Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Lycoming County

History
Lycoming County was originally named Jefferson County (not the current Jefferson County) in honor of Thomas Jefferson. This name proved to be unsatisfactory. The name change went through several steps. First a change to Lycoming County was rejected, next the name Susquehanna County (not the current Susquehanna County) was struck down as was Muncy County, before the legislature revisited and settled on Lycoming County for Lycoming Creek the stream that was the center of the pre-Revolutionary border dispute.

Parent County
13 April 1795: Lycoming County was created from Northumberland County.

Boundary Changes
The county was divided several times into a large number of counties.


 * 12 March 1800: Armstrong, Centre, Venango, Warren
 * 30 March 1803: Indiana
 * 26 March 1804: Clearfield, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Tioga
 * 21 February 1810: Ontario
 * 21 January 1839: Clinton
 * 15 March 1847: Sullivan

Neighboring Counties
Bradford | Clinton | Columbia | Montour | Northumberland | Potter | Sullivan | Tioga | Union

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Williamsport Pennsylvania Family History Center (Cogan Station)

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.