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

Description
It is named of John Armstrong, who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress and served as a major general during the Revolutionary War. It's county seat is Kittanning. It was organized March 12, 1800. It is located in the Central-west section of the state.

County Courthouse
Armstrong County Courthouse450 Market St. Kittanning, PA 16201 Armstrong County Courthouse Armstrong County Courthouse 450 Market St. Kittanning, PA 16201 Phone: (724) 543-2500

Orphan's Court Suite 102 Phone: (724) 548-3220

Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts Armstrong County Courthouse 500 E. Market Street Suite 103 Kittanning, PA 16201 Phone: (724) 548-3252

History Timeline

 * History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, published in 1883 by Robert Walter Smith, has been transcribed and posted online at the Armstrong County Genealogy Project.The description on the site says, "This history is considered to be the best Armstrong County resource for researchers. It contains very detailed information about each of the townships to include the descriptions of the property and who owned it."
 * The two volumes of History of Armstrong County, Pa, Her People, Past and Present have been transcribed and posted online as part of the Armstrong County Genealogy Project. Volume 1 contains the historical record of the county and volume 2 contains hundreds of biographical articles of Armstrong County people.

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Resources
 * Pennsylvania Genealogy LDS Genealogy
 * Names in Stone
 * Ancestry($)

Church Records


Catholic
 * "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.

Lutheran
 * 1838 - 1883 Bapismal records for Forks-Zion Lutheran Church with additional information on individuals listed.
 * 1840 - 1889 - Church Book of the Reformed and Lutheran Churches: Plum Creek Township, Armstrong Co., PA at USGenWeb. The books from which these records were taken were in the old Church at Gastown, Pennsylvania. The records are not consistent from minister to minister.

Presbyterian In 1802 two Presbyterian churches were organizes about eight miles apart on the west side of the Allegheny River in Buffalo Township. From those two churches sprang all the Presbyterian churches in the county.

Calvin United Presbyterian Church, Apollo


 * 1863 - 1880 Calvin United Presbyterian Church, Apollo, Baptism Index 1863-1880 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

First Presbyterian Church, Apollo


 * 1848 - 1885 First Presbyterian Church, Apollo, Baptism Index 1848-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1858 - 1904 First Presbyterian Church, Apollo, Marriage Index 1858-1904 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

First Presbyterian Church, Kittanning


 * 1830 - 1875 First Presbyterian Church, Kittanning, Baptism Index 1830-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1842 - 1880 First Presbyterian Church, Kittanning, Marriage Index 1842-1880 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

Presbyterian Church, Brady's Bend


 * 1851 - 1859 Presbyterian Church, Brady's Bend, Baptism Index 1851-1859 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1856 - 1866 Presbyterian Church, Brady's Bend, Baptism Index 1856-1866 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

Land and Property Records
Land records in Armstrong County began in 1805. These records are filed with the Register and Recorder office in Kittanning, Pennsylvania.

Online Land Records


 * 1805–present Armstrong County offers online access to indexes and images. Fees apply.

Land Records on Microfilm


 * 1805 – 1941 Deeds, 1805-1891; Index, 1805-1941.

Maps


 * 1793 – 1906 Land Surveys.

Note that the "Maps" section below includes maps related to land ownership.

Maps and Gazetteers


Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * Ancestor Tracks has posted Map of Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania which was published in 1861 and is referred to in histories of the county as "Pomeroy's Map." 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 to commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.

Military Records
Revolutionary War Men living in what is now Armstrong County (then Westmoreland County) served in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Naturalization Records available for Armstrong County, Pennsylvania include the following:

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * 1820 - 1906 Index to Declarations and Petitions in the Western District of Pennsylvania, US Circuit and District Courts located in US Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 database on Ancestry $
 * 1820 - 1930 Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1537, incomplete for all counties
 * 1820 - 1930 Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania located in Selected US Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974 database on Ancestry $

Original Naturalization Records on Microfilm


 * 1807 - 1906 Naturalization Docket

Newspapers
Newspapers of Armstrong County


 * Pennsylvania Newspapers
 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory

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.

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Armstrong County.
 * USGenWeb Armstrong County Newspaper Extracts

Newspaper Excerpts and Abstracts


 * Shirley, Carmella Corcetti (collected and arranged), Marriages and anniversaries: taken from the Leader Times newspapers, 1922-1962-1997-1998-1999-200 the Vandergrift News, 1997-1998-1999-2001 (Chicora, Pennsylvania:Mechling Bookbindery, c2002)

Obituaries
Online Obituary Abstracts


 * PAGenWeb Armstrong County Obituaries
 * PA-Roots Obituaries for Armstrong County.
 * Armstrong County Obituaries at Armstrong County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives

Obituary Excerpts and Abstracts


 * Shirley, Carmella Corcetti, Obituary Abstracts from Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Newspapers (Butler, Pennsylvania, Mechling Bookbindery, c1997,c2002)

Other Records
County-wide Database Multi-denominational


 * 1708 - 1985 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry $


 * Contains church records of:
 * Apollo: Apollo United Methodist Church
 * Chicora: St. Paul's United Church of Christ
 * Elderton: Elderton United Presbyterian Church
 * Gilpin: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
 * Kiskiminetas: Boiling Springs Presbyterian Church
 * Kittanning: St. Paul's Episcopal Church
 * Leechburg: Greystone United Presbyterian Church
 * Manorville: Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
 * Redbank: St. Mary's Episcopal Church


 * Armstrong County Church Records is sponsored by the Armstrong County Genealogical Project. There are records of a few churches represented in this website, and the information varies greatly from a history of the church to lists of members or baptisms.

Clerk of the Court

Orphan

Published Histories

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Probate Records
Online Probate Records

Complete Collection:


 * 1683 - 1994 at FamilySearch.org

Online Probate Indexes


 * 1683 - 1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry $
 * 1683 - 1994 at FamilySearch

Original Probate Records on Microfilm


 * 1805 - 1918 Will Books -Index included: 1797-1961
 * 1805 - 1881 Probate Records -index included: 1805-1935

Probate Abstracts


 * Armstrong County Wills and Estate Records at Armstrong County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives Includes Will Book Index, Books 1- 3 and many abstracts of wills and estate records.

Birth

 * 1726 - 1930  index. Not complete for all years. This index is an electronic index for the years 1726 to 1930. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * 1852 - 1854 Pennsylvania Births Ancestry $
 * 1897 - 1971 Armstrong County Birth Index, Volumes 5-23, 1897-1971 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1626-2016 - Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1677 - 1950 at FamilySearch
 * 1700 - 1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * Pre-1810 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1725 - 1976  index. Not complete for all years. This index is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * 1852 - 1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1885 - 1887 Armstrong County Marriage Index 1885-1887 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1885 - 1950  Extracted marriage records – This database is incomplete for all counties. May also contain marriage records earlier than 1885.
 * 1947 - 2010  at FamilySearch
 * Armstrong Marriages - USGenWeb.
 * Armstrong Marriages - PAGenWeb.

Death

 * 1852 - 1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $
 * 1947 - 2010  at FamilySearch

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

Archives
National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: (215) 305-2044 Fax:(215) 305-2052

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

Libraries

 * The Armstrong County Library system do not appear to have a central library. There are currently four libraries in the system:Apollo, Ford City, Kittanning and Worthington Libraries.

Societies

 * List of Pennsylvania Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies Website
 * Armstrong County Historical Museum and Genealogical Society 300 N Mckean St Kittaning, PA 16201-1373 Phone: (724) 548-5707 The Society has collected historical and genealogical records including family and church histories. It offers a look-up service; check site for rates. Website

Websites

 * Armstrong County Genealogy Project
 * Armstrong County PAGenWeb
 * Armstrong County USGenWeb Archives
 * Linkpendium - Armstrong County
 * Armstrong County Old Photos
 * Armstrong 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.