Perry County PA Genealogy

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Perry Records by Type

Birth Records (8)
Cemetery Records (250)
Census Records (64)
Church Records (83)
City Directories (29)
Court Records (1)
Death Records (14)
Histories and Genealogies (63)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (10)
Map Records (31)
Marriage Records (10)
Military Records (11)
Minority Records (5)
Miscellaneous Records (2)
Newspapers and Obituaries (51)
Probate Records (10)
School Records (33)
Tax Records (9)

Perry County Records by City/Town

Andersonburg Genealogy (21)
Blain Genealogy (40)
Buffalo in Perry County Genealogy (23)
Carroll Genealogy (26)
Duncannon Genealogy (49)
Elliottsburg Genealogy (28)
Green Park Genealogy (21)
Greenwood Genealogy (33)
Jackson in Perry County Genealogy (23)
Juniata in Perry County Genealogy (21)
Landisburg Genealogy (32)
Liverpool Genealogy (45)
Loysville Genealogy (29)

Madison Genealogy (45)
Marysville Genealogy (34)
Millerstown Genealogy (46)
New Bloomfield Genealogy (66)
Newport Genealogy (63)
Penn in Perry County Genealogy (21)
Rye Genealogy (21)
Saville Genealogy (23)
Shermans Dale Genealogy (29)
Spring Genealogy (23)
Toboyne Genealogy (22)
Tyrone in Perry County Genealogy (22)

Overview of Perry County Records

Perry County was created in 1820 from Cumberland County.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
The Perry County Clerk has birth records from 1893 to 1918, marriage records starting in 1870, and land records starting in 1820.
The Perry County Registrar of Wills has probate records starting in 1820.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.