Fulton County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States  Pennsylvania  Fulton County

Historical Facts
Named for Robert Fulton, inventor of first commercially practical steamboat.

Parent County
19 April 1850: Fulton County was created from Bedford County.

Neighboring Counties
Bedford | Huntingdon | Washington | Maryland counties: Allegany | Washington

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.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Buck Valley

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 sellor and purchaser of the property and may hide clues to family connections. Land records for Fulton County are available from the recorder's office for 1850 to the present.


 * Register of Deeds, 1850-1900, with Index to Grantors, and Grantees, 1850-1937

Revolutionary War
Men living in what is now Fulton County (then Bedford County) served in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment.

Courthouse
Fulton County Courthouse 116 W Market St Mc Connellsburg, PA 17233-1019

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Birth

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

Death

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

Web Sites

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