Northampton County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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History
named for either the City of Northampton or the County of Northampton in England.

Parent County
14 October 1751: Northampton County was created from Bucks County.

Boundary Changes

 * Several counties set off:
 * 21 March 1798: Wayne
 * 1 March 1811: Schuylkill
 * 6 March 1812: Lehigh
 * 1 April 1836: Monroe
 * 13 February 1843: Carbon

Neighboring Counties
Bucks | Carbon | Lehigh | Monroe | Warren County, New Jersey

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