Indiana County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States  Pennsylvania  Indiana County


 * This article is about central western Pennsylvania county. For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation).

Historical Facts

 * Named for Indian inhabitants of the county.
 * Birthplace of Jimmy Stewart (in Borough of Indiana).

Wikipedia

Parent Counties
30 March 1803: Indiana County was created 30 March 1803 from Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Armstrong | Cambria | Clearfield | Jefferson | Westmoreland

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.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.

Catholic

 * "100 Years of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese 1843–1943," Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 1. . Chronology, map, county-by-county information.

Land and Property
Recorder of Deeds County Courthouse 825 Philadelphia St. Indiana, PA 15701 Phone: (724) 465-3860

Due to the lack of vital records for Pennsylvania, land records are an important tool in early Pennsylvania research. Land records will list the sellor and purchaser of the property and may hide clues to family connections. Land records for Greene County are available from the recorder's office for 1803 to the present.


 * On-line indexesare available for 1948 to the present.
 * Deed Books, 1807-1892; Deed Index, 1803-1928

Probate Records
Samuelsen, David W. Indiana County, Pennsylvania Will Testators Index SAMBUPCO. Index free, $ for copies of will.

Courthouse
Indiana County Courthouse 825 Philadelphia Street Indiana, PA 15701

Family History Centers

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

Birth

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

Death

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry.com – $ Index with images.
 * Registration of deaths, 1893-1906 Family History Library US/CAN Film 1288594 Item 3. (County level records)
 * Registration of deaths, 1893-1906 Family History Library US/CAN Film 1288594 Item 3

Web Sites

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