Somerset County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Somerset County

History
Named for the County of Somerset in England.

Parent County
17 April 1795: Somerset County was created from Bedford County.

Boundary Changes
26 March 1804: Cambria County was set off.

Neighboring Counties
Bedford | Cambria | Fayette | Westmoreland | Maryland counties: Allegany | Garrett

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted the atlas of the county's first landowners which was published as a WPA project in 1939. The maps show the warrant, survey and patent, but they are not indexed. These are the very first landowners of the land in this county--all other transactions will be at the county courthouse. Right-click on an image to save it to your computer. The images are free, but please attribute them as having been posted by Ancestor Tracks.

Web Sites

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