Fulton County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

Guide to Fulton County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The county was named for inventor Robert Fulton. The county is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fulton County Courthouse 116 W. Market St. McConnellsburg, PA 17233-1019 Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts/Recorder of Deeds/Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphan's Court: 717-485-4212 Email: [mailto:prothonotary@co.fulton.pa.us prothonotary@co.fulton.pa.us] Fulton County Website Clerk Orphan Court has birth and death record 1895-1905, marriage records from 1885, and orphan court records from 1850 Prothonotary Office has divorce and court records from 1850 Register of Wills has probate records from 1850 Recorder of Deeds has land records from 1850

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * ca.1700-ca.1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images (incomplete)

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1850-1880  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1620-1991 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

For a good history concerning early churches of Fulton County, see "Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania". Each township section has a religion part discussing the denominations in that particular township.



County-wide Database - Multi-denominational
 * 1708-1985 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry $


 * Contains church records of:
 * Burnt Cabins: United Methodist Church
 * Hustontown: United Methodist Church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Blue Ridge District of the Eastern States Mission comprised church members living in southeastern Pennsylvania. District headquarters were in Lancaster, with branches located in Bucks, Fulton, Lancaster, and York counties.


 * Record of Members, [1929]-1944,

Lutheran St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg


 * 1805-1930 Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania; Parish Registers, 1804-1930 at Ancestry ($).
 * 1806-1875 St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Baptism Index 1806-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1849-1906 St. Paul's Lutheran Church records, 1849-1906 at Ancestry ($).
 * 1869-1880 St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Marriage Index 1869-1880 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

Presbyterian Presbyterian Church of Green Hill

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1865-1875 Presbyterian Church of Green Hill Baptism Index 1865-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1865-1895 Presbyterian Church of Green Hill Marriage Index 1865-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * FamilySearch Places

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1798-1828  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Alphabet index then by numbered entry
 * 1900-1923  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
 * 1952-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Land and Property Records
Land records in Fulton County began in 1850. These records are filed with the Prothonotary/Recorder office in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania.

Online Land Records
 * 1850 -1937 Register of Deeds, 1850-1900, with Index to Grantors, and Grantees, 1850-1937 - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1851 -1899 Mortgage Book and Index - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1965–present Fulton County offers online access to records. Fees apply.

Local Histories

 * History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania. 1884. Chicago, Illinois : Waterman, Watkins. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Google Books;.
 * A History of the Juniata Valley. 3 volumes. 1936. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : National Historical Association, Inc. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 3 - FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War Men living in what is now Fulton County (then Bedford County) served in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment.

Civil War
 * 1861-1865  t FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1865-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Mentzer, John W. 'Tonoloway if its walls could talk.' ([S.l. s.n.], 2008),.

World War II
 * 1933-1947  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1795-1931  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1795-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and imag

Newspapers
Newspapers of Fulton County

Online Newspapers

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


 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory
 * Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
 * Pennsylvania Newspapers
 * The Fulton County News Archives 2008- present.

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Fulton County.

Obituaries

 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1977-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Online Obituary Abstracts
 * PA-Roots Obituaries for Fulton County.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1683-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
 * 1683-1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry $
 * 1842-1937 Fulton County Probate Records at FamilySearch
 * 1842-1908 Will Book  - includes surname index; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1850-1937 Estate Inventory and Appraisements Lists  - records in alphabetical order; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1851-1901 Probate Records  - includes index to register and orphans' court docket, 1851–1936; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1851-1909 Administrators, Executors, and Guardian Accounts  - includes surname index; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1863-1963 Widows' Appraisements  - part indexed; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1865-1912 Orphans' Court Auditors Dockets  - includes surname index images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * Fulton County Wills and Estate Records at Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1520-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1709-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1894-1905 Register of Births  The births from 1894 -1906 have been microfilmed. They are available at the Pennsylvania State Archives and through local Family History Centers
 * 1941-1976  at FamilySerch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1512-1989  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1626-2016 Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1677-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1682-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * 1709-1940  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * Pre-1810  Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854; 1885-1963 Marriage Registers, 1852-1854; Marriage License Dockets, 1885-1963 (Fulton County, Pennsylvania) –
 * 1885-1950   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1720-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854 Deaths: Selected death records Fulton County USGenWeb Archives
 * 1852-1854, 1874-1881, 1895-1905 Fulton County Registers of Deaths
 * 1856-1971  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1874-1881 Fulton County Death Index 1874-1881 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary, Fulton County Courthouse.

Archives
National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: 215-305-2044 Fax: 215-305-2052 Website

Family History Centers

 * Bedford Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Chambersburg Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Hancock Maryland Family History Center
 * McConnellsburg Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Franklin County Library System - Coyle Free Library - an affiliate library.
 * Meyersdale Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Fulton County Historical Society P.O. Box 115 227 North First Street McConnellsburg, PA 17233 Phone: 717-987-3757 Email: [mailto:director@fultonhistory.org director@fultonhistory.org] Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project
 * Fulton County PA Genealogy
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