Fayette County PA Genealogy

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Fayette Records by Type

Birth Records (14)
Cemetery Records (639)
Census Records (84)
Church Records (80)
City Directories (83)
Court Records (2)
Death Records (19)
Histories and Genealogies (71)
Immigration Records (10)
Land Records (20)
Map Records (69)
Marriage Records (20)
Military Records (13)
Minority Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (4)
Newspapers and Obituaries (92)
Probate Records (13)
School Records (83)
Tax Records (22)

Fayette County Records by City/Town

Belle Vernon Genealogy (49)
Brownsville Genealogy (117)
Bullskin Genealogy (33)
Connellsville Genealogy (138)
Dawson Genealogy (37)
Dunbar Genealogy (71)
Fairchance Genealogy (32)
Farmington in Fayette County Genealogy (39)
Fayette City Genealogy (59)
Franklin in Fayette County Genealogy (34)
Georges Genealogy (50)
German Genealogy (45)
Grindstone Genealogy (28)
Henry Clay Genealogy (34)
Hopwood Genealogy (31)
Indian Head Genealogy (30)
Leisenring Genealogy (28)
Luzerne in Fayette County Genealogy (38)
Markleysburg Genealogy (34)
Masontown Genealogy (50)
McClellandtown Genealogy (36)
Menallen Genealogy (38)

Mill Run Genealogy (32)
New Salem in Fayette County Genealogy (31)
Normalville Genealogy (29)
North Union Genealogy (41)
Ohiopyle Genealogy (33)
Perryopolis Genealogy (39)
Point Marion Genealogy (42)
Redstone Genealogy (37)
Republic Genealogy (28)
Saltlick Genealogy (45)
Smithfield Genealogy (39)
Springfield in Fayette County Genealogy (31)
Springhill in Fayette County Genealogy (44)
Stewart Genealogy (35)
Uniontown Genealogy (181)
Upper Tyrone Genealogy (28)
Vanderbilt Genealogy (30)
Washington in Fayette County Genealogy (30)
Wharton Genealogy (36)
Wharton Furnace Genealogy (29)
White in Fayette County Genealogy (29)

Overview of Fayette County Records

Fayette County was created in 1783 from Westmoreland County.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
The Fayette County Clerk Orphan's Court has death records from 1893 to 1905, birth records from 1893 to 1905, marriage records starting in 1885, and probate records starting in 1784.
The Fayette County Prothonotary has court records starting in 1784 and divorce records.
The Fayette County Recorder of Deeds has land records starting in 1784.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.