Bedford County PA Genealogy

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Bedford Records by Type

Birth Records (7)
Cemetery Records (325)
Census Records (128)
Church Records (90)
City Directories (53)
Court Records (2)
Death Records (19)
Histories and Genealogies (55)
Immigration Records (8)
Land Records (16)
Map Records (29)
Marriage Records (12)
Military Records (21)
Minority Records (10)
Miscellaneous Records (9)
Newspapers and Obituaries (68)
Probate Records (29)
School Records (47)
Tax Records (28)

Bedford County Records by City/Town

Alum Bank Genealogy (32)
Bakers Summit Genealogy (33)
Bedford Genealogy (135)
Breezewood Genealogy (32)
Buffalo Mills Genealogy (32)
Centerville Genealogy (33)
Cessna Genealogy (30)
Clearville Genealogy (47)
Colerain Genealogy (39)
Cumberland Valley Genealogy (37)
East Providence Genealogy (29)
Everett Genealogy (64)
Fishertown Genealogy (36)
Hopewell Genealogy (41)
Hyndman Genealogy (45)
Kimmel Genealogy (31)
King Genealogy (33)

Londonderry in Bedford County Genealogy (33)
Loysburg Genealogy (39)
Manns Choice Genealogy (31)
Mattie Genealogy (31)
Mench Genealogy (29)
Monroe Township Genealogy (42)
Napier Genealogy (29)
New Paris Genealogy (36)
Osterburg Genealogy (32)
Providence Genealogy (32)
Salemville Genealogy (33)
Saxton Genealogy (44)
Schellsburg Genealogy (41)
Snake Spring Genealogy (34)
Southampton in Bedford County Genealogy (29)
Woodbury Genealogy (45)
Yellow Creek Genealogy (30)

Overview of Bedford County Records

Bedford County was created in 1771 from Cumberland County.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
The Bedford County Prothonotary has death records from 1852 to 1854 and 1893 to 1906, birth records from 1852 to 1854 and 1893 to 1906, marriage records from 1852 to 1854 and 1885 to 1906, divorce records starting in 1804, probate records starting in 1771, and court records starting in 1771.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.