Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

''United States Pennsylvania  Mifflin County

County Courthouse
Mifflin County Courthouse 20 North Wayne St. Lewistown, PA 17044

History
Named for Thomas Mifflin, the first Governor of the state of Pennsylvania.

Parent Counties
19 September 1789: Mifflin County was created from Cumberland and Northumberland Counties.

Boundary Changes

 * 13 February 1800: Centre County was set off.
 * 2 March 1831: Juniata County was set off.

Neighboring Counties
Centre | Huntingdon | Juniata | Snyder | Union

Land
Register and Recorder Mifflin County Courthouse 20 North Wayne St. Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: (717) 242-1449

Currently there are no on-line records.

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 Mifflin County are available from the recorder's office for 1789 to the present.

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images from the Atlas of Perry, Juniata, and Mifflin Counties by and under the Direction of Beach Nichols, published by Pomery, Whitman &amp; Co., 1877. This atlas 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 to be used commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.

Taxation

 * 1798 - Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 at Ancestry ($).

Societies and Libraries
Rich in history, contains a number of societies dealing with the history of the area.

The Mifflin County Historical Society 1 West Market Street, Suite 1 Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: (717) 242-1022

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.