html Marriages by Rev. John Johnston 1787-1823], from J. Simpson Africa's ''History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties'', (1883), PAGenWeb<br> 
:*'''Pre-1810''' – Pennsylvania Marriages [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2098 Ancestry.com] – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives. 
:*'''1852-1854''' - Huntingdon County Marriage Index 1852-1854 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI|M535162}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/92/Igipennsylvaniaf.pdf.</ref> 
:*'''1852-1854''' - Pennsylvania Marriages [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2486 Ancestry.com] – ($) Index with images.&nbsp; 
:*'''1852-1854''' – Marriages {{FHL|40643|item|disp=FHL film 900604}}<br> 
:*'''1885''' - Huntingdon County Marriage Index 1885 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI|M535161}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/92/Igipennsylvaniaf.pdf.</ref> 
:*'''1885-1907''' – Marriage License Dockets {{FHL|403697|item|disp=films 900593–900603}} 
:*'''1885-1950''' - {{RecordSearch|1589502|Pennsylvania County Marriage, 1885-1950}} Extracted marriage records – free. Most of the records consist of marriage licenses, certificates, applications, docket books, and affidavits. This database is incomplete for all counties. May also contain marriage records earlier than 1885. 
:*'''1885-1887''' [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/1885marriage.htm Marriage Licences], contributed by Barbara Lautherboren, PAGenWeb<br> 
:*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/marriage-cert.htm ''Huntingdon County Marriage Applications, Licenses &amp; Certificates''], Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives<br> 
:*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/marriage-notices.htm Huntingdon County Marriage Notices], Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives<br>

===== Divorce  =====

Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. The office of the Prothonotary is located in the [[{{PAGENAME}}#Courthouse|courthouse]] building.<br> 

===== Death  =====

Huntingdon County began recording deaths in 1893 although some were recorded from 1852–1854. These records are available in the County Courthouse in Huntingdon. You may request a death record from the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Huntingdon_County,_Pennsylvania#Orphans.27_Court_.28see_Vital_Records.29 Register and Recorder]. 

:*'''1807-1827''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/deaths-1807-27.htm Huntingdon County Deaths,1807-1827], PAGenWeb, extracted from J. Simpson Africa's ''History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania'', 1883. (Free)<br> 
:*'''1836-1846''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pahuntin/deaths-1836-46.htm Huntingdon County Deaths, 1836-1846], PAGenWeb, extracted from the ''Hollidaysburg Record,'' a weekly newspaper of Blair County. (Free) 
:*'''1852-1854''' – ''Pennsylvania Deaths'' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2487 Ancestry.com] – $ Index with images<br> 
:*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/huntingdon/vitals/deaths/p-1894-96.txt ''Death Registers and Reports''], 1894–1896 Partial listing of P surnames – USGenWeb Archives 
:*'''1852-1854''' – Deaths {{FHL|406043|item|FHL film 900604}} The 1852-1854 county death records were microfilmed by [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.] They are available through [https://familysearch.org/locations/ Family History Centers] and at the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/genealogy/3183/vital_statistics/387291 Pennsylvania State Archives.] <br>

Pennsylvania death certificates become public records after 50 years. An [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 annual index] is&nbsp;released by the Pennsylvania Department of&nbsp;Health. Records less than 50 years old are kept by the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/birth_and_death_certificates/11596 Division of Vital Records] and are not public certificates. Only certain people can request a non-public death certificate. To order a non-public representative you must be: 

*Legal representative of decedent's estate 
*Immediate family member 
*Extended family member who indicates a direct relationship to the decedent 
*Power of Attorney (Please note that a Power of Attorney document is no longer valid upon the death of the individual)

See the [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/death_certificates/14122 Pennsylvania Department of Health website] to obtain a copy of a non-public death certificate. The cost is $9. 

The cost for a non-certified public death certificate is $3.00. Indexes for Pennsylvania [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 public death records] are available online through the Department of Health for 1906 through 1961. Once an individual is located in the index a certificate can be obtained by writing to: 

Division of Vital Records<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>PO Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103 

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== Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Genealogy Websites  ==

*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. 
*{{FHL|Pennsylvania%2C+Huntingdon|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}

== Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Places  ==

==== Populated Places  ====

== Huntingdon County Pennsylvania Genealogy References  ==

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