Lancaster County PA Genealogy

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Lancaster Records by Type

Birth Records (44)
Cemetery Records (1,053)
Census Records (79)
Church Records (584)
City Directories (188)
Court Records (31)
Death Records (42)
Histories and Genealogies (231)
Immigration Records (14)
Land Records (37)
Map Records (118)
Marriage Records (92)
Military Records (42)
Minority Records (16)
Miscellaneous Records (18)
Newspapers and Obituaries (337)
Probate Records (26)
School Records (167)
Tax Records (21)

Lancaster County Records by City/Town

Adamstown Genealogy (32)
Akron Genealogy (38)
Bainbridge Genealogy (32)
Bart Genealogy (38)
Bowmansville Genealogy (41)
Brickerville Genealogy (53)
Brownstown Genealogy (34)
Caernarvon in Lancaster County Genealogy (38)
Christiana Genealogy (39)
Churchtown Genealogy (34)
Clay in Lancaster County Genealogy (31)
Cocalico Genealogy (33)
Columbia Genealogy (114)
Conestoga Genealogy (61)
Conoy Genealogy (32)
Denver Genealogy (45)
Drumore Genealogy (38)
Earl Genealogy (41)
East Cocalico Genealogy (54)
East Donegal Genealogy (43)
East Earl Genealogy (51)
East Lampeter Genealogy (34)
East Petersburg Genealogy (35)
Eden Genealogy (30)
Elizabeth in Lancaster County Genealogy (49)
Elizabethtown Genealogy (99)
Ephrata Genealogy (152)
Fulton Genealogy (35)
Gap Genealogy (51)
Georgetown Genealogy (30)
Gordonville Genealogy (30)
Hempfield in Lancaster County Genealogy (33)
Intercourse Genealogy (31)
Kinzers Genealogy (34)
Kirkwood Genealogy (39)
Kissel Hill Genealogy (30)
Lampeter Genealogy (38)
Lancaster Genealogy (620)
Landisville Genealogy (38)

Leacock Genealogy (41)
Leola Genealogy (44)
Lincoln in Lancaster County Genealogy (30)
Lititz Genealogy (122)
Little Britain Genealogy (38)
Manheim Genealogy (110)
Manor Township Genealogy (41)
Marietta Genealogy (77)
Martic Genealogy (34)
Mastersonville Genealogy (30)
Maytown Genealogy (52)
Millersville Genealogy (75)
Mount Airy Genealogy (31)
Mount Joy Genealogy (92)
Mountville Genealogy (34)
Narvon Genealogy (34)
Neffsville Genealogy (34)
New Holland Genealogy (91)
New Providence Genealogy (39)
Paradise Genealogy (52)
Peach Bottom in Lancaster County Genealogy (34)
Penn in Lancaster County Genealogy (45)
Penryn Genealogy (35)
Pequea Genealogy (56)
Quarryville Genealogy (71)
Rapho Genealogy (36)
Reamstown Genealogy (41)
Reinholds Genealogy (35)
Rheems Genealogy (31)
Rohrerstown Genealogy (38)
Rothsville Genealogy (33)
Safe Harbor Genealogy (31)
Strasburg Genealogy (47)
Warwick Genealogy (42)
Washington in Lancaster County Genealogy (34)
West Cocalico Genealogy (32)
West Hempfield Genealogy (31)
West Lampeter Genealogy (31)
Willow Street Genealogy (31)

Overview of Lancaster County Records

Lancaster County was created in 1728 from Chester County.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
The Lancaster County Register of Wills has birth records from 1893 to 1905, marriage records starting in 1885, and probate and court records starting in 1729.
The Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas has death records from 1894 to 1927.
The Lancaster County Prothonotary Court has records of the Common Pleas court and divorce records.
The Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds has land records starting in 1729.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.