Carbon County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Carbon County

County Courthouse
4 Broadway Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

History
Named for extensive deposits of coal in the region.

Parent County
13 March 1843: Carbon County was created from Monroe and Northampton Counties.

==== Boundary Changes ====


 * Before 1836: Today's Carbon County was included in Northampton County.
 * 1 April 1836: When Monroe County was created from Northampton County, future Carbon County was split between Monroe County and Northampton County.

Neighboring Counties
Lehigh | Luzerne | Monroe | Northampton | Schuylkill

Maps

 * 1875 County Atlas of Carbon, Pennsylvania by F. W. Beers has been posted on Rootsweb.com site.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Carbon County
 * USGenWeb project.