Monroe County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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History
Named for James Monroe, the 5th President of United States.

Parent Counties
1 April 1836: Monroe County was created from Pike and Northampton Counties.

Boundary Changes
13 March 1843: Carbon County created.

Neighboring Counties
Carbon | Lackawanna | Luzerne | Northampton | Pike | Wayne | New Jersey counties: Sussex | Warren

Military
Italic text==== Newspapers ==== Microfilms of the following newspapers can be found in the East Stroudsburg University Library on Smith Street in East Stroudsburg, PA.:

Morning Press 19 May 1913-3 April 1929 Morning Sun 1 Jan 1926 - 26 Feb 1928 East Stroudsburg Press 7 Aug 1919 - 20 Dec 1923 Jeffersonian Republican 14 Jan 1840 - 12 July 1900 Daily Times Stroudsburg 2 April 1894 - 31 Dec 1908 Monroe Democrat 18 Oct 1860 - 19 Oct 1865; 5 Sep 1907 - 23 Dec 1910 Stroudsburg Times, Times Democrat, Monroe Records, Daily Record, East Stroudsburg Press - 10 Jul 1888 - 27 May 1930 The Daily Record 28 May 1930 - 1 Dec 1964 Pocono Record Jan 1965 - current Pa Chronicle 26 Jan 1767 - 8 Feb 1774 Pa Gazette 24 Dec 1728 - 30 Dec 1762; 3 Jun 1799 - 4 Sep 1811; 6 Jan 1763-11 Oct 1815 Pa Journal 2 Dec 1742 - 29 Dec 1781; 2 Jan 1782 - Aug 1793 Pa Packet 27 Oct 1771 - 31 Dec 1790 Pa Ledger & Freemans Journal 4 Nov 1775 - 16 May 1792 Independent Gazetter 13 Aug 1782 - 29 Apr 1795

Vital Records
'Italic text'== Societies and Libraries == The Monroe County Historical Association is housed in the Jacob Stroud home at 900 Main Street, Stroudsburg, Pa. 18360. Phone 570 421-7703. Curator: Mrs. Amy Lesher. Many local histories, tax records, newspapers, vertical files by surname, obituary collections and church records are availabe in the research room. All family genealogy books are linked to the Northeastern Penna Public Library computer system. A fee of $5.00 dollars a day is charged for nonmembers to use the research room.

Hughes Library,the Northeastern Pennsylvania Public Library, is located at 9th Street and Chipperdale Drive, Stroudsburg, PA., 18360. This library has a Genealogy Room with published genealogies, the History of Monroe County and surrouding areas. Access to Ancestory.com is free.

Western Pocono Community Library is located at 200 Pilgrim Way, Broadheadsville, PA. Phone 570-992-7934. Limited number of family genealogies. Also have microfilm of the Salem Church Records located in Gilbert, PA.

Records for ancestors who lived in Monroe County when it was part of Northampton County, Pa. ( prior to 1836), can be found at the Easton Public Library in the Marx Room. This library is located at 515 Church Street, Easton, Pa 18042.

Web Sites

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