Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States  Pennsylvania  Jefferson County

County Courthouse
Register of Deeds/Register of Wills Clerk of Orphans' Court Jefferson County Courthouse 200 Main Street Brookville, PA 15825

Note: The county does NOT have website for the county courthouse or services (as of 7 January 2009.)

Quick History


Named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States.

Wikipedia

Parent County
26 March 1804: Jefferson County was created from Lycoming County.

Boundary Changes

 * 18 April 1843: Elk County was set off from Jefferson including parts from Clearfield and McKean Counties as well as the future Cameron County.
 * 11 April 1848: Set off Forest County with parts from Jefferson and Venango counties.

Neighboring Counties
Armstrong | Clarion | Clearfield | Elk | Forest | Indiana

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records US Vol. 1 page 92 - Sugar Hill

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Brookville Pennsylvania Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Jefferson County Genealogy Project - free access to Biographies, Cemetery Records, Census Records, County History and lots of other great free resources.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.