Bedford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States  Pennsylvania   Bedford County

County Courthouse
Bedford County Courthouse 203 S. Juliana St Bedford, PA 15522 (814) 623-4836

Parent County
9 March 1771: Bedford County was created from Cumberland County.

Boundary Changes
The original Bedford County, sometimes called "Mother Bedford," encompassed a huge area when it was created in 9 March 1771. Later counties which were originally part of Bedford County include:


 * parts of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clearfield
 * all of Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland
 * most of Centre, Huntingdon, Indiana

Neighboring Counties
Allegheny | Blair | Cambria | Fulton | Huntingdon | Somerset

Census

 * 1784 Transcription and Index

Maps

 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images from the 1861 Map of Bedford County, PA Surveyed, Drawn &amp; Published by E. L. Walker which can be used in conjunction with the 1860 census to help pinpoint your ancestors. These images show major landowners on the date of publication. 

Societies and Libraries
Bedford County Historical Society

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Bedford County
 * USGenWeb project