Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
Cambria was created March 26, 1804 from Somerset, Bedford, and Huntingdon counties.
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Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Archives |
pub. 1838-1935
The Published
"Pennsylvania Archives", description by Florence Clint
The 138 volumes of the "Colonial Records" and
"Pennsylvania Archives" were published by the state to meet the demand
people made to use the official record and manuscript material housed by
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Continue to
the description of each series. |
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Census |
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
1810 United States Federal Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1820 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1830 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1840 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1860 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890 U.S. Veteran Census - online at Ancestry.com |
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1900 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 United States Federal Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
History |
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pub. 1848
The history and topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, Perry, Somerset, Cambria & Indiana counties:
containing a brief history of the first settlers, notices of the leading events,
incidents and interesting facts, both general and local, in the history of these
counties, general & statistical descriptions of all the principal boroughs,
towns, villages, etc., with an appendix
- online at Ancestry.com |
pub. 1889
History of
The Johnstown Flood, Pennsylvania, by Willis Fletcher Johnson - book by Heritage Books
Includes all the fearful records: The breaking of the
South Fork Dam: The Sweeping Out of the Conemaugh Valley; The Overthrow of
Johnstown; The Massing of the Wreck at the Railroad Bridge; Escapes,
Rescues, Searches for Survivors and the Dead; Relief Organization,
Stupendous Charities, etc., etc., with full accounts also of the
destructions on the Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers, and the Bald Eagle
Creek. Genealogists will find hundreds of names in this historical
narrative. |
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Libraries |
World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual
lists for individual counties can be viewed online
including one for
Cambria County, Pennsylvania. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Map |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Cambria County, Pennsylvania) - free online |
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Societies - Genealogical and Historical |
The
Genealogical Society of
Pennsylvania offers a online databases
to their members only. Membership services also includes a subscription to
their publications and a 10% discount on their publications.
A list of their library collection is available free
online. It includes a
surname index to bible records and manuscripts; the
Rubincam Index; and the
list of microfilms of church
records and other
records.
Also free online is the page titled
Timely Resources.
This is a archives of their Timely Resources bulletins which contains
links to many other Pennsylvania Resources, News and Announcements. |
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Vital Records |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
