Clinton County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for the seventh Governor of New York State, DeWitt Clinton. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse 230 East Water Street Lock Haven, PA 17745 Phone: 570-893-4016 Fax 570-893-4145 Clinton County Prothonotary Phone:  570-893-4007 Clarion County Orphans' Court Phone:  814-226-4000 ext. 2500 Fax:  814-226-1117 Clinton County Register & Recorder Phone: 570-893-4010 Clinton County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce, probate, court and land records

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
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)
 * Pennsylvania Genealogy

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 $


 * Contains church records of:
 * Lock Haven: First Church of Christ; First United Methodist Church; Presbyterian Church; St. Luke's Church
 * Salona: United Methodist Church

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 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

Land and Property Records
Land records in Clinton County began in 1839. These records are filed with the Register and Recorder office in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

Land Records Online
 * 1839 -1916 Deeds, 1839-1865; Index, 1839-1916.

Local Histories

 * Historical and Biographical Work, Past and Present of Clinton County. 1892. By J. Milton Furey. Williamsport, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania Grit Printing House. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
 * Historical View of Clinton County : From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. 1875. By D.S. Maynard. Lock Haven, Pa. : Enterprise Print. House. Online at: Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * History and Topography of Northumberland, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre, Union, Columbia, Juniata and Clinton Counties, Pa. 1847. By I. Daniel Rupp. Lancaster, Pennsylvania : G. Hills. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania. 1883. By John Blair Linn. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : L.H. Everts. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)

Ancestor Tracks has posted downloadable images from the 1862 Map of Clinton County, Pennsylvania from Actual Surveys under the Direction of H.F. Walling drawn by F.W. Beers. 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 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
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


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


 * USGenWeb Newspapers of the Region, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

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
 * Clinton County Weekly January 28, 1933 - December 30, 1937
 * Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
 * Pennsylvania Newspapers
 * The Clinton County Times January 9, 1903 - December 28, 1967

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Clinton County.

Newspaper Excerpts and Abstracts


 * The Lock Haven Express, Clinton County Centennial Edition of the Lock Haven Express, 1839-1939 (SLC, Utah, 1974)

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 Clinton County.

Obituary Excerpts and Abstracts


 * Hoffer, Mary E. and many others, Church records, Sugar Valley, Clinton Co., Pa. [and] Logan and Green Twps., Pa., 1852-1956 members, marriages, baptisms, births (S.I.:Pennsylvania State Society D.A.R., 1977) ;
 * Wion, John H., Deaths in Central Pennsylvania; an Index to the Obituaries Appearing in the Democratic Watchman, Bellefonte, PA(S.I.:s.n., 1969) An alphabetical listing with name and death date.

Probate Records
Online Probate Index 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)
 * 1839-1869 Orphans' Court Records  - Index included: 1839-1974; images only; click on the camera icon to view images
 * 1839-1908 Will Books  - 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
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Births Ancestry $
 * 1853  Clinton County Birth Index 1853 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 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 $
 * 1852-1855 Clinton County Marriage Index 1852-1855 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1885-1888 Clinton County Marriage Index 1885-1888 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch
 * 1885-1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1947-2021  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1720-1999   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1850-1880  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry $

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

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

Family History Centers

 * Sunbury Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Williamsport Pennsylvania Family History Center
 * Cameron County Historical Society - an affiliate library.

Societies
Clinton County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 393 Lock Haven, PA 17745-0393 Email: [mailto:ccgensoc.1998@gmail.com ccgensoc.1998@gmail.com] Website Clinton County Historical Society 362 East Water Street Lock Haven, PA 17745 Phone: 570-748-7254 Website

Websites

 * Linkpendium - Clinton County
 * Clinton County PA Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project for Clinton Co.
 * – 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.