Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Recorder of Deeds Register of Wills Clerk of the Orphans’ Court

PO Box 218 11 Maple Street Montrose, PA 18801 (570) 278-4600 Fax (570) 278-2963

Our office hours are 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday

MARRIAGE LICENSES are only available until 4:00

http://www.susqco.com/subsites/gov/pages/regrec/regrechome.htm

History
Named for the Susquehanna River.

Parent County
21 February 1810: Susquehanna County was created from Luzerne County.

Neighboring Counties
Bradford | Broome | Lackawanna | Wayne | Wyoming | Tioga County, New York

Local Histories
There are several good histories of Susquehanna County, but the one by Emily Blackman is superior:

History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania : from a period preceding its settlement to recent times, including the annals of geography of each township... by Emily C. Blackman (FHL 1425564 Item 5)

Another history is: Centennial history of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania by Rhamanthus Menville Stocker

974.834 H2 (FHL 1000573 Item 1)

Other histories are listed in the FHL Catalog under Pennsylvania, Susquehanna.

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