Juniata County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the Juniata River. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Juniata County Courthouse Bridge and Main Streets P.O. Box 68 Mifflintown, PA 17059 Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts Phone: 717-436-7715 Email:  lferry@juniataco.org Orphans' Court/Register of Wills Phone: 717-436-7709 Email:  aseigler@juniataco.org Juniata County Website County Clerk has birth and death records 1893-1907, marriage records from 1885, divorce records from 1900, probate, court and land records from 1831 and naturalizations from early 1800s to 1930

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Juniata County Archives Bible Records at PA USGenWeb Archives

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 ($)

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

Church Records

 * Visit Juniata County, Pennsylvania Church Records for information about church denominations and records in Juniata County.

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

Funeral Homes

 * Brown Funeral Homes, Inc. in McAlisterville and Mifflintown.
 * Guss Funeral Home in Mifflintown.

Land and Property Records
Land records in Juniata County began in 1831. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1831 -1973 Deeds, 1831-1866; Index, 1833-1973; Miscellaneous Dockets, 1851-1867; Index, 1831-1967. - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * Juniata land records at Infocon system. $ - Images are available online

Local Histories

 * History and Topography of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Union, Columbia, Juniata and Clinton Counties, Pa. 1847. By I. Daniel Rupp. Lancaster, Pennsylvania : G. Hills. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * History of [...] the counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 2 volumes. 1886. By Franklin Ellis, Alfred Matthews. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Everts, Peck & Richards. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; . Volume 1 contains a general history of all counties and specific histories for Mifflin and Juniata counties.
 * A History of the Juniata Valley. 3 volumes. 1936. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : National Historical Association, Inc. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 3 - FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images from the Atlas of Perry, Juniata &amp; Mifflin Counties, Pennsylvania, from Actual Surveys by and under the Direction of Beach Nichols, published by A. Pomeroy &amp; Co., 1877. 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 are not to be used commercially.  We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

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

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

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1795-1931  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1795-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1820s-1840s Juniata County, Pennsylvania Naturalization Records Book 1 and Book 2 at The USGenWeb Project
 * 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 $
 * 1901-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers
Newspapers of Juniata County

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 Juniata Sentinel 1846-1873 Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
 * Chroncling America Juniata Sentinel and Republican 1873-1955 Mifflintown, Juniata County, PA.
 * Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
 * Pennsylvania Newspapers

Online Newspaper Abstracts

Newspaper Abstracts
 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles from Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
 * 1947-2010Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Collection, 1947-2010 at FamilySearch


 * Death Records (SLC, Utah, 1973) Alphabetical card index to death records, mainly from the newspapers: Mifflin Eagle, The Weekly Democratic Press, Juniata Herald, Juniata Gazette, etc.

Obituaries

 * 1947-2021  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1977-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Online Obituary Abstracts
 * PA-Roots Obituaries for Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
 * Some Juniata County Obituaries at Juniata County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives

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
 * 1831-1881 (*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1831-1973 Juniata County Probate Records at FamilySearch
 * 1831-1973 (*); Register of Wills at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1852-1937 (*); Register of Wills at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1763-1776 Lack Township Taxes 1763-1776 at The USGenWeb Project
 * 1763-1776 Milford Township Taxes 1763-1776 at The USGenWeb Project
 * 1763-1767 Fermanagh Township Taxes 1763-1767 at The USGenWeb Project

Birth

 * 1520-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1709-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1852 Juniata County Birth Index 1852 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Births Ancestry $
 * 1941-1976  at FamilySerch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1512-1989  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1626-2016 Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at Findmypast- index $
 * 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
 * Pre-1810  Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1863 Juniata County Marriage Index 1852-1863 and 1885-1887 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch at
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1885-1887 Juniata County Marriage Index 1852-1863 and 1885-1887 in International Genealogical Index at
 * 1885-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1720-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1820-1839 Juniata County PA Death Notices 1820-1839 at The USGenWeb Project
 * 1852-1905 Juniata County Death Index 1852-1905 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $
 * 1856-1971  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary.

Archives
National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Rd Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: 215-305-2044 Fax: 215-305-2052 Email: [mailto:philadelphia.archives@nara.gov philadelphia.archives@nara.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Carlisle Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * State College Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * Sunbury Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * The Annville Free Library - an affiliate library.
 * Franklin County Library System - Coyle Free Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Juniata County Historical Society 498 Jefferson St, Ste B Mifflintown, PA 17059 Phone: 717-436-5152 Email: [mailto:jchs1931@juniatacountyhistoricalsociety.org jchs1931@juniatacountyhistoricalsociety.org] Website Facebook

Websites

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