Parkesburg Genealogy (in Chester County, PA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Parkesburg are also found through the Chester County and Pennsylvania pages.


Parkesburg Cemetery Records

East Sadsbury Friends Burial Ground Find a Grave online

Our Lady of Seven Dolors Cemetery Find a Grave online

Our Lady of Seven Dolors Cemetery; Parkesburg US Gen Web Archives online

Upper Octorara Presbyterian Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Parkesburg Church Records

Church Records for First United Presbyterian Church of Parkesburg (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1811-1968 [Upper Octorara United Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1905-1957 [First Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Historical Sketch of the Episcopal Church in Parkesburg, PA Ancestry online

Historical sketch of Episcopal Church in Parkesburg, Pa. FamilySearch Library

Seventy-fifth anniversary history, the First United Presbyterian Church of Parkesburg FamilySearch Library

Parkesburg City Directories

Coatesville (Pennsylvania) city directories FamilySearch Library

Parkesburg City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

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

White and Yellow Pages, Quarryville November 1972 through November 1976 Library of Congress online

White pages and Yellow Pages, Atglen thru Athens, 1950/1951 thru 12/1949 Library of Congress online

Parkesburg Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1912 Library of Congress online

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1921-1934 Library of Congress online

Parkesburg Newspapers and Obituaries

Parkesburg Post Ledger 12/13/2001 to 01/08/2009 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Parkesburg

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.

Chester County Times. (Parkesburg, Pa.) 1875-1907

Parkesburg Herald. (Parkesburg, Pa.) 1874-1903

Parkesburg Journal. (Parkesburg, Pa.) 1915-1923

Parkesburg Post. (Parkesburg, Pa.) 1935-Current

Parkesburg Press. (Parkesburg, Pa.) 1901-1912

Parkesburg Weekly News. (Parkesburg, Pa.) 1901-1906

Penny Saver. (Parkesburg, Pa.) 1987-Current

Parkesburg School Records

Parkesburg High School yearbooks, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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