Crawford County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

United States   Pennsylvania    Crawford County

Historical Facts
Named for Col. William Crawford (1732 – 11 June 1782) was an American soldier and surveyor who worked as a western land agent for George Washington. Crawford fought in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. He was tortured and burnt at the stake by American Indians in a notorious incident near the end of the American Revolution. (source:Wikipedia)

Parent County
12 March 1800: Crawford County was created from Allegheny County.

==== Boundary Changes ====


 * Before 1785: Not included in any county (included in Donation Lands in 1783), still unorganized territory.
 * 9 March 1771: Bedford County created from Cumberland County.
 * 26 February 1773: Westmoreland County split off from Bedford County.
 * 27 March 1781: Washington County was created from Westmoreland County, taking a part of future Crawford County.
 * 24 September 1788: Allegheny County was created from Washington and Westmoreland counties, including the part covering future Crawford County.

Neighboring Counties
Erie | Mercer | Venango | Warren | Ohio counties: Ashtabula | Trumbull

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

Cambridge: Mitchell Cemetery

Cochranton: Cochranton Cemetery

Meadville: Greendale Cemetery Meadville: Roselawn Cemetery Meadville: St. Brigid's Cemetery

Saegertown: Saegertown Cemetery

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.

Catholic

 * "100 years of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese 1843–1943". Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly, 17:1. FamilySearch Library book 974.8 B2wg. Contains chronolgy, map, county-by-county information.

Land and Property
Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds 903 Diamond Park Meadville, PA 16335 Phone: (814) 373-2537


 * Deeds, 1800-1825; Index to Deeds, 1800-1925

Maps

 * Ancestor Tracks has posted free, downloadable images from the 1876 Historical Atlas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania published by J.C. McDowell. This atlas located in the files of the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg, PA, shows major landowners and geographic sites at the date of publishing.  While the physical documents 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.

Newspapers
Meadville Tribute

Courthouse
Crawford County Courthouse 903 Diamond Park Meadville, PA 16335 (814) 333-7400 or (800)-982-9019

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Meadville Pennsylvania Family History Center

Museums

 * Cambridge Springs Historical Museum 26 Federal Street Cambridge Springs, PA 16403 (814)398-1827

Societies

 * Crawford County Historical Society P O Box 411 Meadville, PA 16335 (814)724-6080
 * Crawford County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 514 Meadville, PA 16335-0514
 * Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society 1625 Main St., PO Box 266 Conneautville, PA 16406 (814)587-3782
 * Linesville Historical Society 120 Erie St Linesville, PA 16424 (814)683-4299

Birth

 * 1726-1930 - - free index. Not complete for all years.
 * 1852-1854 – Pennsylvania Births Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.

Marriage

 * 1725-1976 - - free index. Not complete for all years.
 * 1700-1821 - Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
 * Pre-1810 – Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.
 * 1825-1865 Methodist circuit rider marriages including Crawford County in USGenWeb.

Divorce
Divorce records are handled by the office of the Prothonotary. While no on-line indexes or records are available, records may be obtained by visiting or writing to the Prothonotary at:

Office of the Prothonotary First Floor of the County Courthouse 903 Diamond Park Meadville, PA 16335 Phone: 814–333-7324

Death

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

Populated Places
Cambridge Springs | Centerville | Cochranton | Conneaut Lake | Conneautville | Espyville | Meadville | Saegertown | Spartansburg | Titusville | Townville