Luzerne County PA Genealogy

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Luzerne Records by Type

Birth Records (14)
Cemetery Records (417)
Census Records (76)
Church Records (148)
City Directories (281)
Court Records (1)
Death Records (26)
Histories and Genealogies (101)
Immigration Records (11)
Land Records (14)
Map Records (99)
Marriage Records (17)
Military Records (27)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (7)
Newspapers and Obituaries (264)
Probate Records (13)
School Records (204)
Tax Records (8)

Luzerne County Records by City/Town

Ashley Genealogy (37)
Avoca Genealogy (29)
Back Mountain Genealogy (23)
Black Creek Genealogy (25)
Butler in Luzerne County Genealogy (29)
Conyngham Genealogy (33)
Dallas Genealogy (46)
Dupont Genealogy (22)
Duryea Genealogy (28)
Edwardsville Genealogy (36)
Exeter Genealogy (40)
Fairmount Genealogy (26)
Forty Fort Genealogy (35)
Freeland Genealogy (68)
Glen Lyon Genealogy (28)
Hanover in Luzerne County Genealogy (28)
Harveys Lake Genealogy (23)
Harveyville Genealogy (24)
Hazleton Genealogy (177)
Hollenback Genealogy (22)
Hunlock Creek Genealogy (25)
Huntington Mills Genealogy (23)
Huntington in Luzerne County Genealogy (28)
Kingston Genealogy (72)
Lake Genealogy (23)
Larksville Genealogy (29)
Lehman Genealogy (33)

Luzerne Genealogy (28)
Mountain Grove Genealogy (25)
Mountain Top Genealogy (24)
Nanticoke Genealogy (61)
Nescopeck Genealogy (29)
Pittston Genealogy (104)
Plains Genealogy (36)
Plymouth Genealogy (81)
Pringle Genealogy (24)
Rock Glen Genealogy (23)
Saint Johns Genealogy (22)
Salem Genealogy (31)
Shavertown Genealogy (37)
Shickshinny Genealogy (41)
Sugar Notch Genealogy (25)
Sugarloaf in Luzerne County Genealogy (23)
Sweet Valley Genealogy (28)
Swoyersville Genealogy (24)
Trucksville Genealogy (23)
Wanamie Genealogy (23)
Wapwallopen Genealogy (25)
West Hazleton Genealogy (29)
West Nanticoke Genealogy (22)
West Pittston Genealogy (34)
White Haven Genealogy (44)
Wilkes-Barre Genealogy (353)
Wyoming Genealogy (39)

Overview of Luzerne County Records

Luzerne County was created in 1786 from Northumberland County.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
The Luzerne County Register of Wills has birth, marriage, and death records from 1893 to 1906; marriage records starting in 1885; and probate records starting in 1786.
The Luzerne County Prothonotary Office has court records starting in 1787 and divorce records.
The Luzerne County Recorder of Deeds has land records starting in 1787.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.