Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States  Pennsylvania  Dauphin County

County Courthouse
Dauphin County Courthouse - 1st Floor Room 103 Front &amp; Market Streets Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 780-6500 Phone

History
Named for Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France, first son of Louis XVI. The title "Dauphin" signified heir-apparent.

Parent County
4 March 1785: Dauphin County was created from Lancaster County.

Boundary Changes
16 Feb 1813: Lebanon County was created from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster counties.

Populated Places
Middletown Borough

Neighboring Counties
Cumberland | Lancaster | Lebanon | Northumberland | Perry | Schuylkill | York

Land
Atlas of Township Warrantee Maps of Dauphin County contains all information shown on every tract contained on the Warrantee Maps of each township drafted by the Pennsylvania Land Office in the 1940s: names of the warrantees and patentees for each tract; size of the tract; dates of the warrant, survey, and patent; patent book and page number; and survey book and page number. The maps showing metes and bounds are superimposed with atlas coordinates, making pinpointing the land of your ancestorst in Dauphin County easy. Accompanying CD contains the original maps, as well as copies superimposed with modern road maps.

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images of the 1875 Atlas of Dauphin County by Everts &amp; Stewart

Societies and Libraries
The Historical Society of Dauphin County 219 South Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17104 (717) 233-3462

Web Sites

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