Centre County PA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Centre Records by Type Birth Records (19) Cemetery Records (223) Census Records (66) Church Records (119) City Directories (21) Death Records (25) Histories and Genealogies (47) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (5) Map Records (24) Marriage Records (19) Military Records (13) Minority Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (99) Probate Records (6) School Records (36) Tax Records (2)

Overview of Centre County Records

• Centre County was created in 1800 from Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland, and Huntingdon counties.
• The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
• The Centre County County Clerk has birth and death records from 1893 to 1905 and marriage records starting in 1885.
• The Centre County Prothonotary Office has divorce records from 1890, as well as court and naturalization records from 1800.
• The Centre County Register of Wills has probate records starting in 1800
• The Centre County Recorder of Deeds has land records starting in 1801.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.