Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania Armstrong County


 * This article is about a west Pennsylvania county. For other uses, see Armstrong.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Allegheny, Lycoming and Westmoreland Counties 12 March 1800.
 * County Seat: Kittanning
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Clarion (north) • Indiana (east) • Butler (west) • Westmoreland (south)  • and Jefferson (northeast)

Boundary Changes

 * 1771-1772: The future southern 1/3 of today's Armstrong County became part of Bedford County; the rest remained unsettled.
 * 1773: The future southern 1/3 of Armstrong was incorporated into Westmoreland County when Westmoreland was formed 26 February 1773.
 * 1785: For the first time, the future northern 2/3 of Armstrong became part Northumberland County; the future southern 1/3 remains in Westmoreland County.
 * 1796: The future northern 2/3 was subdivided, with most becoming part of Lycoming County and the rest part of Allegheny County; lower 1/3 remains in Westmoreland County.
 * 11 March 1839: Clarion County was set off, resulting in Armstrong County's current boundaries.

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

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.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.


 * Armstrong County Church Records

Catholic

 * "100 years of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese 1843–1943". Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly, 17:1. FamilySearch Library book 974.8 B2wg. Contains chronolgy, map, county-by-county information.

History

 * History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, published in 1883 by Robert Walter Smith, has been transcribed and posted online at the Armstrong County Genealogy Project. The description on the site says, "This history is considered to be the best Armstrong County resource for researchers.  It contains very detailed information about each of the townships to include the descriptions of the property and who owned it."
 * The two volumes of History of Armstrong County, Pa, Her People, Past and Present have been transcribed and posted online as part of the Armstrong County Genealogy Project. Volume 1 contains the historical record of the county and volume 2 contains hundreds of biographical articles of Armstrong County people.

Land
Recorder of Deeds 500 E. Market Street, Suite 102 Kittanning, PA 16201 Phone: (724) 548-3220

Records are available at the recorders office and on-line for 1805 to the present. A fee is required to view the on-line records.


 * Deeds, 1805-1891; Deed Index, 1805-1941

Maps

 * Ancestor Tracks has posted Map of Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania which was published in 1861 and is referred to in histories of the county as "Pomeroy's Map." While the physical maps are in the public domain, the images we have taken of the maps belong to us and are not to be used to commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.

Revolutionary War
Men living in what is now Armstrong County (then Westmoreland County) served in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment.

Courthouse
Armstrong County Courthouse 450 Market St. Kittanning, PA 16201

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Births

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Births Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.

Marriage

 * 1885–1889  Armstrong Marriages–free. Courtesy of USGenWeb.

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. Since there is no on-line index, you can search the index at the Prothonotary's office. The office of the Prothonotary is located at: Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts Armstrong County Courthouse 500 E. Market Street Suite 103 Kittanning, PA 16201 Phone: (724) 548-3252

Deaths

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.

Web Sites

 * Armstrong County Genealogy Project
 * Armstrong County PAGenWeb Site
 * Linkpendium - Armstrong County
 * Armstrong County Old Photos