Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Luzerne County

History
Named for Anne-Cesar, Chevalier de la Luzerne, a most popular minister from the French court during the American Revolutionary War.

Note of Interest
Luzerne County is the only county in the United States where a plurality of residents state their ancestry as Polish per Census 2000 report.

Parent County
25 September 1786: Luzerne County was created 25 September 1786 from Northumberland County.

Boundary Changes

 * 21 Feb 1810: Ontario and Susquehanna Counties were set off.
 * 4 April 1842: Wyoming County set off.

Neighboring Counties
Carbon | Columbia | Lackawanna | Monroe | Schuylkill | Sullivan | Wyoming

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Nanticoke
 * Plymouth

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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