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Towns & Cities in York County, Pennsylvania: Delta, Hanover, New Park, Warrington, Wrightsville, and York.
 

York County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
York County was created Oct. 14, 1748 from Lancaster County.

York 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.

York County, Pennsylvania Biographies

1800's Transcribed Biographies for York 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.
Pub. 1886 York County, Pennsylvania Biographical History - online at Ancestry.com

York County, Pennsylvania Census

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.
1790 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1800 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1810 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1820 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1830 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1840 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1850 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1860 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1870 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1880 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1890 U.S. Veteran Census - online at Ancestry.com 
1900 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1910 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1920 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com
1930 United States Federal Census - online at Ancestry.com

York County, Pennsylvania Church

1733-1800 York County, Pennsylvania, 1733-1800: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church - online at Ancestry.com
1743-1799 St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, York County, Pennsylvania, 1743-1799 - online at Ancestry.com
1744-1769 York County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1744-69: Jacob Lischy's Private Pastoral Record - online at Ancestry.com
1751-1800  Sherman's (St. David's) Union Church, York County, Pennsylvania, 1751-1800 - online at Ancestry.com
1754-1800  York County, Pennsylvania Church Records to 1800 - online at Ancestry.com
1773-1901 York County, Pennsylvania, 1773-1901: Lischy's Reformed Church - online at Ancestry.com

York County, Pennsylvania Genealogies

pub. 1995 Early Families of York County, Pennsylvania, Volume 1, by Keith A. Dull - book by Heritage Books
     The following families are traced: Bachli, Bahn, Bichlmajer, Bortner, Dubbs, Gaertner, Gans, Gerberich, Hoffman, Keller, Kleinfelter, Kramer, Kunckel, Lanius, Lightfoot, Miller, Ruhl, Schenck, Scherer, Schmidt, Schultz, Seitz, Shaffer, and Sprenckel.
pub. 1995 Early Families of York County, Pennsylvania, Volume 2, by Keith A. Dull - book by Heritage Books
     The following families are traced from early 1700s into mid-1800s: Arechtler, Bieri, Diehl, Ehrhardt, Friesner, Grimm, Hamann, Hildebrand, Keller, Kroeller, Kull, Oechner, Ragg, Schaffer, Schonhaler, Seitz, Simon, Stabler, and Swartz..

York County, Pennsylvania History

pub. 1907 History of York County, Pennsylvania, 2 volumes by George R. Powell (Heritage Books) Volume one contains the history and volume 2 contains genealogical records of prominent and influential families of York County. - CD by Heritage Books

York 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 York 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.

York County, Pennsylvania Map

1895 U.S. 1895 Atlas (York County, Pennsylvania) - free online

York County, Pennsylvania Newspaper

1785-1790 Abstracts of South Central Pennsylvania Newspapers, Volume 1, 1785-1790, by F. Edward Wright - book by Heritage Books
1791-1795 Abstracts of South Central Pennsylvania Newspapers, Volume 2, 1791-1795, by F. Edward Wright - book by Heritage Books
1796-1800 Abstracts of South Central Pennsylvania Newspapers, Volume 3, 1796-1800, by F. Edward Wright - book by Heritage Books
1831-1846 Abstracts of Carroll County, 1831-1846 by Marlene Bates and Martha Reamy, pub. 1988 - book by Heritage Books
     These abstracts are from newspapers in the region which is now Carroll County. Items for Frederick, Baltimore and South Central Pennsylvania are also included.

York County, Pennsylvania Probate

1749-1819  York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819 - online at Ancestry.com

York 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.

York County, Pennsylvania Vital Records

1789-1860  Pennsylvania Divorces: Dauphin County, 1788-1867; York County 1790-1860, by Eugene Fl Throop - CD by Heritage Books
1937-present United States Social Security Death Index - free online at RootsWeb
 
  

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Delta, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Delta, York County, Pennsylvania Directory

1896 Business directory of York, Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville and Columbia, 1896. - online at Ancestry.com

Delta, York County, Pennsylvania Newspaper

1884-1928, 1931-1939  Delta Herald and Times (Delta, Pennsylvania) - online at Ancestry.com
 
  

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Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania Directory

1896 Business directory of York, Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville and Columbia, 1896. - online at Ancestry.com
 
  

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New Park, York, Pennsylvania, USA

New Park, York County, Pennsylvania Church

1780-1903 History of Centre Presbyterian Church, New Park, Pa., 1780-1903 - online at Ancestry.com
 
  

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Warrington, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Warrington, York County, Pennsylvania Church

1748-1854 100 Years at Warrington: York County, Pennsylvania, Quaker Marriages, Removals, Births and Deaths, by Margaret B. Walmer, pub. 1998 - book by Heritage Books
     This important work contains: abstracts of the marriage records of Warrington Monthly Meeting for 1748 to 1854, including the names of all witnesses who signed the certificates; abstracts of the Certificates of Removal issued or received by York Monthly Meeting for 1787 to 1857; and a consolidated list of births and deaths from the records of Warrington 1745-18__ and Menallen 1775 to 1857.
 
  

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Wrightsville, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania Directory

1896 Business directory of York, Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville and Columbia, 1896. - online at Ancestry.com
 
  

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York, York, Pennsylvania, USA

York, York County, Pennsylvania Church

1745-1800 York County, Pennsylvania, 1745-1800: First Reformed (Trinity) Church - online at Ancestry.com

York, York County, Pennsylvania Directory

1896 Business directory of York, Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville and Columbia, 1896. - online at Ancestry.com

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