Cameron County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Cameron County

County Courthouse
E. Fifth St. Emporium, PA 15834 (814) 486-3355

Parent Counties
29 March 1860: Cameron County was created from Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties.

==== Boundary Changes ====


 * 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.

Neighboring Counties
Clearfield | Clinton | Elk | McKean | Potter

Land
Due to the lack of vital records for Pennsylvania, land records are an important tool in early Pennsylvania research. Land records will list the sellor and purchaser of the property and may hide clues to family connections. To contact the recorder of deeds for Cameron call: (814) 486-3349 ext. 327.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Cameron County
 * USGenWeb project