Butler County PA Genealogy

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Butler Records by Type

Birth Records (10)
Cemetery Records (261)
Census Records (105)
Church Records (89)
City Directories (64)
Court Records (1)
Death Records (22)
Histories and Genealogies (55)
Immigration Records (10)
Land Records (16)
Map Records (37)
Marriage Records (15)
Military Records (10)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (53)
Probate Records (11)
School Records (60)
Tax Records (7)

Butler County Records by City/Town

Butler Genealogy (146)
Chicora Genealogy (34)
Clinton Genealogy (27)
Connoquenessing Genealogy (30)
Cranberry Genealogy (40)
Evans City Genealogy (44)
Fairview in Butler County Genealogy (30)
Harmony Genealogy (41)
Harrisville Genealogy (32)
Herman Genealogy (27)
Homeacre-Lyndora Genealogy (26)
Karns City Genealogy (28)
Mars Genealogy (40)

Murrinsville Genealogy (25)
North Washington Genealogy (26)
Petrolia Genealogy (28)
Portersville Genealogy (44)
Prospect Genealogy (26)
Sarver Genealogy (30)
Saxonburg Genealogy (31)
Slippery Rock Genealogy (65)
Valencia Genealogy (28)
West Liberty Genealogy (25)
West Sunbury Genealogy (39)
Zelienople Genealogy (56)

Overview of Butler County Records

Butler County was created in 1800 from Allegheny County.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
The Butler County Clerk has death records from 1893 to 1906, birth records from 1893 to 1906, marriage records starting in 1885, divorce records starting in 1805, and naturalization records starting in 1804.
The Butler County Orphan's Court has probate records starting in 1804.
The Butler County Prothonotary has land and court records starting in 1804.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.