Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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History
Much of Philadelphia County's functions to exist with Act of Consolidation, 1854. Further consolidations took place in 1867, 1895, 1937, 1951, 1963 and finally 1965.

Parent County
1682--Philadelphia County was created as an original county. County seat: Philadelphia

Populated Places
Prior to 1854 consolidation:


 * City: Philadelphia
 * Boroughs: Aramingo . Bridesburg . Byberry . Frankford . Germantown . Kingsessing . Manayunk . Oxford . Roxborough . West Philadelphia . Whitehall
 * Districts: Belmont . Kensington . Northern Liberties . Penn . Richmond . Southwark . Spring Garden
 * Townships: Blockley . Bristol . Delaware . Germantown . Lower Dublin . Moreland . Moyamensing . Northern Liberties . Passyunk . Penn.

Cemeteries

 * The USGenWeb Tombstone Project 
 * Magnolia Cemetery
 * The Philadelphia Story
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 2nd Presbyterian Cemetery
 * 3rd Presbyterian Cemetery
 * Adath Jeshurun (Jewish) Cemetery
 * African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Churchyard
 * All Saints Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
 * All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church Ground
 * Alms House Cemetery
 * American Mechanics Cemetery
 * Bellevue Cemetery
 * Bensalem Cemetery
 * Bethel Church Burial Ground
 * Cathedral (New) Cemetery
 * Chelten Hills Cemetery
 * Christ Church Burial Ground
 * Christ Church Garden
 * Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
 * Emmanuel Episcopal Churchyard
 * Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Trinity Cemetery
 * First Reformed Dutch Church
 * Franklin Cemetery
 * Friends' Burial Ground
 * German Lutheran Cemetery
 * Gladwyne United Methodist Cemetery
 * Glenwood Cemetery
 * Gloria Dei Old Swedes Cemetery
 * Greenmount Cemetery
 * Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart Cemetery
 * Har Nebo Cemetery
 * Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
 * Ivy Hill Cemetery
 * Lafayette Cemetery
 * Laurel Hill Cemetery
 * Lawnview Cemetery
 * Machpelah Cemetery
 * Magnolia Cemetery
 * Medical Mission Sisters Community Cemetery
 * Montefiore (Jewish) Cemetery
 * Monument Cemetery
 * Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
 * Mount Moriah Cemeteyr
 * Mount Peace Cemetery
 * Mount Vernon Cemetery
 * Mutual Family Cemetery
 * New Jerusalem Burial Ground
 * New Philadelphia Cemetery
 * Newtown Cemetery
 * North Cedar Hill Cemetery
 * Northwood Cemetery
 * Odd Fellows Cemetery
 * Old Pennypack Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Old St. Paul's Church Cemetery
 * Our Lady of Grace
 * Oxford Trinity Cemetery
 * Philadelphia Memorial Park
 * Philadelphia National Cemetery
 * Philanthropic Cemeteyr
 * Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill Cemeteyr
 * Price Family Burial Ground
 * Ronaldson's Cemetery
 * Salem Reformed Church
 * Shalom Memorial Park (Jewish)
 * Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth Community Cemetery
 * Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great Community Cemetery
 * Sisters of St. Joseph Community Cemetery
 * St. Augustine's Church Grounds
 * St. Dominic's Cemetery
 * St. George Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
 * St. John the Baptist Cemetery
 * St. John Evangelical Church Cemetery
 * St. John Neumann Cemetery (Roman Catholic)
 * St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery
 * St. Mary's Cemetery
 * St. Mary's of the Assumption Cemetery
 * St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemeteyr
 * St. Michael's Cemetery
 * St. Peter's German Burial Ground
 * St. Peter's Episcopal Churchyard
 * St. Peter's Roman Catholic Cemeteyr
 * St. Timothy's Episcopal Cemetery
 * Sunset Memorial Park
 * Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
 * West Laurel Cemetery
 * Westminster Cemetery
 * Wharton Street Methodist Episcopal Burial Grounds
 * William Penn Cemetery
 * Woodlands Cemetery
 * Unknown Location Burials

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Philadelphia

Web Sites

 * The Philadelphia County PAGenWeb Project, a member of The PAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Philadelphia County.
 * Family History Library Catalog