York County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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

Description
York is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
York County Judicial Center (courthouse) 45 North George Street York, PA 17401 Phone: 717-771-9288 Fax: 717-771-4678 Office of the Prothonotary: 717-771-9611 Recorder of Deeds: 717-771-9608 Orphans' Court: 717-771-9288 York County Website County Clerk has birth and death records from 1893-1907, marriage records from 1885, divorce, court, and land records from 1749 Register of Wills has probate records

Populated Places
York, Franklintown, Codorus Township, Heidelberg Township, Penn Township, York Township, more ...

History Timeline

 * Gibson, John, History of York County, Pennsylvania, 1886 courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Bible Records

 * York County Bible Records courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Biographies

 * Gibson, John, Biographies from the History of York County, Pennsylvania, 1886 courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Indentured Servants By searching for the term "servant" at the York County Archives website, you can retrieve a list of indentured servants listed in York County Quarter Sessions.

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Resources
 * ca.1700-ca.1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images (incomplete)
 * PA-Roots
 * Names in Stone
 * Ancestry($)
 * FamilyHart's Harry Senft York and Adams County Cemetery Pictures Harry Senft has taken pictures of 100s of 1000s of headstones in 320+ cemeteries in York and Adams counties that are ALL posted online (free). In conjunction with [mailto:familyhart@aol.com FamilyHart] (aka Don &amp; Jeanine Hartman), Custom Google Maps for each cemetery location have been produced so that the user can easily find the cemetery. An index of the cemeteries listed is also provided by name and by location. In addition, indexing of the actual cemetery picture files with links to the FamilyHart Online Database are being compiled, many of which are completed. The FamilyHart Online Database contains over 811,000 linked family names, most of which have connections to York and Adams counties. This family database is the most comprehensive and complete listing of York and Adams County names on the Internet. It grows by about 1,200 names per week, and is updated online quarterly at the MidAtlantic Roots Network, and weekly on Ancestry Worldtree and FamilyHart Online Genealogy Database; Rootsweb WorldConnect. The Harry Senft Pictures on FamilyHart are endorsed by the York County USGenWeb site see above.

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1850-1880  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1620-1991 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Blue Ridge District of the Eastern States Mission comprised church members living in southeastern Pennsylvania. District headquarters were in Lancaster, with branches located in Bucks, Fulton, Lancaster, and York counties.


 * Record of Members, [1929]-1944,
 * York 2nd Ward Family History Newsletters The York Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints produces monthly Family History Newsletters that are posted online.

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:
 * Abbottstown: Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
 * Cross Roads: Gatchellville Charge United Methodist Church
 * Delroy: Lutheran Church
 * East Prospect: Zion United Brethren Church
 * East York: Emanuel United Church of Christ
 * Gatchellville: Gatchellville Charge United Methodist Church
 * Glen Rock: Emmanuel United Methodist Church
 * Hametown: St. Paul Lutheran Church
 * Hanover: First United Methodist Church
 * Hellam: St. Paul Methodist Church
 * Loganville: Christ Lutheran Church
 * Mount Wolf: Otterbein United Methodist Church
 * Red Lion: Grace Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ; United Methodist Church
 * Springettsbury: United Brethren in Christ
 * Starview: United Brethren in Christ
 * Stewartstown: Presbyterian Church
 * Thomasville: Paradise (Holtzschwamm) Lutheran Church
 * York: Aldersgate United Methodist Church; Asbury United Methodist Church; Bethlehem United Methodist Church; First Church of the Brethren; J.O. Miller Memorial Reformed Church; Locust Grove United Church of Christ; Memorial United Church of Christ; St. John's Episcopal Church; St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church; St. Matthew Lutheran Church; St. Paul's Lutheran Church; St. Paul's United Church of Christ; Trinity Reformed Church (United Church of Christ); Trinity United Church of Christ; United Brethren in Christ; York Grace Charge; Zion United Church of Christ


 * Marlene Strawser Bates and F. Edward Wright, York County, Pennsylvania, church records of the 18th century (Westminster, Maryland Family Line Publications, 1991)
 * 1730-1800 - Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births, York County, 1730-1800. Washington, D.C.: Larjon and Company Inc., 1998..
 * Information is taken from church records of the Warrington Friends' Monthly Meeting, Warrington Township; Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, York; St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Hanover; Records of Jacob Lischy, Reformed pastor; Trinity Reformed Church, York; St. Jacob's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Codorus Township; Moravian Church, York; St. David's Lutheran and Reformed Church, West Manheim Township; Trinity Reformed Church, Kreutz Creek, Hellam Township; Strayer's Reformed Church, Dover Township; Canadochly Lutheran and Reformed Church, Lower Windsor Township; St. Luke's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Chanceford Township; St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church, West Manchester Township; St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Hopewell Township; Strayer's Lutheran Church, Dover Township; Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church, Conewago Township; Friedensaal Lutheran Church, Springfield Township; St. James' Lutheran Church, Kreutz Creek, Hellam Township; St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church, North Codorus Township; Records of Jacob Goering; Jerusalem Lutheran and Reformed Church, Shrewsbury Township; St. Peter's Reformed Church, North Codorus Township; St. John's Episcopal Church, York; St. Peter's Reformed Church, Springfield Township; Emanuel Reformed Church, Hanover; St. John's Lutheran Church, Hopewell Township; Steltz Lutheran and Reformed Church, Codorus Township.


 * Churches of York County A listing of the old-time Churches of York County (pre-1900).


 * York County Church Histories courtesy USGenWeb Archives
 * York County Church Records courtesy USGenWeb Archives Includes records for:
 * Bethlehem Reformed, Stiltz
 * Canadochly Church, Lower Windsor Twp
 * Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (partial)
 * Emanuel Reformed Church, Hanover
 * Guinston United Presbyterian Church, Chanceford Township
 * Lischey's Reformed Charge
 * Salem Union Church, (Strayers) now Salem
 * Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
 * St. Jacob's Stone Church
 * St. James Church Lancaster Records for York, Huntington and Marsh Creek
 * Union Church, Shiloh
 * United Brethren in Christ (Now United Methodist), Hanover

Episcopalian

St. John's Church, York

Registers begin in 1786, but some earlier parishioners appear in the registers of Lancaster. Philip Syng Physick Conner,"Registers of the Anglican Church in Pennsylvania prior to 1800," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 12 (1888):341-349. For free online access, see WeRelate.


 * 1785-1875  St. John Episcopal Church, York, Baptism Index 1785-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1811-1878  St. John Episcopal Church, York, Marriage Index 1811-1878 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1784-1800  St. John's (St. John the Baptist's) Episcopal Church, City of York, 1784-1800 in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800" at Ancestry ($).

Lutheran
 * 1730-1739 Records of Rev. Johan Casper Stoever: Baptismal and Marriage, 1730-39 in "Private Church Registers to 1800, York County, Pennsylvania" at Ancestry ($).
 * 1730-1779 Marriage Records of Rev. Johan Casper Stoever at USGenWeb (free).
 * 1788-1789 Baptisms Performed by Pastor Jacob Goering (Lutheran) in Pennsylvania: York County, 1788-89 in "Private Church Registers to 1800, York County, Pennsylvania" at Ancestry ($).

Blymir's (St. John) Union Church (Lutheran and Reformed), York Township


 * 1766-1798 Blymir's (St. John) Union Church, York Township, 1766-98 (Lutheran and Reformed) in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800" at Ancestry ($).
 * 1761-1830 Blymire's Lutheran (formerly United Reformed and Lutheran) Church Register at USGenWeb (free)
 * 1766-1851 Lutheran and Reformed Blimyer's Union Church, York County, Pennsylvania, 1766-1851 at Ancestry ($). Mainly births and baptisms; some marriages, burials.
 * 1767-1834 Blymire's Union Church Lutheran and Reformed, York Township, Baptism Index 1767-1834 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Canadochly Lutheran Church, Lower Windsor Township


 * 1754-1800 Canadochly Lutheran Church, Lower Windsor Township, 1754-1800 in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800" at Ancestry ($).

Canadochly Lutheran and Reformed Congregations


 * 1755-1759  Canadochly Lutheran and Reformed Congregation, Lower Windsor Township, Baptism Index 1755-1759 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1801-1873  York County, Pennsylvania, 1801-73: Canadochly Lutheran and Reformed Congregations at Ancestry ($). Mainly baptisms and communions.

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church


 * 1733-1875 Christ Lutheran Church, Baptism Index 1733-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1735-1881 Christ Lutheran Church, Baptism Index 1733-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1733-1800 York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church at Ancestry ($).

Creutz Creek (St. James) Lutheran and (Trinity) Reformed Church, Hellam Township


 * 1754-1871 York County, Pennsylvania: Creutz Creek Church Records at Ancestry ($). Hellam Township. Includes baptisms, marriages, burials for Creutz Creek (St. James) Lutheran Church 1757-1799; Creutz Creek (Trinity) Reformed Church, 1763-1799; and Reformed Congregation at Creutz Creek, 1800-1855.

Dub's Union Church Reformed Congregation, Manheim Township


 * 1855-1875 Dub's Union Church Reformed Congregation, Manheim Township, Baptism Index 1855-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Fissel's (Jerusalem) Union Church, Shrewsbury Township


 * 1780-1794 Fissel's (Jerusalem) Union Church, Shrewsbury Township, 1780-94 in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800" at Ancestry ($).

Frey's Church, Reformed and Lutheran Congregations


 * 1809-1832, 1861-1862 Reformed and Lutheran Congregations of Frey's Church, York County, Pennsylvania, 1809-32, 1861-62 at Ancestry ($).
 * 1862 Frey's Reformed and Lutheran Congregation, Windsor Township, Baptism Index 1862 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Freysville Evangelical Lutheran Congregation


 * 1871-1889 Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Freysville, York County, Pennsylvania, 1871-89 at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages, burials.

Friedensall (Schuster's White) Church, Springfield Township


 * 1755-1801 Friedensall (Schuster's White) Church, 1755-1801 in "Springfield Township Church Records, York County, Pennsylvania, 1755-1801" at Ancestry ($).

Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Cedar Point, Fairview Township


 * 1868-1938 Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Cedar Point, Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania; records 1868-1938 at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages, burials.

Quickel's (Zion) Lutheran and Reformed Church


 * 1765-1803 York County, Pennsylvania, 1765-1803: Quickel's (Zion) Lutheran and Reformed Church at Ancestry ($).

Rossville Lutheran Evangelical Congregation


 * 1819-1875 Lutheran Evangelical Church, Rossville, Baptism Index 1819-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1843-1888 Evangelical Lutheran Congregation at Rossville, York County, Pennsylvania, 1843-88 at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages, burials.
 * 1876-1880 Lutheran Evangelical Church, Rossville, Marriage Index 1876-1880 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

St. Jacob's (Stone) Union Church, Codorus Township


 * 1756-1875 St. Jacob's Stone Lutheran and Reformed Church, Brodbecks, Baptism Index 1756-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1762-1800 St. Jacob's (Stone) Union Church in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1760-1800: Codorus Township" at Ancestry ($).

St. Luke's Lutheran and Reformed Congregations


 * 1773-1835 St. Luke's Lutheran and Reformed Congregations, York County, Pennsylvania, 1773-1835 at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages, burials.

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church


 * 1743-1799 St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, York County, Pennsylvania, 1743-99 at Ancestry ($).

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Hanover


 * 1734-1876 St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Hanover, Baptism Index 1734-1876 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1743-1880 St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Hanover, Baptism Index 1734-1876 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

St. Paul's (Ziegler's) Evangelical Lutheran Church, Codorus Township


 * 1771-1875 St. Paul Lutheran and Reformed or Ziegler's Church, North Codorus Township, Baptism Index 1771-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1771-1800 St. Paul's (Ziegler's) Evangelical Lutheran Church in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1760-1800: Codorus Township" at Ancestry ($).

Saddler's (St. John's) Lutheran Church, Hopewell Township


 * 1791-1800 Saddler's (St. John's) Lutheran Church, Hopewell Township, 1791-1800 in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800" at Ancestry ($).
 * 1792-1861 Saddler's Lutheran Church Baptisms, York County, Pennsylvania, 1792-1861 in Ancestry ($).
 * 1792-1863 Saddler's Lutheran Church, Hopewell Township, Baptism Index 1792-1863 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chambersburg


 * 1836-1880  Second Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chambersburg, Baptism Index 1836-1880 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Sherman's (St. David's) Union Church


 * 1751-1800 Sherman's (St. David's) Union Church, York County, Pennsylvania, 1751-1800 at Ancestry ($).
 * 1763-1869 York County, Pennsylvania, 1763-1869: St. David's/Sherman's Reformed and Lutheran Church at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, communions.

Stehli's (St. Luke's) Union Church, Chanceford Township


 * 1772-1800 Records of Stehli's (St. Luke's) Union Church, Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania, 1772--1800 in "Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania Church Records," at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages.
 * 1773-1835 St. Luke's Church or Stahley's Lutheran and Reformed Congregation, Chanceford Township, Baptism Index 1773-1835 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Steltz Union Church, Codorus Township


 * 1797-1800 Steltz Union Church in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1760-1800: Codorus Township" at Ancestry ($).

Wolf's (St. Paul's) Reformed and Lutheran Church, West Manchester Township


 * 1760-1875 St. Paul's Reformed Congregation, West Manchester Township, Baptism Index 1760-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1764-1894 York County, Pennsylvania, 1764-1894: Wolf's (St. Paul's) Reformed and Lutheran Church at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages, burials.
 * 1764-1800 Wolf's (St. Paul's) Reformed and Lutheran Church, West Manchester Township, 1764-1800 in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800" at Ancestry ($).

Moravian

First Moravian Church


 * 1758-1800 York County, Pennsylvania, 1758-1800: First Moravian Church at Ancestry ($).

Presbyterian
 * 1752-1790 Records from Reverend John Cuthbertson's Diary, York County, Pennsylvania in "Private Church Registers to 1800, York County, Pennsylvania" at Ancestry ($).

Guinston (Muddy Creek) United Presbyterian Church, North Codorus Township


 * 1772-1799 Records of Guinston (Muddy Creek) United Presbyterian Church, North Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania, 1772-1799 in "Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania Church Records," at Ancestry ($). Baptisms, marriages.

Presbyterian Congregation, York


 * 1793-1836 Presbyterian Congregation, York, Baptism Index 1793-1834 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1793-1839 Presbyterian Congregation, York, Marriage Index 1796 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Presbyterian Congregation, Hopewell Township


 * 1793-1834 Presbyterian Congregation, Hopewell Township, Baptism Index 1793-1834 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Quaker

Warrington Monthly Meeting


 * 1800s-1900s  Pennsylvania Quaker Records: Warrington, York County, Little Brittain, Lancaster County, Centre, Centre County, West Branch, Clearfield County, Dunnings Creek, Bedford County. n.p. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive
 * Myers, Albert Cook,. Warrington Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Warrington Township near Wellsville, York County, Pennsylvania. York, Pa.: 1950. Digitized by Ancestry ($).

Reformed


 * 1744-1769 York County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1744-69: Jacob Lischy's Private Pastoral Record at Ancestry ($). Rev. served the following York County congregations: Lischy York Reformed, Kreutz Creek, St. David in West Manheim, Canadochly, St. Peter's, Jacob's, Strayer's, Wolf's, Emanuel's, Quickel's, and Friedensaal.

Emanuel Reformed Church, Hanover Township


 * 1770-1800 Emanuel Reformed Church, Hanover Township, 1770-1800 in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800" at Ancestry ($).

Emmanuel's Reformed Church


 * 1800-1856 York County, Pennsylvania, 1800-56: Emmanuel's Reformed Church at Ancestry ($).

First Reformed Church


 * 1745-1800 York County, Pennsylvania, 1745-1800: First Reformed (Trinity) Church at Ancestry ($).

First Trinity Reformed Church


 * 1800-1846 York County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1800-46: First Trinity Reformed Church at Ancestry ($).

Fissel's (Jerusalem) Union Church, Shrewsbury Township


 * 1780-1794 Fissel's (Jerusalem) Union Church, Shrewsbury Township, 1780-94 in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800" at Ancestry ($).

German Branch First Reformed and Zion Reformed Church, York


 * 1850-1875  German Branch First Reformed and Zion Reformed Church, York, Baptism Index 1850-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Holzschwamm Reformed Church, Paradise Township


 * 1833-1875  Holtzchwamm Reformed Congregation, Paradise Township, Baptism Index 1833-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1833-1935 Holzschwamm Reformed Church Records (Paradise Township, York County, Pennsylvania) at Ancestry ($). Baptisms.

Lischy's (St. Peter's) Reformed Church, Cordorus Township


 * 1773-1797 Lischy's (St. Peter's) Reformed Church in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1760-1800: Codorus Township" at Ancestry ($).

Reformed Church, York


 * 1762-1763  Reformed Church, York, Baptism Index 1762-1763 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Reformed Congregation, Dub's Union


 * 1855-1887 Reformed Congregation at Dub's Union Church Baptisms, York County, Pennsylvania, 1855-1887 at Ancestry ($).

Roth's Church (now Trinity Reformed Church), Jackson Township


 * 1818-1900 The Register of the Reformed Congregation of Roth's Church (now Trinity Reformed Church), Jackson Township, York County, Pennsylvania, 1818-1900 at Ancestry ($). Baptisms.
 * 1819-1875 Roth's Reformed Church, Jackson Township, Baptism Index 1819-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

St. John's Reformed Church, Hopewell Township


 * 1877-1909 St. John's Reformed Church, Hopewell Township, Baptism Index 1877-1909 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1877-1909 St. John's Reformed Church, Hopewell Township, Marriage Index 1877-1909 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

St. Peter's (Yellow and formerly Salem) Reformed Church, Springfield Township


 * 1789-1797 St. Peter's (Yellow and formerly Salem) Reformed Church, 1789-1797 in "Springfield Township Church Records, York County, Pennsylvania, 1755-1801" at Ancestry ($).

Steltz Union Church, Codorus Township


 * 1797-1800 Steltz Union Church in "York County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1760-1800: Codorus Township" at Ancestry ($).

Strayer's (Salem) Reformed Church


 * 1745-1875 Strayer's Salem Reformed Congregation, Dover Township, Baptism Index 1745-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1764-1800 York County, Pennsylvania, 1764-1800: Strayer's (Salem) Reformed Church at Ancestry ($).

Trinity Reformed Church

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1801-1853 York County, Pennsylvania, 1801-53: Trinity Reformed Church at Ancestry ($).
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1749-1876, 1877-1949, 1950-1898 Clerk of Courts Quarter Session Dockets at the The York County Archives

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1798-1828  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Alphabet index then by numbered entry
 * 1900-1923  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
 * 1952-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Indentured Servants By searching for the term "servant" at the York County Archives website, you can retrieve a list of indentured servants listed in York County Quarter Sessions.

Genealogies

 * FamilyHart Facebook Group - York County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Group Facebook page
 * FamilyHart Online Genealogy Database - Atlantic Roots FamilyHart - Currently contains 1,068,000 linked family records online, mostly from York and Adams County, Pennsylvania.
 * FamilyHart's York County, Pennsylvania - York County USGenWeb Project is a central repository for Internet genealogical data and resources.

Guardianship

 * 1749-1881 Orphans' Court Dockets; General Index to Dockets, 1749-1887 - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1749-1762 An Every name Index to Orphans' Court Book A Plus Introductory Text - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1941-1958 Delayed Birth Record Docket, filed 1941-1958, - images only; click on the camera icon to view images

Land and Property Records
Land records in York County began in 1749. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in York, Pennsylvania.

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1749–1943 The York County Archives have deed book indexes online(1749 -1912 and 1913 - 1943).When searching these indexes you will be directed to PDF pages that have the grantee and grantor indexes.Instructions are given on the York County Archives page as to how to use the PDF pages that are generated.The PDF documents are quite large and take some time to download.These indexes provide you with the details needed to search and obtain copies of the original deeds.
 * 1749 -1912 Deeds, 1749-1859; Index to deeds, 1749-1912 - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1981–present Images are available online using the Landex system. There is a fee to view the images.

Local Histories

 * History of York County from its Erection to the Present Time, 1729-1834. c1930. By W. C. Carter & A. J. Glossbrenner. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Aurand Press. Online at: Google Books, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of York County, Pennsylvania : from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. 1886. Ed. by John Gibson. Chicago, Illinois : F.A. Battey Pub. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * History of York County, Pennsylvania. 2 volumes. 1907. By George R. Prowell. Chicago, Illinois : J.H. Beers & Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive; . Vol. 2 is biographical. Includes index.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images from the 1876 Atlas of York County, Pennsylvania, Illustrated from Actual Surveys by and under the Direction of Beach Nichols, Published by Pomeroy, Whitman and Co. (Philadelphia). 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.
 * The York County USGenWeb site has several York County Maps, including the 1835, 1846, and 1895 Atlases of York County in addition to modern maps of today. 
 * The York County USGenWeb Project has several maps, both current and historical, online (as well as excellent links to many other resources).
 * Rev. Neal Hively has compiled and published books and maps showing the earliest landowners of York County.
 * The Pennsylvania Visitors Network promotes tourism to York County.
 * Detailed topographical maps are posted at the York County Township Maps site.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Revolutionary War

York County men also served in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

The Camp Security website has a lot of information on this Revelotionary War Prisoner of War Camp that was located in York County.

Military Records

Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1865-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Civil War at York County Pennsylvania Soldiers in the Civil War

Civil War Battle
 * Map showing Civil War battles in Pennsylvania.
 * June 30,1863 Civil War battle fought in York County at Hanover

World War II
 * 1933-1947  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1795-1931  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1795-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1795-1990 York County Naturalization Records Index c.1799 to c.1990 on York County website, index only, request copies of the documents on this website

Newspapers
Newspapers of York County


 * The York Daily Record
 * Weekly Record
 * The York Dispatch
 * Community Courier
 * Dillsburg Banner

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.


 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory.
 * Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
 * Pennsylvania Newspapers
 * York Dispatch

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * Newspaper Articles at York County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives.
 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for York County, Pennsylvania.

Newspaper Excerpts and Abstracts


 * Sullivan, Raymond B., Newspaper Clippings of York County, Penn., Evening Sun, 1967 (SLC, Utah, 1968)
 * Sullivan, Raymond B., Newspaper Clippings of York County, Penn., Gazette and Daily, 1967 (SLC, Utah, 1968)
 * Compiled by Raymond B. Sullivan, A Collection of Newspaper Clippings of Vital Records from the Evening Sun, Gazette and Daily, Adams Co., York Co., Pennsylvania, Carroll Co., Maryland, 1968-1969; Sykesville Times Caroll County Times, Carroll Co., Maryland, 1967-1968, 1967-1969 (SLC, Utah, 1969)

Obituaries
Online Obituary Abstracts


 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1977-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Obituaries at York County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives.
 * PA-Roots Obituaries for York County, Pennsylvania.

Obituary Excerpts and Abstracts


 * Compiled by Diana L. Bowman, The Pennsylvania Herald and York General Advertiser (Apollo, PA:Closson Press, c1993) ;
 * York Recorder (York, Pennsylvania), Marriages and Deaths from the York Recorder, 1821-1830 (Westminster, Maryland:Family Line Publications, 1994)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1683-1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry $
 * 1683-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
 * 1749-1882 Will Books  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images; Index included: 1749-1940
 * 1749-1819 Will Abstracts 1749-1819 courtesy USGenWeb Archives - abstract only
 * 1749-1940  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county) Includes York County Will Index (1749-1940), Will Books A-AA (1749-1879); Orphans' Court Docket Index (1749-1887), and Orphans' Court Docket Books A-2X (1749-1881)
 * 1784-1850 Williams, Richard T. Index of Wills &amp; Estate Settlements, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1784-1850. Danboro, Pa.: R.T. and M.C. Williams, 1972. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * The York County Archives houses the following original probate related records:
 * Bond Books (1794 -1968) There is no local microfilm available. They are indexed and can be searched online at the Archives website. These records originated in the Recorder of Deeds office. Bonds from 1749 - 1793 are found in Estate Files. After 1968 Bonds are at the Register of Deeds.
 * Estate Files (1749 -1958) There is no local microfilm or index. They originated in the office of the Register of Wills/Orphan's Court.
 * Estate Files (1959 -1967) There is no local microfilm but they are indexed and can be searched online at the Archives website. These records also originated in the office of the Register of Wills/Orphan's Court.
 * Will Books (1749 -1973) There are local microfilms of Dockets A - AA. These records are indexed. They are searchable online at   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)  They originated in the Register of Wills office.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records
The York County Archives house tax records for the county from 1767 (with gaps) to 1988. Prior to the 1950's these tax records were listed under the tax payer's name and township and borough. Records since then are listed by name, address, location of property, account number, etc. These records originated in the Assessment Office of the Court House. They are available locally on microfilm for 1767 -1850 and 1950 - 1988. These records are not indexed nor are they available at the Archives website.


 * 1762 	South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (York, Pa.). An alphabetical listing of the assessed inhabitants of York County, Pennsylvania for the year 1762, York, Pennsylvania : South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, 1978-1979.
 * 1779-1783 York County USGenWeb Project The York County USGenWeb Project has the Returns of Taxables of the County of York for the Years 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783 online.
 * 1779-1783 Returns of Taxables of the County of York: For the Years 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783. (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Vol. 21). Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Google Books
 * 1798 Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 at Ancestry ($).

Vital Records
The following indexes are available for online searches:
 * 1852 -1853, 1893 - 1906 Birth Records
 * Prior to 1906 Delayed Births (recorded after 1941)
 * 1852 -1853, 1885 - 1949 Marriage Records
 * 1852 -1855, 1893 - 1906 Death Records
 * 1877 -1958 Affidavits of Death
 * These indexes reference the original records which can be ordered from the Archives.

Birth
The following records are available at the York County Archives:


 * 1520-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1709-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania, Births 1852-1854 Index with images. Ancestry ($)
 * 1852-1853 Birth Records, online index
 * 1893-1906 Birth Records, online index
 * 1906 and earlier Delayed Births, recorded after 1941, online index
 * Some York County Birth Records courtesy USGenWeb Archives
 * 1941-1976  at FamilySerch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage
The following records are available at the York County Archives:
 * 1512-1989  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1626-2016 Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at Findmypast
 * 1677-1950   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1682-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * 1709-1940  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1725-1976  index. Not complete for all years.
 * Pre-1810  Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1853 Marriage Records, online index
 * 1885-1929  Marriage Records, online index
 * 1885-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1930-1949 Marriage Records, online index
 * Some York County Marriage Records courtesy USGenWeb Archives
 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death
The following records are available at the York County Archives:
 * 1720-1999  *1720-1999   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1852-1855 Death Records, online index
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania, Deaths, 1852-1854 Index with images. Ancestry ($)
 * 1856-1971  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1888-1915 York County Death Index 1888-1915 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1893-1906 Death Records, online index
 * Some York County Death Records courtesy USGenWeb Archives

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

Archives
The York County Archives 150 Pleasant Acres Road York, PA 17420 Phone: 717-840-7222 Website York County records begin in August of 1749 when York County was formed from Lancaster County. The Archives stores records for over 40 different county offices during various time periods throughout the past 250 years. National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: 215-305-2044 Fax: 215-305-2052 Website

Family History Centers

 * Gettysburg Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Lancaster Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * York Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Cecil County Public Library - Rising Sun Branch - Maryland - an affiliate library.
 * York County History Center - an affiliate library.

Libraries
York County Libraries Website Most libraries in York County have genealogical and local history collections. Martin Memorial Library 159 East Market Street York, PA Phone: 717-846-5300 Website Guthrie Memorial Library 2 Library Place Hanover, PA Phone: 717-632-5183 Website The Pennsylvania Room houses an extensive collection of genealogical materials including church and cemetery records, ships' passenger lists, and family histories. Pennsylvania Room services, charges, hours.

Museums
York County History Center 250 East Market Street York, PA 17403 Phone: 717-848-1587 Website The Historical Society Museum and Library houses exhibits and an extensive research library. Police Heritage Museum 54 West Market Street York, PA 17401 Phone: 717-845-COPS Website The museum has historic records of police officers, their departments, and the techniques and equipment they used. Limited hours; visit website for information.

Societies
York County History Center 250 East Market Street York, PA 17403 Phone: 717-848-1587 Website South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Website Susquehanna Trail Genealogy Club Website

Websites

 * York County USGenWeb Project The York County, Pennsylvania USGenweb Project has an extensive collection of links for help in performing genealogy in York County. The Project also has many online extracted and original records.
 * York County PA Genealogy
 * FamilyHart Online Database, provided by [mailto:familyhart@aol.com FamilyHart] (aka Don &amp; Jeanine Hartman), has the largest collection of York County family genealogies online (Total database size over 843,000 linked names, most with York County ties). They also have a large collection of family photgraphs, documents, and headstone pictures associated with these families.
 * McClure, Jim, local author on York County, Pennsylvania, "York Town Square" Blog, York Town Square; also McClure, Jim, Blog on "The Laux, Loux, Loucks, Laucks, Louck, Lauck, Louks family to hold 300th reunion in York".
 * Pennsylvania Dutch Family History, Genealogy, Culture and Life This site contains links to everything Pennsylvania Dutch.
 * FamilyHart's Harry Senft Cemetery Pictures and Indices -100s of 1000s of pictures of headstones from York and Adams County, Pennsylvania with associated indices - Virtually every known cemetery in the two counties.
 * – 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.