Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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Guide to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania ancestry, family history and genealogy in courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Historical Facts


Parent Counties: Formed from Berks and Northampton Counties 1 March 1811.

County Seat: Pottsville

Neighboring Counties: Schuylkill County residents may also have records in:


 * Luzerne
 * Berks
 * Carbon
 * Dauphin
 * Lebanon
 * Columbia
 * Northumberland
 * Lehigh

Named for the Schuylkill River.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Pennsylvania county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Pennsylvania County Boundary Maps" (1673-1878) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Records Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Biographies

 * Everyname Index to Munsell's, 1881:History of Schuylkill Co. courtesy USGenWeb

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Church Records


The Schuylkill County Genealogical Society has various records for churches throughout the Schuylkill County area. However, the society has not put the records on-line and to view the records one must go to the society. The society will do research for a fee. For more details see their website.

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.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.


 * Contains the church records of:
 * Ashland: Christ's United Lutheran Church; North Parish Episcopal Church; St. John's Episcopal Church
 * Delano: Delano Episcopal Mission
 * New Philadelphia: United Methodist Church
 * Orwigsburg: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
 * Pine Grove: Jacobs Evangelical Lutheran Church; Pine Grove Methodist Episcopal Church; Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church; St. Peter's Lutheran Church; Suedberg Church of God; United Church of Christ - St. Peter's Parish
 * Port Carbon: First United Methodist Church; Grace United Methodist Church
 * Pottsville: First Baptist Church; First United Church of Christ; Trinity Episcopal Church; Trinity Lutheran Church
 * Reinerton: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
 * Schuylkill: First United Church of Christ; Grace Evangelical Congregational Church; St. James Episcopal Church; St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
 * Schuylkill Haven: Christ Lutheran Church; St. John's United Church of Christ
 * Shenandoah: All Saints Episcopal Church
 * Summit Station: St. Paul's United Church of Christ
 * Tamaqua: Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church; Calvary Episcopal Church; First Presbyterian Church of Summit Hill; First United Presbyterian Church; Salem and Coaldale United Methodist Church; St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church; Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
 * Tower: St. Paul's Lutheran Church
 * Valley View: United Methodist Church
 * Washington: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church


 * Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches at PAGenWeb – Free, covers Lutheran and Reformed churches


 * 1755-1825 Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births, Carbon County, 1795-1825; Monroe County, 1741-1825; Schuylkill County, 1755-1825. Washington, D.C.: PA Genealogy Books, 2006..


 * Contains church records of Zion Lutheran Church aka "Old Red Church," Orwigsburg, West Brunswick Township; "Hetzel's" Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Township; St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church aka "Summer Hill" Church, Mannheim Township; St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg, Wayne Township; St. Jacob's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Township; St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church aka "White Church," Ringtown, Union Township; St. Peter's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Pine Grove, Pine Grove Township; St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Tamaqua, Rahn Township; Frieden's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Norwegian, Branch Township; Frieden's Lutheran and Reformed Church, near New Ringgold, West Brunswick Township; and Zion Reformed Church, West Brunswick Township.


 * Schuylkill County Church and Religious Records courtesy USGenWeb Archives
 * Contains church records of:
 * Emmanuel Reformed Church of Nuremberg
 * First Evangelical and Reformed Church
 * Pennsylvania German Churches
 * Jerusalem Church
 * Gilberton Methodist Episcopal Church
 * Lewistown Evangelical
 * Llewellyn, PA Methodist Church
 * Salem (Hertzel's) Union Congregation, Pine Grove
 * St. George Lithuanian R.C. Church, Shenandoah
 * St. Canicus' Mahanoy City Church
 * St. Jacob's, Pine Grove
 * St. John's United Church of Christ, Orwigsburg
 * St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
 * St. Kyrans R.C. Church, Heckersville
 * St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Klingerstown
 * St. Vincent de Paul's Church, Minersville, PA
 * Zion Church of Lewistown Baptism Records
 * Zion Red Church and Vicinity
 * Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church

Baptist
In 1840, the "First English Baptist Church of Minersville" was organized.

Catholic

 * 1845-1860 Marriage, Baptism and Death Records from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, marriages, and burials

Congregational
The First Congregational Church was established by the Welsh in the area in 1836.

Episcopal
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church was organized in 1845 and their building erected in 1849.

Evangelical
Salem Evangelical Congregational Church, Mahanoy City


 * 1872-1875 Salem Evangelical Congregational Church, Mahanoy City, Baptism Index 1872-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..
 * 1872-1885 Salem Evangelical Congregational Church, Mahanoy City, Marriage Index 1872-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..

Lutheran
The German Lutherans were the first in the county although the exact date of their organization is unknown. The German Evangelical Lutheran Zion's Congregation had their first church built in 1849. Before it was built, they had met in the schoolhouse. The first English Lutheran Church was organized in 1851.

Christ Lutheran Church, Rush Township


 * Christ Lutheran Church at PAGenWeb – Free, burials, located in Rush Township
 * Some Confirmations and Baptisms of Christ Lutheran Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

St. Jacob's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pine Grove


 * Saint Jacob's Evangelical Lutheran Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Pine Grove

St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg


 * 1796-1864 St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg, Baptism Index 1796-1864 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..

St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Klingerstown


 * 1894-1994 St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, marriages, located in Klingerstown
 * 1894-1994 St. Michael's Lutheran &amp; Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, burials and funerals, located in Klingerstown
 * St. Michael's Lutheran &amp; Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Klingerstown

St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church or Old White Church, Ringtown


 * 1810-1875 St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church or Old White Church, Ringtown, Baptism Index 1810-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..

St. Paul or Artzs Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento


 * 1839-1875 St. Paul or Artzs Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento, Baptism Index 1839-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Salem or Hetzel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Township


 * 1783-1816 Salem or Hetzel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Township, Baptism Index 1783-1816 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..
 * 1803 Salem or Hetzel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Township, Marriage Index 1803 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..

Summer Hill St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wayne Township


 * 1806-1867 Summer Hill St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Baptism Index 1806-1867 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..

Zion Red Church, Brunswick Township


 * 1755-1800 Zion Red Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, Brunswick Township, then Berks, now Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Methodist
The Methodist Episcopal church began meeting in Minersville starting in 1834.

Reformed
In 1840, Emmanuel's Church was organized and met in the union church with the Lutherans.


 * Some Church Records of Emmanuel Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Nuremberg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg


 * 1796-1864 St. John's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Friedensburg, Baptism Index 1796-1864 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..

St. John's Reformed Church, Orwigsburg


 * 1833-1868 St. John's Reformed Church, Orwigsburg, Baptism Index 1833-1868 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..
 * 1835-1880 St. John's Reformed Church, Orwigsburg, Marriage Index 1835-1880 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..

St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church, Klingerstown


 * 1894-1994 St. Michael's Lutheran and Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, marriages, located in Klingerstown
 * 1894-1994 St. Michael's Lutheran &amp; Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, burials and funerals, located in Klingerstown
 * St. Michael's Lutheran &amp; Reformed Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Klingerstown

St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church or Old White Church, Ringtown


 * 1810-1875 St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Church or Old White Church, Ringtown, Baptism Index 1810-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free..

St. Paul or Artzs Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento


 * 1839-1875 St. Paul or Artzs Lutheran and Reformed Church, Sacramento, Baptism Index 1839-1875 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.

Zion Red Church, Brunswick Township


 * 1755-1800 Zion Red Church at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, Brunswick Township, then Berks, now Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

United Church of Christ

 * 1831-1920 Index to St. John's United Church of Christ at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Orwigsburg, index
 * 1831-1920 St. John's United Church of Christ at PAGenWeb – Free, baptisms, located in Orwigsburg
 * St. John's United Church of Christ at PAGenWeb – Free, burials, located in Orwigsburg

Court of Common Pleas
The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters. The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. Schuylkill County has its own judicial district. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.

Published Histories

 * Schuylkill County Area History courtesy USGenWeb Archives


 * Munsell,W.W. History of Schuylkill County, 1881 including a pdf version.
 * A History of Gordon PA from 1788-1952
 * A History of Mahonoy Township
 * The History of Pottsville to 1906
 * Day, Sherman, History of Schuylkill County pages 601-614
 * Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart, 1911 History of the County of Schuylkill
 * Several indexes of books from the Pottsville Public Library.
 * Mining reports

Land and Property
Land records in Schuylkill County began in 1811. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, and maps. Property records include liens as well as livestock brands and estray records.

The following are examples of available resources:

Land Record Abstracts


 * Warrants and Patents:Bucks and Schuylkill Counties courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Land Records on Microfilm


 * 1811-1915 Deed Books 1811-1902; Indexes to Deeds 1811-1915.

Additional Resources

Note that the "Maps" section below also includes maps related to land ownership.

See Pennsylvania Land and Property for more information about using land records, especially about original land warrants, surveys, and patents filed at the state land office.

Additional resources can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Land in online catalogs such as:


 * Historical Society of Pennsylvania
 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog.)
 * (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search.)

Maps

 * Maps of Pennsylvania (1673-1878)
 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free downloadable images from the County Atlas of Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, from Recent and Actual Surveys and Records by F.W. Beers and A.B. Cochran (New York, 1875). 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.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Naturalization records available for Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania include the following: Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * 1820s-1940s Select Schuylkill County Naturalization Records at PAGenWeb - free.
 * 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 - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records
 * 1901-1930 Middle District, US Circuit and District Courts: Naturalization petitions, 1906-1930 located in U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1795-1972 (World Archives Project) database on Ancestry.com - ($), indexed, National Archives publication M1622, Middle District court was created in 1901, for earlier dates try the Eastern and Western District court records

Original Naturalization Records on Microfilm


 * 1811-1907 Naturalization Petition Records  - index included: 1811-1906
 * 1871-1878 Petitions of Naturalizations from Clerk of Courts  - index included: 1871-1878
 * 1872-1876 Declarations of Intention from Clerk of Courts
 * 1896-1927 Miscellaneous Naturalization Records
 * 1906-1944 Declarations of Intention
 * 1906-1946 Naturalization Petition and Record  - index included: 1906-1990

Newspapers
Newspapers of Schuylkill County


 * Pennsylvania Newspapers
 * Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory

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.


 * The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA) at Chronicling America. 1891-1966

Online Newspaper Abstracts


 * PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
 * Schuylkill County Newspapers courtesy USGenWeb Archives including:
 * Christian Advocate
 * Die Stimme des Volks, 1832-1839
 * The Evening Courier, Tamaqua
 * Miner's Journal
 * Pottsville Republican, January 1st for 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920-1923, 1926, 1927, 1939-1945 and more.
 * Shenandoah Evening Herald, various dates in 1944, 1945, 1948
 * The Splinters, Saint Clair, April 24, 1897
 * Tri-Weekly Record, Mahanoy City

Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts


 * Compiled by Cheryl Fidler Schneck, Abstracts of Miscellaneous Notices Published in "The Press Herald" Newspaper of Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, beginning January 3, 1879 [to 1885]

Obituaries
Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died. However, sometimes an obituary is found in the location from which he or she originated. To find an obituary, see the information under the Newspaper heading

Online Obituary Abstracts


 * OA-Roots Obituaries for Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
 * Schuylkill County Obituaries courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Obituary Extracts and Abstracts


 * A scrapbook by Schuyler C. Brossman, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, war veterans' graves : a list of veterans of the western part of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (SLC, Utah, 1992)
 * Brossman, Schuyler C. Veterans of Western Berks County, Pennsylvania (SLC, Utah) Record of newspaper clippings and more arranged by name of veteran, principally from Tulpehocken and Bethel Townships in Berks County with some records from Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties.
 * Hughes, Jeremiah, Obituaries, 1880-1917 (SLC, Utah, 1981))
 * Death Notices in the Christliche Botschafter, New Berlin, 1836-1848 (SLC, Utah, 1981)
 * Collected and compiled by Phillip A. Rice; Schuylkill Roots Researchers, Index to the Obituaries as Found in the Pottsville Republican and Various Other Periodicals of the Region : covers Schuylkill as Well as Adjoining Counties (Apollo, Pennsylvania:Closson Press, c 1992-1993)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records Original probate records for some Pennsylvania counties are available free online as digital images at FamilySearch.org. The dates vary significantly for each county and not all counties are listed. Some counties may only have probate indexes. This Pennsylvania collection of images may be browsed through the links listed below: Complete Collection:


 * 1683-1993 Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records 1683-1993 at Ancestry.com — index and images $


 * 1683-1994  at FamilySearch.org

Schuylkill County Only:


 * 1811-1917 Shuylkill County Probate Records

Original Probate Records on Microfilm


 * 1811-1885 Estate files (index 1811–1891)
 * 1811-1897 Letters of Administration
 * 1811-1915 Index to guardians appointments
 * 1811-1917 Wills (index 1811–1994)
 * 1811-1928 Indexes to some estate records Includes Administration Bonds, Letters Testamentary, Account of Administrators and Executors, Distribution Docket.
 * 1812-1916 Orphans Court dockets (index 1811–1935)
 * 1857-1922 Orphans court minute books
 * 1874-1915 Affidavits of administrators
 * 1880-1936 Index to Inventory and Widows Appraisements
 * 1888-1951 Index to General Dockets for v. 1-24

Repositories

 * List of Pennsylvania Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Archives

 * Archives Schuylkill County Courthouse 401 N 2nd Street Pottsville,PA 17801-2528 Phone: 570-628-1145 Email: [mailto:archives@co.schuylkill.pa.us archives@co.schuylkill.pa.us] The Schuylkill County Archives is a central depository for all county government records. These include records from the Clerk of the Courts, Prothonotary, Recorder of Deeds, and Register of Wills. Most records are open to the public. The oldest records predate the creation of the county in 1811. Early records have been microfilmed with the originals in storage at the archives. Records of interest to genealogists and family historians include:


 * Birth and death records
 * Marriage dockets 1885–May 1969
 * Naturalization indexes and records 1828–1988
 * Wills books 1811–1986
 * Estate files 1811–1959
 * County land records
 * Deed books
 * Mortgage books


 * Built as an annex to the courthouse, the county courthouse archives cover two floors with access from the public entrance to the courthouse. Visit Archives for current services and fees.  Online Marriage License Search


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

Courthouse

 * Schuylkill County Courthouse 401 North Second Street Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-628-1332


 * Copies of documents including birth, marriages, deaths, divorces, land, and probate records can be obtained by using: Pennsylvania Public Record. Click on the link for the record you wish to request.


 * Schuylkill County Register Of Wills/Orphans' Court County Courthouse 401 North Second Street, 1st Floor Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570–628-1382


 * Schuylkill County Prothonotary County Courthouse 401 North Second Street, 1st Floor Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-628-1270

Libraries

 * Pottsville Free Public Library 215 W. Market St. Pottsville, PA 17901 Phone: 570-622-8880 Email: [mailto:potpublib@pottsvillelibrary.org potpublib@pottsvillelibrary.org]


 * The Library has a genealogy collection that includes:


 * Newspapers - Evening Herald, 1891 to 1980
 * County histories
 * City directories
 * Census records
 * Genealogy books
 * Family files


 * The Library offers a limited fee service for obituaries and specific pages of specific books. No in-depth research is provided.


 * Tamaqua Public Library 30 South Railroad Street Tamaqua, PA 18252 Phone: 570-668-4660 Email: [mailto:tamaquapubliclibrary@hotmail.com tamaquapubliclibrary@hotmail.com]


 * The Library is currently building their genealogical collection. Some resources include:


 * Newspapers
 * Church records
 * Cemetery records
 * Yearbooks

Societies

 * Schuykill County Historical Society 305 North Centre St Pottsville, PA 17801 Phone: 570-622-7540 Email: [mailto:sch.hist@comcast.net sch.hist@comcast.net] Facebook twitter Newsletter: Schuylkill Heritage available online.


 * The Society also has a library with an extensive collection available for researchers. It also has a research service for a fee. The collection includes:


 * Church histories and religious records (131 Volumes)
 * Pottsville City Directories (100 Volumes)
 * Genealogy books (305 Volumes)
 * Mine Inspector Reports, Anthracite Coal Mining, Mining Operations (276 Volumes)
 * Railroads (42 Volumes)
 * County History Books (96 Volumes)
 * Schuylkill County Census (1790 - 1930)
 * Estate Records
 * Marriage Records
 * Death Register
 * Orphans Court Records
 * Petitions of Naturalization


 * Pinegrove Historical Society 205 North Tulpehocken Street Pine Grove, PA 17963 Phone: 570-345-0157 Email: [mailto:pinegrovehistoricalsociety@comcast.net pinegrovehistoricalsociety@comcast.net]


 * This Society has a library with a genealogical collection. Visit website for library usage (free for members, small fee for non-members) or research fees.

Research Guides

 * Woodroofe, Helen Hutchison. "A Genealogist's Guide to Pennsylvania Records," The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 3 (1986):241-250. For free online access, see WeRelate.

School Records

 * Schuylkill County Education and School Records courtesy USGenWeb Archives
 * Branch Township Alumni, 1905-1952
 * Mahonoy City High School, Graduating Class, 1928, 1932
 * 1898 Pottsville Yearbook
 * 1934 St. Jerome's Yearbook

Vital Records
See also How to order Pennsylvania Vital Records

Birth

 * 1726-1930  - free index. Not complete for all years. This index is an electronic index for the years 1726 to 1930. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Births Ancestry.com – $ Index with images.
 * 1893-1897 Selected Schuylkill County Births courtesy USGenWeb Archives
 * 1900-1905 Schuylkill County Birth Index 1900-1905 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1677-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1700-1821 Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
 * 1725-1976  - free index. Not complete for all years. This index is an electronic database of information. The entries are primarily from the International Genealogical Index (IGI) along with some entries derived from compiled and original records such as: Family Records, Church Records, Civil Registration. It may also include indexes generated by the internet indexing project sponsored by the LDS Church.
 * Pre-1810 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.
 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
 * 1885-1950  Extracted marriage records – free. Most of the records consist of marriage licenses, certificates, applications, docket books, and affidavits. This database is incomplete for all counties. May also contain marriage records earlier than 1885.
 * 1885-present Marriage Record Index available at Schuylkill County Courthouse website.
 * Some Schuylkill Marriages courtesy USGenWeb Archives

Divorce
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. The office of the Prothonotary is located in the courthouse building.

Death

 * 1852-1854 Pennsylvania Deaths Ancestry.com – $ Index with images.
 * 1893-1901 Selected Schuylkill County Death Registrations courtesy USGenWeb Archives
 * 1893-1906 Schuylkill County Death Index 1893-1906 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Genealogy Websites

 * Schuylkill County, PA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Schuylkill County PA Genealogy