Downingtown Genealogy (in Chester County, PA)

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Downingtown Cemetery Records

Burials (Downingtown, Pa.), 1813-1887, Uwchlan Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) Archive Grid

Downingtown Friends Burying Ground; Downingtown US Gen Web Archives online

Downingtown Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hopewell United Methodist Cemetery; Downington US Gen Web Archives online

Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lindley Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lindley Hill Cemetery; Downingtown US Gen Web Archives online

Meeting records, 1752-1894 [Uwchlan Monthly Meeting] FamilySearch Library

Northwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Northwood Cemetery; Downingtown US Gen Web Archives online

Saint Joseph Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Joseph's Cemetery; Downingtown US Gen Web Archives online

Downingtown Church Records

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Burials (Downingtown, Pa.), 1813-1887, Uwchlan Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955) Archive Grid

Church Records for Central Presbyterian (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for Messiah Lutheran Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for St James Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for St James Episcopal Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for United Methodist Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1842-1978 [St. James Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1861-1955 [Central Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1864-1993 [Hopewell United Methodist] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1903-1963 [Messiah Lutheran] FamilySearch Library

Downingtown Presbyterian Church : an Historical Address Ancestry online

Downingtown Presbyterian Church : an historical address delivered at the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church, Downingtown, Pa., July 23, 1876 FamilySearch Library

Downingtown Presbyterian Church : an historical address delivered at the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church, Downingtown, Pa., July 23, 1876 LDS Genealogy online

Downingtown Presbyterian Church : an historical address delivered at the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church, Downingtown, Pa., July 23, 1876 Internet Archive online

Early church records of Chester County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Fellow Laborers With God : A Sermon, Preached On the Fiftieth Anniversary of . . . St. James' Church, Downingtown Ancestry online

Fellow laborers with God : a sermon, preached on the fiftieth-anniversary of the consecration of St. James' Church, Downingtown, Pa., October 26, 1893 FamilySearch Library

Meeting records, 1752-1894 [Uwchlan Monthly Meeting] FamilySearch Library

Twenty Years of Church Life in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 1861-1881 Ancestry online

Twenty years of church life in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 1861-1881 : historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church FamilySearch Library

Downingtown City Directories

Boyd's Chester County, Pennsylvania directory : 1904-1905, containing a general directory of the cities of West Chester, Phoenixville, Coatesville, Downingtown, Oxford, Kennett Square and Berwyn, and a business directory of the county, to which is added a list by towns of the business and professional men of the county, a complete list of farmers and an appendix of useful information FamilySearch Library

Coatesville (Pennsylvania) city directories FamilySearch Library

Downington, PA 1902-1903 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Downingtown Histories and Genealogies

History of Downington, Chester County, Pennsylvania Ancestry online

History of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa LDS Genealogy online

History of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa Internet Archive online

History of Downingtown, Chester County, Pa. FamilySearch Library

Downingtown Map Records

Map of Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania 1893. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1903 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Downingtown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, November 1886 Library of Congress online

Downingtown Newspapers and Obituaries

Archive 1906-1970 Newspapers.com online

Chester County Archive 1877-1888 Newspapers.com online

Chester County Archive 1970-1972 Newspapers.com online

Coatesville Ledger 10/11/2001 to 01/08/2009 Genealogy Bank online

Downingtown American Republican 1813-1813 Newspapers.com online

Downingtown Archive 1889-1905 Newspapers.com online

Downingtown Ledger 08/01/2001 to 01/08/2009 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Downingtown

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

American Republican. (Downington [Pa.]) 1809-1811

American Republican. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1813-1833

American Semi-Weekly Republican. (West Chester) 1876-1878

American Spectator, and People's Friend. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1834-1835

Archive. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1900s-1970

Chescoun Press and Downingtown News. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1934-1930s

Chescoun Press. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1930-1934

Chester County Archive. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1875-1880s

Chester County Archive. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1970-1972

Chester County Democrat. (Downington, Pa.) 1830-1833

Chester County Journal. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1866-1873

Downingtown American Republican. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1811-1813

Downingtown Archive. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1880s-1900s

Downingtown Independent. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1873-1875

Downingtown News. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1930-1935

Downingtown News. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1930s-1930s

East Branch Citizen. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1974-1980s

Independent Journal. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1827-1830

Republican Standard, and Downingtown Journal. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1835-1836

Temperate Zone, and Chester and Delaware Advertiser. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1808-1800s

Temperate Zone. (Downingtown, Pa.) 1800s-1809

Downingtown School Records

Downington High School yearbook, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downington Industrial School yearbook, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downingtown High School West Campus yearbook, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downingtown High School yearbook, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School yearbook, 1958, 1964, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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