Union County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States Pennsylvania  Union County  

Historical Facts
The name is an allusion to the federal union.

Parent County
22 March 1813: Union County was created from Northumberland County.

Boundary Changes
2 March 1855: Snyder County was set off.

Neighboring Counties
Centre | Clinton | Lycoming | Mifflin | Northumberland | Snyder

Land and Property
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 Union County are available from the recorder's office for 1813 to the present.

Records from 1962 to the present are available on-line. The index is free to view, but there is a charge to view the actual image.

Maps
Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images from the Pomeroy &amp; Beers 1868 Atlas of Union &amp; Snyder Counties, 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.

Revolutionary War
Men from what is now Union County (then Northumberland County) served in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Death

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.