Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

Guide to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The county was named after the Lycoming Creek. It is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lycoming County Courthouse 48 West Third Street Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone: 570-327-2200 Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts: 570–327-2251 Register and Recorder Office: 570–327-2263 Lycoming County Register of Wills/Orphan's Court Clerk: Phone: 570-327-2263 Lycoming County Website County Clerk has birth records 1893-1905, death records 1893-1898, marriage records from 1885, probate records from 1850, and land records from 1795 Prothonotary Court has divorce and court records from 1795 The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., Williamsport, PA is the major source of Lycoming County genealogical info.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * 1676-1945 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1741-1952 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1803-1934 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1960-1961 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1964 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Bible Records from Lycoming County at USGenWeb Archives
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
 * ca.1700-ca.1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images (incomplete)
 * PA-Roots
 * Names in Stone
 * Ancestry ($)

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1850-1880  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * Visit Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Church Records for information about church denominations and records in Lycoming County.

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1798-1828  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Alphabet index then by numbered entry
 * 1900-1923  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
 * 1952-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Funeral Homes

 * Bastian-Maneval Funeral Home is in Williamsport, Lycoming County, but their records include many with ties to Bradford and Tioga Counties.Bastian-Maneval website

Land and Property Records
Land records in Lycoming County began in 1804. These records are filed with the Register and Recorders office in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1825-1873 Mortgages.  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images

Local Histories

 * History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. 1892. Ed. by John F. Meginness. Chicago, Illinois : Brown, Runk & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images from the 1873 Atlas of Lycoming County Pennsylvania from Actual Surveys by and under the Direction of Beach Nichols, published by A. Poweroy &amp; Co. 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 be used commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1865-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II
 * 1933-1947  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Paul G. Gilmore, Lycoming County in World War II Williamsport, Pennsylvania : Lycoming County Veterans Council, 1995 FamilySearch Digital Library

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1795-1931  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1795-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Naturalization records for Lycoming County, Pennsylvania include the following: Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * 1901-1930 Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930; and 1901-1906 on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records
 * 1901-1930 Middle District, US Circuit and District Courts: Naturalization petitions, 1906-1930 located in U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972 (World Archives Project) database on Ancestry $

Newspapers
Newspapers of Lycoming County

Online Newspapers

To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google.com/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper.


 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory.
 * James Brown Library
 * Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
 * Pennsylvania Newspapers

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
 * Lycoming Gazette published by William Brindle and hosted by USGenNet.org

Obituaries

 * 1947-2021  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1977-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Online Obituary Abstracts
 * PA-Roots Obituaries for Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
 * Lycoming County Obituaries hosted by USGenNet.org.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1683-1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1683-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1795-1850 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1795-1850 Probate Records, 1795-1850, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. By Russell, Helen H. Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania : Helen H. Russell, 1963. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Also at:

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1520-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1709-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Births Ancestry $
 * 1941-1976  at FamilySerch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1512-1989  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1626-2016 Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at Findmypast
 * 1677-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1682-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1821  Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * 1709-1940  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * Pre-1810 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1885-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1720-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $
 * 1856-1971  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary Lycoming County Courthouse.

Archives
National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Rd Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: 215-305-2044 Fax: 215-305-2052 Email: [mailto:philadelphia.archives@nara.gov philadelphia.archives@nara.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Berwick Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * Sunbury Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * Towanda Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * Williamsport Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * James V. Brown Library - an affiliate library.
 * Cameron County Historical Society - an affiliate library.
 * Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - an affiliate library.

Libraries
James V. Brown Library 19 E Fourth St Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone: 570-326-0536 Email: [mailto:dbrigandi@jvbrown.edu dbrigandi@jvbrown.edu] Website Facebook
 * Collection includes newspaper clippings, magazines, pamphlets, photographs, books and bound volumes, public records, business documentation, genealogies, and personal family histories.

Museums
Muncy Historical Society and Museum PO Box 11 Muncy, PA 17756 Phone: 570-546-5917 Email: [mailto:MuncyHistorical@aol.com MuncyHistorical@aol.com] Website Facebook Thomas T. Taber Museum 858 W Fourth St Williamsport, PA 17701-5824 Phone: 570-326-3326 Email: [mailto:info@tabermuseum.org info@tabermuseum.org] Website Facebook
 * Collections include deeds, maps, manuscripts, local and county histories, and city directories.

Societies
Lycoming County Genealogical Society 858 W Fourth St Williamsport, PA 17701-5824 Phone: 570–326-3326 Email: [mailto:LycomingLineage@gmail.com LycomingLineage@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb
 * Lycoming County PA Genealogy
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.