Sullivan County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Sullivan County  

Historical Facts
Named for Senator Charles Sullivan, leader of the Pennsylvania Senate.

Parent County
15 March 1847: Sullivan County was created from Lycoming County.

Neighboring Counties
Bradford | Columbia | Luzerne | Lycoming | Wyoming

Land and Property
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 Sullivan County are available from the recorder's office for 1847 to the present.


 * Images are available on-line from 1847 to the present using the Landex system. There is a fee to view the images.
 * Deeds, 1847-1866; Index, 1847-1876

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images from the Topographical Map of Sullivan Co. Pennsylvania from Recent and Actual Surveys and Records under the Superintendence of F.W. Beers (A. Pomeroy &amp; Co., New York, 1872). This wall map 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 be used commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Vital Records
In Pennsylvania marriage and divorce certificates are available thourhg the county courthouse where the marriage license was issued or divorce decree was granted.

Sullivan County Courthouse

Main and Muncy Street

LaPorte, Pa 18626

Phone: 570-946-7351

Sullivan County Prothonotary

Main St Courthouse Laporte, PA 18626

Hours of Operation: 8:30AM-4PM EST

Website

Phone: 570-946-7351

Recording Officer: County Prothonotary

Records: Register of Wills, Clert of Orphan's Court,Petition for Probate, Register of Wills, Recorder for real estate records

Sullivan County Recorder

Main St Courthouse Laporte, PA 18626

Hours of Operation: 8:30AM-4PM EST

Website

Phone: 570-946-7351

Records Online: Real Estate, Deed, Mortgage, Map

Web Sites

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