Venango County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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History
The origination of the name "Venago" comes from as it was known to Native Americans of the region as Onenge, meaning Otter. This was corrupted into English as the Venango River

Parent Counties
12 March 1800: Venango County was created from Allegheny and Lycoming Counties.

Boundary Changes

 * 11 March 1839: Clarion County set off.
 * 11 April 1848: Forest County set off.

Neighboring Counties
Butler | Clarion | Crawford | Forest | Mercer | Warren

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