Carbon County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
Carbon was created March 13, 1843 from Northampton and Monroe counties.
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Carbon 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. |
Carbon 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 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 |
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Church |
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1861-1894
Beyond the Blue Mountain: Bartholomew Pastoral Records - CD by Heritage Books |
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pub. before 1956
The history of the Presbytery of Luzerne
- online at Ancestry.com |
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
History |
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Pub. 1845
History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Carbon and Schuylkill counties
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1860
History of the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
- online at Ancestry.com |
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Pub. 1884
History of the counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- online at Ancestry.com |
Carbon 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
Carbon 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. |
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Map |
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1895
U.S.1895 Atlas (Carbon County, Pennsylvania) - free online |
Carbon 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. |
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Vital Records |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
