Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Schuylkill County

History
Named for the Schuylkill River. Benjamin Franklin left money in his will (dated 1789) for the restoring of the river long time before the conception of "conservation."

Parent Counties
1 March 1811: Schuylkill County was created from Berks and Northampton Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Berks | Carbon | Columbia | Dauphin | Lebanon | Lehigh | Luzerne | Northumberland

Cemeteries
Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Mahanoy City BillionGraves

Newspapers
Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA : 1891-1899) on Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87078000/

Vital Records
A marriage record index, covering 1885 to the present, is available at the Schuylkill County Courthousewebsite.

Societies and Libraries
The Historical Society of Schuylkill County 305 north Centre Street Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: (570) 622-7540

Web Sites

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