Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Lebanon County  

Historical Facts
Lebanon County was predominantly settled by Germans.

Parent Counties
16 Feb 1813: Lebanon County was created from Dauphin and Lancaster Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Berks | Dauphin | Lancaster | Schuylkill

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Bismarck (Quentin) Cemetery, West Cornwell
 * Bucher's Meeting House Cemetery, South Lebanon
 * Hoke's Meeting House, North Cornwall

Church Records

 * 1700s - Marriages by Rev. John Casper Stoever (no denomination specified) at The USGenWeb Project - free.


 * 1700s - Baptisms by Rev. John Casper Stoever (no denomination specified) at The USGenWeb Project - free.


 * 1924-1929 - Baptisms and Marriages by Pastor Paul K. Bergman, Minister at Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania 1924-29 (no denomination specified) at The USGenWeb Project - free.

Moravian

 * 1750s-1830s - Burials at the Bethel Moravian Church in Swatara Township, Lebanon County at The USGenWeb Project - free.


 * 1775-1781 - "Extracts from the Records of the Moravian Congregation at Hebron, Pennsylvania, 1775-1781," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 18 (1894):449-462. For free online access, see WeRelate.

Lutheran

 * 1794-1906 - Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1794-1906: Zoar Evangelical Lutheran Church at Ancestry ($). Includes baptisms, marriages, and burials.


 * 1879-1957 - Goshert's Zion Lutheran Church, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1879-1957 at Ancestry ($). Includes baptisms, marriages, and burials.

Presbyterian
The Hanover Presbyterian Church was built in 1736 in a Scotch-Irish settlement. This settlement was previously in Dauphin County, before Lebanon County was formed, and in Lancaster County, before Dauphin County was formed.

Reformed

 * 1747-1875 - Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1747-1875: Millbach Reformed Congregation at Ancestry ($).


 * 1763-1769 - Kelker, Luther R. "Record of Marriages Performed by Rev. John Conrad Bucher, 1763-1769," The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 26 (1902):375-381. For free online access, see WeRelate.


 * 1765-1864 - Heidelberg Congregation, 1765-1864, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA at Ancestry ($).


 * 1769-1864 - Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Marriages, 1769-1864: Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Congregation at Ancestry ($).


 * 1800-1856 - Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed Congregation Births, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1800-56 at Ancestry ($).

Land and Property
Lebanon County Recorder of Deeds Room 107, Municipal Building 400 South 8th Street Lebanon, PA 17042-6794

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 Lebanon County are available from the recorder's office for 1813 to the present.


 * On-line images are available for 1956 to the present. A fee is required to view the on-line records.
 * Deeds, 1813-1850 ; Index to Grantees and Grantors, 1813-1932

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted free and downloadable images from the County Atlas of Lebanon County Pennsylvania from Recent and Actual Surveys under the Superintendence of F.W. Beers published by F.A. Davis in 1875. 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 commerically. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attirbute to Ancestor Tracks.

Courthouse
Lebanon County Courthouse 800 S. Eighth St. Lebanon, PA 17042

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies
Lebanon County Historical Society 924 Cumberland Street Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: (717) 272-1473

Birth

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Births Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.

Death

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.

Web Sites

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