Snyder County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Snyder County

History
Named for Simon Snyder, Governor (1808-1817), of Pennsylvania.

Parent County
2 March 1855: Snyder County was created from Union County.

Neighboring Counties
Juniata | Mifflin | Northumberland | Union

Land
Due to the lack of vital records for Pennsylvania, land records are an important tool in early Pennsylvania research. Land records will list the seller and purchaser of the property and may hide clues to family connections. Land records for Greene County are available from the recorder's office for 1804 to the present.

Some of the records are available on-line. To search and view the records available on-line is free and no password is needed.

Maps
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 be used commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.

Yearbooks

 * Susquehanna University Yearbooks - 1898-2010 (almost all inclusive) via the Internet Archive

Web Sites

 * Susquehanna PAGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project