Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States  Pennsylvania  Lackawanna County

Historical Facts
Named for the Lackawanna River.

Wikipedia

Parent County
21 August 1878: Lackawanna was created from Luzerne County.

Neighboring Counties
Luzerne | Monroe | Susquehanna | Wayne | Wyoming

Cemeteries

 * Dalton:Fairlawn Cemetery
 * Dalton:Scranton Jewish Cemetery
 * Dalton:Shoemaker Cemetery


 * Dunmore:Dunmore Cemetery


 * Scranton:Catholic Cemetery

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Scranton
 * Scranton Dist

Episcopalian

 * 1894-1910 - Baptisms, marriages, and burials of St. David's Episcopal Church, West Scranton, Pa. at The USGenWeb Project - free.

Lutheran

 * 1897-1933 - Baptisms and deaths of Immanuel Lutheran Church, North Scranton, Pa. at The USGenWeb Project - free.

Methodist

 * 1851-1913 - Baptisms and marriages of Providence Methodist Church at The USGenWeb Project - free.

Court Records

 * 1995–present Clerk of Judicial Records' dockets for both Civil and Family Courts are available online.

Directories

 * Scranton Directory (1859) - via the Internet Archive

Published Histories

 * Early History of Scranton and The First Presbyterian Church (1948) - via the Internet Archive
 * Founders of Scranton(1916) - via the Internet Archive
 * History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (1912)
 * History of Scranton Post Office (1901) - via the Internet Archive.
 * History and Geography of Scranton and its Vicinity (1957) - via the Internet Archive
 * Reminiscences of The Early History of Dark Hollow, Slocum Hollow, Harrison Lackawanna Iron Works, Scrantonia and Scranton, Pa. (1889) - via the Internet Archive

Land and Property
Lackawanna County Gateway Center Recorder of Deeds 135 Jefferson Avenue Scranton, PA 18503 Phone: (570) 963-6775

Due to the lack of vital records for Pennsylvania, land records are an important tool in early Pennsylvania research. Land records will list the sellor and purchaser of the property and may hide clues to family connections. Land records for Greene County are available from the recorder's office for 1804 to the present.

Some of the records are available on-line. To search and view the records available on-line is free and no password is needed.


 * Territory of Scranton Immediately Prior to the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Co. Purchase (1916)

Newspapers
Scranton Tribune (1897-1902) on Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/

Probate Records

 * 1878–presentSearchable digital images of will and probate records are available online through the office of the Register of Wills.

Courthouse
Lacawanna County Courthouse The Scranton Electric Building Suite 400 507 Linden Street Ave Scranton, PA 18503

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Scranton Pennsylvania Family History Center (Clarks Summit)

Birth

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Births Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.

Marriage

 * 1885–present - Searchable digital images of marriage applications are available online through the office of the Clerk of the Orphans Court.
 * 1885-1914 - Lackawanna County Marriage Licenses Index at The USGenWeb Project - free.

Death

 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.

Web Sites

 * Lackawanna County, PAGenWeb - free genealogical resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
 * Lackawanna Valley Digital Archives