Elk County,
Pennsylvania Genealogy
Elk County was created
April 18, 1843 from Jefferson, McKean and Clearfield counties.
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Elk 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. |
Elk County, Pennsylvania
Biographies |
1800's
Transcribed Biographies for Elk County, Pennsylvania - free online at
historicpa.net
This list of biographies provides links to the
transcribed biography where you can copy and paste into your own records
for your own personal genealogy research. Biography have often answered
questions I have had on how the family members fit together. This is
especially valuable for the ancestors who were living before 1800. |
Elk 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. |
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 United States 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 |
Elk County, Pennsylvania
History |
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pub. 1890
History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania: with biographical selections, including their early settlement and development,
a description of the historic and interesting localities, sketches of their cities, towns and villages, portraits of prominent men,
biographies of representative citizens, outline history of Pennsylvania, statistics.
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1890
History of the Counties of McKean, Elk and Forest, Pennsylvania
- online at Ancestry.com |
Elk 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
Elk 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. |
Elk County, Pennsylvania
Map |
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1895
U.S. 1895 Atlas (Elk County, Pennsylvania) - free online |
Elk 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. |
Elk County, Pennsylvania
Vital Records |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
