Wilkes-Barre Genealogy (in Luzerne County, PA)

USA (1,379,301) > Pennsylvania (70,957) > Luzerne County (1,736) > Wilkes-Barre (334)


NOTE: Additional records that apply to Wilkes-Barre are also found through the Luzerne County and Pennsylvania pages.


Birth Records Cemetery Records Census Records Church Records City Directories Death Records Histories and Genealogies Immigration Records Land Records Map Records Marriage Records Military Records Miscellaneous Records Newspapers and Obituaries Probate Records School Records

Wilkes-Barre Birth Records

Delayed register of births, filed 1941-1973 FamilySearch Library

Pennsylvania Births, 1852-1854 Ancestry online

Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Wilkes-Barre Cemetery Records

BNai Jacob Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hollenback Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hollenback Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hollenback Cemetery Interment online

Holy Cross Polish National Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mallinckrodt Convent Cemetery - Sisters of Christi Find a Grave online

Oak Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum Find a Grave online

Old Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

Plymouth Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Joseph Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary's Syrian Orthodox Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Marys Immaculate Conception - First Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Nicholas Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Nicholas Cemetery Interment online

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Burials, 1822-1846, Wilkes-Barre US Gen Web Archives online

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, Burials, 1822-1846 US Gen Web Archives online

Temple Bnai Brith Cemetery Find a Grave online

Temple Israel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery Interment online

Wilkes-Barre Census Records

Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Wilkes-Barre Church Records

Filter By Year:

Church Records for Central United Methodist Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

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

Church Records for Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Chathedral (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church Records for St Stephen's Episcopal Church (in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1803-1917 [First Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1865-1915 [St. Stephens Episcopal] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1875-1895 [Church of the Covenant Presbyterian] FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1889-1933 [Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox] FamilySearch Library

Diary and pastoral record, 1892-1904 FamilySearch Library

History of Memorial Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. : review of the first five years, a sermon Genealogy Gophers online

History, the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, 1772-1972 FamilySearch Library

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wilkes-Barre, Burials, 1822-1846 US Gen Web Archives online

Wilkes-Barre City Directories (92)


Wilkes-Barre Death Records

1906-1967 Pennsylvania Death Certificates Ancestry online

Burial records of Luzerne Co., PA. FamilySearch Library

City of Wilkes-Barre deaths : as reported by the City Clerk, March 1892-December 1899 WorldCat

Pennsylvania Death Index, 1906-1964 MyHeritage online

Pennsylvania, Death Records, 1906-present Pennsylvania Department of Health

Wilkes-Barre Histories and Genealogies

A History of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 1909-1930 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

A history of Lodge no. 61, F. and A. M., Wilkesbarr?, Pa. with a collection of masonic addresses LDS Genealogy online

A history of Lodge no. 61, F. and A. M., Wilkesbarr?, Pa. with a collection of masonic addresses Internet Archive online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material FamilySearch Library

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume I LDS Genealogy online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume I Internet Archive online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume II LDS Genealogy online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume II Internet Archive online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume III LDS Genealogy online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume III Internet Archive online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume IV LDS Genealogy online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume IV Internet Archive online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume V LDS Genealogy online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume V Internet Archive online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume VI LDS Genealogy online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania : from its first beginnings to the present time, including chapters of newly-discovered early Wyoming Valley history, together with many biographical sketches and much genealogical material. Volume VI Internet Archive online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from its first beginnings to the present time; including chapters of newly-discovered, Vol. I LDS Genealogy online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from its first beginnings to the present time; including chapters of newly-discovered, Vol. I Internet Archive online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from its first beginnings to the present time; including chapters of newly-discovered, Vol. II LDS Genealogy online

A history of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, from its first beginnings to the present time; including chapters of newly-discovered, Vol. II Internet Archive online

Indexed names of the first three volumes of A history of Wilkes- Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania FamilySearch Library

Proceedings and collections of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society FamilySearch Library

The City of Wilkes-Barre and Vicinity, 1897 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

Wilkes-Barre (the "Diamond city") Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; its history, its natural resources, its industries, 1769-1906 LDS Genealogy online

Wilkes-Barre (the "Diamond city") Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; its history, its natural resources, its industries, 1769-1906 Internet Archive online

Wilkes-Barre (the Diamond City), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; its history, its natural resources, its industries 1769-1906 FamilySearch Library

Wilkes-Barre Immigration Records

Declarations of intentions 1850-1894 ; Index 1850-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930 Fold3 online

Naturalization docket and index, 1897-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records 1830-1906 ; Index 1830-1906 FamilySearch Library

Wilkes-Barre Land Records

Deeds, 1787-1901; indexes to deeds, 1780-1907 (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania) FamilySearch Library

Wilkes-Barre Map Records

Atlas of the City of Wilkes-Barre, 1894 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

Map of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1889. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Miners Mills, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, January 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Parsons, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, March 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Parsons, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, September 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 1956 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, June 1884 Library of Congress online

Wilkes-Barre, 1882 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Wilkes-Barre, 1904 Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Wilkes-Barre Marriage Records

1852-1968 Pennsylvania, Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage license dockets, 1885-1950 FamilySearch Library

Wilkes-Barre Military Records

Fourth reunion of the survivors of the 52d regt. Pa. vols., (known as the Luzerne regiment) 1861-1865 : held in G.A.R. memorial hall, Wilkes-Barre, Friday, Sept. 25, 1891 LDS Genealogy online

Fourth reunion of the survivors of the 52d regt. Pa. vols., (known as the Luzerne regiment) 1861-1865 : held in G.A.R. memorial hall, Wilkes-Barre, Friday, Sept. 25, 1891 Internet Archive online

Wilkes-Barre Miscellaneous Records

The Bulletin of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society FamilySearch Library

Wilkes-Barre Newspapers and Obituaries (52)


Wilkes-Barre Probate Records

1683-1993 Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Wilkes-Barre School Records

Filter By Year:

1977 Wilkes College alumni directory FamilySearch Library

Bishop Hoban High School yearbook, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bucknell University Junior College yearbook, 1946, 1947 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Coughlin High School - Breidlin Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA), 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965 E Yearbook online

Coughlin High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Coughlin High School yearbook, 1940, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

G A R Memorial High School - Garchive Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA), 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1984 E Yearbook online

G A R Memorial High School yearbook, 1942 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

G.A.R. Memorial Junio-Senior High School yearbook, 1940 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

GAR Memorial High School yearbooks, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hanover Area High School yearbooks, 1973, 1976, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

King's College yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

King's College yearbook, 1956 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kings College - Regis Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA), 1948, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974 E Yearbook online

Marymount High School - Marymountian Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA), 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 E Yearbook online

Marymount High School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Meyers High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA), 1940, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963 E Yearbook online

Meyers High School yearbook, 1940, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2008 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Meyers High School yearbook, 1956, 1957 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Myers High School yearbook, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Ann's Academy yearbooks, 1950, 1952 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Mary's High School yearbook, 1927, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Mary's High School yearbook, 1961, 1963, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Marys High School - Cor Mariae Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA), 1927, 1946, 1957, 1958 E Yearbook online

St Marys High School yearbook, 1927, 1946, 1957, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wilkes Barre Township High School yearbook, 1924 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wilkes College yearbook, 1948 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wilkes College yearbook, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1979, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wilkes University - Amnicola Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA), 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1979, 1982 E Yearbook online

Wilkes University yearbook, 1948 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wilkes-Barre High School yearbooks, 1924, 1925 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wilkes-Barre Township High School yearbooks, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



Not sure what to do next in your genealogy research? Get some new ideas by using our Ancestor Source Finder tool.

Additions or corrections to this page? We welcome your suggestions through our Contact Us page