Montour County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

Guide to Montour County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
The county was named for Andrew Montour. The county is located in the mid-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Montour County Courthouse 29 Mill Street Danville, PA 17821 Phone: 570-271-3010 Register of Wills/Recorder or Deeds/Orphan’s Court Phone:  570-271-3012 County Recorder Phone:  570-271-3012 or 570-271-3014 Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts Phone: 570-271-3010 Montour County Website Prothonotary and Clerk Courts has birth and death records from 1893-1905, delayed birth registration from 1883-1905, marriage licenses from 1885, divorce and court records from 1850, and naturalization records from 1850-1904.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline

 * History of Montour County from "The History of Colubmia and Montour Counties" Battle, 1887 courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Biographies

 * History of Montour County from "The History of Colubmia and Montour Counties" Battle, 1887 Includes "Some of the Early Families" and "Montour County Bios" Courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Cemeteries

 * Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Resources
 * ca.1700-ca.1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images (incomplete)


 * PA-Roots
 * Names in Stone
 * Ancestry ($)

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1850-1880  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * Visit Montour County, Pennsylvania Church Records for information about church denominations and records in Montour County.

Court Records

 * 1850-1907 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1851-1865 (*); Orphans' Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1798-1828  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Alphabet index then by numbered entry
 * 1900-1923  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only (by county)
 * 1952-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Guardianship

 * 1851-1865 Orphans Court Docket, vol. 1–2

Land and Property Records
Land records in Montour County began in 1850. These records are filed with the Register and Recorder office in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Land Indexes and Records
 * 1850-1958 Deeds, 1850-1866; Deed Index, 1850-1958.  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images

Local Histories

 * Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania. 2 volumes. 1915. Chicago, Illinois : J.H. Beers & Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania. 1887. Edited by J. H. Battle. Chicago, Illinois : A. Warner. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images fromthe atlas of Columbia and Montour Counties of Pennsylvania from Recent Actual Surveys; Records Under the Superintendence of G.H. Walker C.F. Jewett published by F.W. Beers Co in 1876. This atlas located in the Library of Congress shows major landowners and geographic sites at the date of publishing. While the physical maps are in the public domain, the images we have taken of the maps belong to us and are not to be used commercially. We hereby give permission to use them strictly for personal use; please attribute to Ancestor Tracks.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1865-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II
 * 1933-1947  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1795-1931  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1795-1952  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1850-1907 Common Pleas Docket - images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1901-1930 Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930; and 1901-1906 on Fold3.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records
 * 1901-1930 Middle District, US Circuit and District Courts: Naturalization petitions, 1906-1930 located in U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972 (World Archives Project) database on Ancestry $

Newspapers
Newspapers of Montour County

Online Newspapers

To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google.com/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper.

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Montour County, Pennsylvania.
 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory.
 * Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
 * Pennsylvania Newspapers

Obituaries
Online Obituary Abstracts
 * at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1977-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * PA-Roots Obituaries for Montour County, Pennsylvania.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1683-1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1683-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1850-1912 Montour County Probate Records at FamilySearch
 * 1850-1912 (*); Register of Wills at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1850-Present Montour County Index of Wills at Mountor County, Pennsylvania Website — index

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * 1520-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1709-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Births Ancestry $
 * 1941-1976  at FamilySerch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1512-1989  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1626-2016 Pennsylvania, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1677-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1682-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry $
 * 1709-1940  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * Pre-1810  Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry $
 * 1885-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Marriage records of Columbia and Montour Counties at Ancestry $
 * 1947-2010  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1720-1999  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $
 * 1856-1971  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1893-1905 Montour County Death Index 1893-1905 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary Montour County Courthouse.

Archives
National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Rd Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: 215-305-2044 Fax: 215-305-2052 Email: [mailto:philadelphia.archives@nara.gov philadelphia.archives@nara.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Berwick Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * Sunbury Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
 * Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Thomas Beaver Free Library 205 Ferry St Danville, PA 17821 Phone: 570-275-4180 Email: [mailto:tbflstaff@ptd.net tbflstaff@ptd.net] Website Facebook

Museums
Montgomery House Museum 11 Bloom St PO Box 8 Danville, PA 17821 Phone: 570-271-0830, 570-275-8528 Website
 * A small library contains local and county histories, industrial record books, business and law ledgers, military references, photographs, tax records, and maps. Currently open by appointment.

Societies
Montour County Genealogical Society 205 Ferry St Danville, PA 17821 Phone: 570-275-6177 Website Montour County Historical Society 932 Ave D PO Box 8 Danville, PA 17821 Phone: 570-271-0830 Email: [mailto:Reichen1953@aol.com Reichen1953@aol.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * Montour County PA Genealogy
 * Montour County PAGenWeb
 * USGenWeb
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.