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

Description
The county was named for Senator Simon Cameron. It's county seat is Emporium. It was organized March 29, 1860. It is located in the Central section of the state.

County Courthouse
Cameron County Courthouse 20 E. Fifth St. Emporium, PA 15834 Cameron County Website
 * Cameron County Courthouse 20 E. Fifth St. Emporium, PA 15834 Phone: (814) 486-3355
 * Orphans' Court Phone: (814) 486-3355
 * Prothonotary Phone: (814) 486-3349

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Resources
 * Access Genealogy
 * Pennsylvania Genealogy
 * Names in Stone
 * Ancestry($)

Church Records
County-wide Database - Multi-denominational


 * 1708-1985 - Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry $

Land and Property Records
Land records in Cameron County began in 1860. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Emporium, Pennsylvania.

Land Records on Microfilm


 * 1860 -1902 Deed books, 1860-1889; Deed Indexes, 1860-1902.

Maps and Gazetteers


Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)

Naturalization and Citizenship
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 $

Original Naturalization Records on Microfilm


 * 1862-1906 Naturalization Dockets

Newspapers
Newspapers of Cameron County


 * Pennsylvania Newspapers
 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory

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.

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Cameron County.

Obituaries
Online Obituary Abstracts

Online Obituary Abstracts

Other Records
Line : a research guide to Pennsylvania genealogy and local history, 1990 ed
 * Before 1795: Future Cameron County was part of Northumberland County.
 * 13 April 1795: Lycoming County (including future Cameron County) was created from Northumberland County.
 * 26 March 1804: When McKean and Potter Counties were formed from Lycoming County, parts of future Cameron County were included in each, while about a third of today's Cameron remained in Lycoming County.
 * 21 January 1839: When Clinton County was formed from Lycoming and Centre Counties, what is today's Cameron County was split between McKean, Potter, and Clinton Counties.
 * 18 April 1843: A small part of Cameron County was included in Elk County when it was created.

For animated maps illustrating Pennsylvania county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps" (1673-1878) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website.

Clerk of the Court

Orphan

Published Histories

Migrations

Poorhouse, Almshouse %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Probate Records
Online Probate Records

Complete Collection:


 * 1683-1994- at FamilySearch.org

Cameron County Only:


 * 1854-1976-Cameron County Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes


 * 1683 -1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry $
 * 1683 -1994 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1626-2016 - Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1677 -1950 - at FamilySearch
 * 1700 -1821 - Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * 1725 -1976 - index. Not complete for all years. This index is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * Pre-1810 – Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852 -1854 - Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1885 -1950 - Extracted marriage records – This database is incomplete for all counties. May also contain marriage records earlier than 1885.
 * 1947 -2010 - at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1947 -2010 - at FamilySearch

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary.

Archives

 * National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: (215) 305-2044 Fax (215) 305-2052

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

 * Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.
 * The main FHC for Cameron County, Pennsylvania is the Cameron County Historical Society. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Libraries

 * The Barbara Moscato Brown Library 27 West 4th St P.O. Box 430 Emporium, PA 15834-0430 Phone: (814) 486-8011 EMail: [mailto:brocampl@zitomedia.net brocampl@zitomedia.net] Website

Societies

 * List of Pennsylvania Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies Website
 * Cameron County Historical Society''' P. O. Box 433 Emporium, PA 15834 Email: [mailto:Info@thelittlemuseum.org Info@thelittlemuseum.org] Website

Websites

 * Linkpendium - Cameron County
 * USGenWeb project
 * Cameron 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.

Description
The county was named for Senator Simon Cameron. It's county seat is Emporium. It was organized March 29, 1860. It is located in the Central section of the state.

County Courthouse
Cameron County Courthouse 20 E. Fifth St. Emporium, PA 15834 Cameron County Website
 * Cameron County Courthouse 20 E. Fifth St. Emporium, PA 15834 Phone: (814) 486-3355
 * Orphans' Court Phone: (814) 486-3355
 * Prothonotary Phone: (814) 486-3349

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Resources
 * Access Genealogy
 * Pennsylvania Genealogy
 * Names in Stone
 * Ancestry($)

Church Records
County-wide Database - Multi-denominational


 * 1708-1985 - Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry $

Land and Property Records
Land records in Cameron County began in 1860. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Emporium, Pennsylvania.

Land Records on Microfilm


 * 1860 -1902 Deed books, 1860-1889; Deed Indexes, 1860-1902.

Maps and Gazetteers


Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)

Naturalization and Citizenship
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 $

Original Naturalization Records on Microfilm


 * 1862-1906 Naturalization Dockets

Newspapers
Newspapers of Cameron County


 * Pennsylvania Newspapers
 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory

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.

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Cameron County.

Obituaries
Online Obituary Abstracts

Online Obituary Abstracts

Other Records
Line : a research guide to Pennsylvania genealogy and local history, 1990 ed
 * Before 1795: Future Cameron County was part of Northumberland County.
 * 13 April 1795: Lycoming County (including future Cameron County) was created from Northumberland County.
 * 26 March 1804: When McKean and Potter Counties were formed from Lycoming County, parts of future Cameron County were included in each, while about a third of today's Cameron remained in Lycoming County.
 * 21 January 1839: When Clinton County was formed from Lycoming and Centre Counties, what is today's Cameron County was split between McKean, Potter, and Clinton Counties.
 * 18 April 1843: A small part of Cameron County was included in Elk County when it was created.

For animated maps illustrating Pennsylvania county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps" (1673-1878) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website.

Clerk of the Court

Orphan

Published Histories

Migrations

Poorhouse, Almshouse %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Probate Records
Online Probate Records

Complete Collection:


 * 1683-1994- at FamilySearch.org

Cameron County Only:


 * 1854-1976-Cameron County Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes


 * 1683 -1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry $
 * 1683 -1994 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1626-2016 - Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1677 -1950 - at FamilySearch
 * 1700 -1821 - Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * 1725 -1976 - index. Not complete for all years. This index is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * Pre-1810 – Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852 -1854 - Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1885 -1950 - Extracted marriage records – This database is incomplete for all counties. May also contain marriage records earlier than 1885.
 * 1947 -2010 - at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1947 -2010 - at FamilySearch

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary.

Archives

 * National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: (215) 305-2044 Fax (215) 305-2052

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

 * Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.
 * The main FHC for Cameron County, Pennsylvania is the Cameron County Historical Society. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.

Libraries

 * The Barbara Moscato Brown Library 27 West 4th St P.O. Box 430 Emporium, PA 15834-0430 Phone: (814) 486-8011 EMail: [mailto:brocampl@zitomedia.net brocampl@zitomedia.net] Website

Societies

 * List of Pennsylvania Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical Genealogical Societies Website
 * Cameron County Historical Society''' P. O. Box 433 Emporium, PA 15834 Email: [mailto:Info@thelittlemuseum.org Info@thelittlemuseum.org] Website

Websites

 * Linkpendium - Cameron County
 * USGenWeb project
 * Cameron 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.