Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Register of Wills 50 N. Duke St. P.O. Box 83480 Lancaster, PA 17608-3480

Office of the Clerk of Courts County of Lancaster 50 North Duke Street P.O. Box 83480 Lancaster, PA 17608-3480

Phone: (717) 299-8275 Fax: (717) 295-3686

Email: ClerkofCourts@co.lancaster.pa.us

Quick History
Wikipedia

Parent County
14 October 1728: Lancaster County was created from Chester County.

Boundary Changes

 * 14 October 1749: York County set off.
 * 14 October 1751: Berks County set off.
 * 27 January 1750: Cumberland County set off.
 * 21 March 1772: Northumberland County set off.
 * 16 October 1813: Lebanon County set off.

Neighboring Counties
Berks | Chester | Dauphin | Lebanon | York | Maryland counties: Cecil | Harford

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


 * http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&Q=392241