Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States  Pennsylvania  Dauphin County

County Courthouse
Dauphin County Courthouse - 1st Floor Room 103 Front &amp; Market Streets Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 780-6500 Phone

History
Named for Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France, first son of Louis XVI. The title "Dauphin" signified heir-apparent.

Parent County
4 March 1785: Dauphin County was created from Lancaster County.

Boundary Changes
16 Feb 1813: Lebanon County was created from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster counties.

Populated Places
Middletown Borough

Neighboring Counties
Cumberland | Lancaster | Lebanon | Northumberland | Perry | Schuylkill | York

Land
Ancestor Tracks has published Early Landowners of Pennsylvania: Atlas of Township Warrantee Maps of Dauphin County which contains the Township Warrantee Maps on file at the Pennsylvania Archives in Harrisburg. Each Warrantee Map was painstakingly platted by draftsmen from the original warrants, surveys, and patents of current Dauphin County. The maps show precise outlines in metes and bounds of each original tract and all surrounding tracts in each township. Information included: names of the warrantee and patentee (first owners); tract name and size; dates of the warrant, survey and patent; patent book and page number; survey book and page number; and atlals coordinate. Accompanying CD contains the original maps, as well as copies superimposed with modern road maps. Surveys have been placed online by the Pennsylvania Archives.

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images of the 1875 Atlas of Dauphin County by Everts &amp; Stewart

Societies and Libraries
The Historical Society of Dauphin County 219 South Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17104 (717) 233-3462

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Hershey Pennsylvania Family History Center (Harrisburg)

Web Sites

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