Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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

Description
The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wyoming County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Tunkhannock, PA 18657 Phone: 570-836-3200 Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Clerk of Orphans Court: 570-996-2232 Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds: 570-996-2235 Wyoming County Website Clerk of Courts has birth and death records 1893-1905, marriage records from 1885, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1842.

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:

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

 * 1620-1991 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

County-wide Database - Multi-denominational
 * 1708-1985 Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry $

Presbyterian

Presbyterian Church, Braintrim-Windham


 * 1819-1841 Presbyterian Church, Braintrim-Windham, Baptism Index 1819-1841 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batches  and.

Presbyterian Church, Meshoppen


 * 1853-1875  Presbyterian Church, Meshoppen, Baptism Index 1853-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1869-1885 Presbyterian Church, Meshoppen, Baptism Index 1869-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Presbyterian Church, Northmoreland Township

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1821-1872 Presbyterian Church, Northmoreland Township, Baptism Index 1821-1872 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * FamilySearch Places

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
Orphans Court
 * 1843-1866 Orphans Court Docket - images only; click on the camera icon to view images

Land and Property Records
Land records in Wyoming County began in 1842. These records are filed with the Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds office in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania.

Online Land Indexes and Records


 * 1842–present Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds office offers online access to land records through Record Fusion. The online indexes are free but fees apply for copies.
 * 1842-1916 Deeds, 1842-1866; Indexes, 1842-1916.  - images only; click on the camera icon to view images

Local Histories

 * History of Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties, PA. 1880. By W.W. Munsell & Co. New York, New York : Munsell. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * The History of Wyoming. 1971. By Isaac A. Chapman. Cottonport, Louisiana : Polyanthos. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust; . Reprint of original published: Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania : Sharp D. Lewis, 1830. Title also known as: A Sketch of the History of Wyoming.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps
 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images of the 1869 Topographical Map of Wyoming Co. Pennsylvania from Recent and Actual Surveys and Records, under the Superintendence of F.W. Beers (New York). This wall map 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 be used commercially.  We hereby given 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

 * 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
 * 1843-1916  Naturalization dockets, 1843-1916,  - 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 Wyoming 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.


 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory.
 * Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
 * Pennsylvania Newspapers

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

Obituaries
Online Obituary Abstracts


 * 1947-2010  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 Wyoming 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 only (by county)
 * 1842-Present Deeds Index and records. The deed records are primarily used for probate records. They will help to determine what happens to the land after someone dies. This online search is available to access the records that are available in their office. You will need to register. Visit website for fees.
 * 1842-1908 Wyoming County Probate Records
 * 1842-1908 Wills, includes index, 1842 -1938  at FamilySearch - images only; click on the camera icon to view images

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
 * 1941-1976  at FamilySerch - How to Use this Collection; index and image

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
 * 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
 * 1856-1971  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1893-1906 The county records for deaths are available from the Clerk of Orphans Court.
 * 1893-1904 Wyoming County Death Index 1893-1904 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. The office of the Prothonotary is located in the courthouse building.

Archives
National Archives at Philadelphia 14700 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096 Phone: 215-305-2044 Fax: 215-305-2052 Website

Family History Centers

 * Scranton Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Barrett Paradise Friendly Library - an affiliate library.
 * Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Wyoming County Genealogical Library 3 W Harrison Street P.O. Box 309 Tunkhannock, PA 18657-03209 Phone: 570-835-5303 Website The Library is run by the Wyoming County Historical Society. They have a great collection of cemetery records, and numerous books on New England ancestry as well as records for the Wyoming County area. Tunkhannock Public Library 220 West Tioga Street Tunkhannock, PA 18657 Phone: 570-869-1677 Website

Museums
Wyoming County Historical Museum Harrison Street and Bridge Street P.O. Box 309 Tunkhannock, PA 18657-03209 Phone: 570-835-5303 Website The Museum is run by the Wyoming County Historical Society. Collection includes items from Wyoming County and the surrounding area, military artifacts from Civil War as well as World War I and II, and a collection from the Indians in the area.

Societies
Wyoming County Historical Society 2 W Harrison St. P.O. Box 309 Tunkhannock, PA 18657 Phone: 570-836-5303 Email: [mailto:society@epix.net society@epix.net] Website Susquehanna County Historical Society 18 Monument Square Montrose, PA 18801 Phone: 570-278-1881 Email: [mailto:info@susqcohistsoc.org info@susqcohistsoc.org] Website Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society 57 North Franklin Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 Phone: 570-829-1765 Email: [mailto:nepgsmail@gmail.com nepgsmail@gmail.com] Website

Websites

 * PAGenWeb
 * Wyoming County PA Genealogy
 * – 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.