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

Description
It's county seat is Lewisburg and was founded March 22, 1813. It is located in the Mid-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse 103 South Second Street Lewisburg, PA 17837 Union County Website
 * Union County Courthouse 103 South Second Street Lewisburg, PA 17837 Phone: 570-524-8751 (Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts) Phone: 570-524-8761 (Register of Wills) Fax: 570-524-8628 Hours 8:30–4:30
 * Prothonotary office is on the first floor. Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts Office
 * The Prothonotary is the Clerk for the Orphan's Court and the office archives all marriage and death certificates.
 * Register of Wills office has all estates from 1813 on microfilm.

Cemeteries

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

Additional Cemetery Resources
 * PA-Roots
 * Names in Stone
 * Ancestry($)

Church Records



 * Addresses for Union County Churches by USGenWeb
 * Linkpendium

Presbyterian
 * 1841-1875 First Presbyterian Church, New Berlin, Baptism Index 1841-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Court Records
Court of Common Pleas The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters.

The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. Union County shares its judicial district with Snyder. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.

Land and Property Records
Land records in Union County began in 1813. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Online Land Records


 * 1962 - present The Recorder of Deeds offers records since 1962 online. The index is free to view, but there is a charge to view the actual image.

Note that the "Maps" section below also includes maps related to land ownership.

Maps and Gazetteers


Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images from the Pomeroy &amp; Beers 1868 Atlas of Union &amp; Snyder Counties, Pennsylvania. This atlas located in the Library of Congress shows major landowners and geographic sites at the date of publishing. 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 commercially.  We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.
 * Land Owners from 1868 Atlas courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Military Records
Revolutionary War Men from what is now Union County (then Northumberland County) served in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Naturalization records available for Union County, Pennsylvania include the following:

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * 1901-1930 Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930; and 1901-1906 on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records.
 * 1901-1930 Middle District, US Circuit and District Courts: Naturalization petitions, 1906-1930 located in U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972 (World Archives Project) database on Ancestry $

Newspapers
Newspapers of Union County


 * Pennsylvania Newspapers
 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory
 * Newspapers of Union County A PAGenWeb Project

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.


 * Lewisburg Chronicle and West Branch Farmer (Lewisburg, PA) 1850
 * Union County Star and Lewisburg Chronicle (Lewisburg, PA) 1859-1864

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Union County, Pennsylvania.

Newspaper and Obituary Excerpts and Abstracts


 * Lontz, Mary Belle, Central Pennsylvania Deaths and Marriages, 1771-1882 Abstracts from Various Newspapers, Publications and Court Records Throughout the Area (Hollidaysburg, PA:Hoenstine Rental Library, 1987?)

Obituaries
Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died. However, sometimes an obituary is found in the location from which he or she originated. To find an obituary, see the information under the Union

Online Obituary Abstracts


 * PA-roots Obituaries for Union County, Pennsylvania.

Other Records
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 the church records of:
 * Lewisburg: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ; United Methodist Church
 * Mifflinburg: St. John's United Church of Christ; United Methodist Church
 * New Berlin: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church; United Brethren in Christ

Lutheran and Reformed
 * 1772-1775, 1791-1794, 1805-1825 Dreisbachs Lutheran and Reformed Church, Buffalo Valley, Baptism Index 1772-1775, 1791-1794, 1805-1825 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Orphan

Published Histories

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Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes


 * Fisher, Charles A. Wills and Administrations of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Including Wills and Administrations of Union, Mifflin and Indiana Counties. 1950. Digital version at . Abstracts and index.
 * 1683 -1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry $
 * 1683 -1994 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1626-2016 - Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1677-1950  at FamilySearch
 * 1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * 1725-1976  index. Not complete for all years. This index is an electronic database of information. The entries are primarily from the International Genealogical Index (IGI) along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as: Family Records, Church Records, Civil Registration. It may also include indexes generated by the internet indexing project sponsored by the LDS Church.
 * Pre-1810 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1976  index. Not complete for all years.
 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch
 * Clerk of Courts Union County Courthouse 103 South Second Street First Floor Lewisburg, PA 17837 Phone: 570-524-8751 Fax: 570-524-8628

Death

 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $
 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. The office of the Prothonotary is located in the courthouse building.

Archives

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

Libraries

 * Union County Library System consists of three public libraries in Union County. See website for libraries and locations in this system.
 * Herr Memorial Library 500 Market Street Mifflinburg, PA 17844 Phone: 570-966-0831 Email: [mailto:herr@herrlibrary.org herr@herrlibrary.org]
 * The Herr Memorial Library's Robert K. Strunk Room houses the library’s “Pennsylvania Collection", which includes material about Union County families, churches, school and histories on old family names.

Societies

 * New Berlin Heritage Association 400 Market Street PO Box 223 New Berlin, PA 17855 Phone: 570-966-1783 Email: [mailto:diane45@dejazzd.com diane45@dejazzd.com] Facebook
 * Union County Historical Society (UCHS) Union County Court House South Second &amp; St. Louis Streets Lewisburg, PA 17837 Phone: 570-524-8666 Fax: 570-524-8743 Email: [mailto:hstoricl@ptd.net hstoricl@ptd.net] Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM; 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
 * The UCHS has a library holding a wide variety of research material including historical research items; a large collection of newspapers dating from 1834; tax, census, marriage, cemetery records. The library is also in close proximity to the courthouse records. Services and fees

Websites

 * USGenWeb archives, for Union County
 * Union County PA Genealogy
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.