Crawford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States   Pennsylvania    Crawford County

County Courthouse
903 Diamond Park Meadville, PA 16335 (814) 333-7400 or (800)-982-9019

History
Named for Col. William Crawford (1732 – 11 June 1782) was an American soldier and surveyor who worked as a western land agent for George Washington. Crawford fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. He was tortured and burnt at the stake by American Indians in a notorious incident near the end of the American Revolution. (source:Wikipedia)

Parent County
12 March 1800: Crawford County was created from Allegheny County.

==== Boundary Changes ====


 * Before 1785: Not included in any county (included in Donation Lands in 1783), still unorganized territory.
 * 9 March 1771: Bedford County created from Cumberland County.
 * 26 February 1773: Westmoreland County split off from Bedford County.
 * 27 March 1781: Washington County was created from Westmoreland County, taking a part of future Crawford County.
 * 24 September 1788: Allegheny County was created from Washington and Westmoreland counties, including the part covering future Crawford County.

Populated Places
Cambridge Springs | Centerville | Cochranton | Conneaut Lake | Conneautville | Espyville | Meadville | Saegertown | Spartansburg | Titusville | Townville

Neighboring Counties
Erie | Mercer | Venango | Warren | Ohio counties: Ashtabula | Trumbull

Cemeteries
Cambridge: Mitchell Cemetery

Cochranton: Cochranton Cemetery

Meadville: Greendale Cemetery Meadville: Roselawn Cemetery Meadville: St. Brigid's Cemetery

Saegertown: Saegertown Cemetery

Church

 * "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.

Land
Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds 903 Diamond Park Meadville, PA 16335 Phone: (814) 373-2537


 * Deeds, 1800-1825; Index to Deeds, 1800-1925

Maps

 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images from the 1876 Historical Atlas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania published by J.C. McDowell. This atlas located in the files of the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, PA, shows major landowners and geographic sites at the date of publishing.  While the physical documents 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.

Newspapers
Meadville Tribute

Societies and Libraries

 * Crawford County Historical Society P O Box 411 Meadville, PA 16335 (814)724-6080
 * Crawford County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 514 Meadville, PA 16335-0514
 * Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main St., PO Box 266 Conneautville, PA 16406 (814)587-3782
 * Cambridge Springs Historical Museum 26 Federal Street Cambridge Springs, PA 16403 (814)398-1827
 * Linesville Historical Society 120 Erie St Linesville, PA 16424 (814)683-4299

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Meadville Pennsylvania Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Crawford County
 * Crawford County Genealogy -PAGenWeb project.