Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
200 South Center Street Ebensburg, PA 15931 (814) 472-5440

Parent Counties
26 March 1804: Cambria County was created from Bedford, Somerset, and Huntingdon Counties.

==== Boundary Changes ====


 * Prior to 1771: Future Cambria County was part of Cumberland County.
 * 9 March 1771: Bedford County (including the area of future Cambria County) was created from Cumberland County.
 * 20 September 1787: When Huntingdon County was carved from Bedford County, half of Cambria County was part of Huntingdon County and half remained in Bedford County.
 * 17 April 1795: When Somerset County was formed from Bedford County, half of Cambria became part of Somerset County while the other half stayed in Huntingdon County.

Neighboring Counties
Bedford | Blair | Centre | Clearfield | Indiana | Somerset | Westmoreland

Maps

 * Cambria County maps, including the 1890 atlas showing land owners, have been posted at the PAGenWeb site

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Cambria County
 * USGenWeb project
 * Family History Library Catalog