Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States  Pennsylvania  Lawrence County

Historical Facts
Named for the USS Lawrence, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.

Parent Counties
20 March 1849: Lawrence County was created from Beaver and Mercer Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Beaver | Butler | Mercer | Ohio counties: Columbiana | Mahoning

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * New Castle

Published Histories

 * 20th century history of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens, 1908. Book on line at archives.org, Text version from the USGenWeb Archives.
 * Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens Lawrence County Pennsylvania, 1897. Text Version from the USGenWeb Archives.
 * History of Lawrence County Pennsylvania by S.W. and P.A. Durant, 1877. Text Version from the USGenWeb Archives.
 * History of Lawrence County Pennsylvania, 1887. Text Version from the USGenWeb Archives.

Land and Property
Lawrence County Government Center 430 Court Street New Castle, PA 16101 Phone: (724) 658-2541


 * Indexes and deeds are available on-line to search from 1 January 1979 to the present. To access the records is free after you register and create a username and password for yourself.
 * Deeds, 1849-1902; Index, 1849-1923

Due to the lack of vital records for Pennsylvania, land records are an important tool in early Pennsylvania research. Land records will list the seller and purchaser of the property and may hide clues to family connections. Land records for Lawrence County are available from the recorder's office for 1849 to the present.

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images from the 1908 Warrantee Atlas of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. This atlas 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.

Atlas of Lawrence County, 1872 shows landowners. From the USGenWeb archives. Warrantee Atlas, 1909 Depreciation, Donation, Settlers lands. From the USGenWeb archives.

Lawrence County Township Maps, 1986. From the USGenWeb archives.

New Castle, PA 1896

Obituaries

 * 1850-2010 - Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Obituary Index, 1850-2010 at Ancestry ($); free version at New Castle Public Library website.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Vital Records

 * 1850-2010 - Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1850-2010 at Ancestry ($); free version at New Castle Public Library website.

Web Sites

 * Lawrence County Genealogy - PAGenWeb site. Histories, biographies, cemeteries, obituaries and other information.
 * Lawrence County Links - linkpendium.com