Somerset County PA Genealogy

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Overview of Somerset County Records

• Somerset County was created in 1795 from Bedford County.
• The Pennsylvania Department of Health has copies of birth and death records starting in 1906.
• The Somerset County Registrar of Wills has death records from 1893 to 1906, birth records from 1893 to 1905, marriage records starting in 1885, and probate records starting in 1795.
• The Somerset County Recorder of Deeds has land records starting in 1795 and military discharge records starting in 1865.
• The Somerset County Prothonotary has court records starting in 1795, divorce records, and naturalization records from 1795 to 1955.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.