Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
450 Market St. Kittanning, PA 16201

Parent County
1800--Armstrong was created from Allegheny, Lycoming, and Westmoreland Counties. County seat: Kittanning

Boundary Changes

 * 1771-1772: Southern 1/3 of today's Armstrong Co. fell in Bedford Co.; the rest was unsettled
 * 1773: The southern 1/3 of Armstrong was incorporated into Westmoreland County when Westmoreland was formed in 1773
 * 1785: For the first time, the northern 2/3 of Armstrong fell into a county when it was annexed to Northumberland County; the southern 1/3 remains in Westmoreland
 * 1796: The northern 2/3 is subdivided, with most becoming part of Lycoming County and the rest part of Allegheny Co.; lower 1/3 remains in Westmoreland
 * 1800: Armstrong Co. is created, containing all of present-day Armstrong and most of today's Clarion Co.
 * 1839: Clarion becomes its own county, and Armstrong takes on its current boundaries

Cemeteries
Armstrong County Cemeteries

Church
Armstrong County Church Records

Local Histories
History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, published in 1883 by Robert Walter Smith, has been transcribed and posted online at the Armstrong County Genealogy Project. The description on the site says, "This history is considered to be the best Armstrong County resource for researchers. It contains very detailed information about each of the townships to include the descriptions of the property and who owned it."

The two volumes of History of Armstrong County, Pa, Her People, Past and Present have been transcribed and posted online as part of the Armstrong County Genealogy Project. Volume 1 contains the historical record of the county and volume 2 contains hundreds of biographical articles of Armstrong County people.

Maps

 * Ancestor Tracks has posted Map of Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania which was published in 1861 and is referred to in histories of the county as "Pomeroy's Map."

Web Sites

 * Armstrong County Genealogy Resources
 * USGenWeb project
 * Family History Library Catalog