Carbon County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
4 Broadway

Jim Thorpe, PA 18229

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Parent County
1843--Carbon County was created 13 March 1843 from Northampton, and Monroe Counties. County seat: Jim Thorpe

Boundary Changes

 * Before 1836: Today's Carton Co. was included in Northampton County
 * 1836: When Monroe Co. was created from Northampton Co., part of Carbon Co. fell within Monroe Co. and the rest within Northampton Co.
 * 1843: Carbon Co. was created from Northampton and Monroe Counties

Maps

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

Web Sites

 * Linkpendium - Carbon County
 * USGenWeb project.
 * Family History Library Catalog