Delaware County PA Genealogy

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Delaware Records by Type

Birth Records (19)
Cemetery Records (286)
Census Records (120)
Church Records (289)
City Directories (194)
Court Records (4)
Death Records (22)
Histories and Genealogies (153)
Immigration Records (9)
Land Records (16)
Map Records (42)
Marriage Records (35)
Military Records (17)
Minority Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (6)
Newspapers and Obituaries (74)
Probate Records (14)
School Records (198)
Tax Records (8)

Delaware County Records by City/Town

Aston Genealogy (36)
Bethel in Delaware County Genealogy (27)
Birmingham Genealogy (33)
Boothwyn Genealogy (39)
Broomall Genealogy (34)
Chadds Ford Genealogy (36)
Chester Genealogy (251)
Clifton Heights Genealogy (33)
Collingdale Genealogy (39)
Concord Genealogy (46)
Concordville Genealogy (40)
Darby Genealogy (76)
Drexel Hill Genealogy (37)
Eddystone Genealogy (40)
Edgemont Genealogy (30)
Elwyn Genealogy (31)
Folsom Genealogy (31)
Glen Mills Genealogy (36)
Glenolden Genealogy (40)
Haverford Genealogy (49)
Havertown Genealogy (42)
Lansdowne Genealogy (54)
Lima Genealogy (29)
Linwood Genealogy (29)
Lower Chichester Genealogy (30)

Marcus Hook Genealogy (41)
Marple Genealogy (32)
Media Genealogy (82)
Middletown in Delaware County Genealogy (31)
Morton Genealogy (30)
Newtown Square Genealogy (41)
Newtown in Delaware County Genealogy (35)
Prospect Park Genealogy (39)
Radnor Genealogy (80)
Ridley Genealogy (34)
Ridley Park Genealogy (32)
Rockdale Genealogy (32)
Rosemont in Delaware County Genealogy (27)
Sharon Hill Genealogy (37)
Springfield Genealogy (59)
Swarthmore Genealogy (42)
Thornbury Genealogy (30)
Upland Genealogy (47)
Upper Chichester Genealogy (29)
Upper Darby Genealogy (56)
Upper Providence Genealogy (40)
Villanova Genealogy (41)
Wallingford Genealogy (34)
Wayne in Delaware County Genealogy (48)
Yeadon Genealogy (34)

Overview of Delaware County Records

Delaware County was created in 1789 from Chester County.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
The Delaware County Clerk has death records from 1893 to 1906, birth records from 1893 to 1905, marriage records starting in 1885, divorce records starting in 1927, probate records starting in 1790, court records starting in 1897, land records starting in 1789, Orphan's Court records starting in 1865, and delayed birth records from 1875 to 1900.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.