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Best Genealogy Sites to Search Records for Pennsylvania, United States

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Top Genealogy Sources for Records in Pennsylvania, United States

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Full List of Genealogy Sites and Sources to Search Records for Pennsylvania, United States

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1920 United States Federal Census
1900 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
1880 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census
1870 United States Federal Census
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
1850 United States Federal Census
1860 United States Federal Census
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
Family Data Collection - Births
1840 United States Federal Census
Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
1830 United States Federal Census
U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
1820 United States Federal Census
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Family Data Collection - Deaths
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
1790 United States Federal Census
Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
1810 United States Federal Census
Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
Geneanet Community Trees Index
U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
1800 United States Federal Census
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
U.S. Public Records Index
U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
1950 United States Federal Census
U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999
Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
in the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825
New York, U.S., State Census, 1925
U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015
American Civil War Soldiers
Family Data Collection - Marriages
Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Derrick (Oil City, Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890
1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census
U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941
U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
Morrison and Fourmy's Greater Houston (Harris County, Tex) City Directory
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012
North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
Indiana, U.S., WPA Death Index, 1882-1920
New York, U.S., State Census, 1915
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
Iowa, U.S., State Census, 1895
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012
Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008
California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985
West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index
Web: New Jersey, Find A Grave Index, 1664-2012
Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905
North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004
The Progress (Clearfield, Pennsylvania)
Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952
Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017
Nevada, U.S., Marriage Index, 1956-2005
U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918
The Wellsboro Agitator (Wellsboro, Pennsylvania)
U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865
Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890
U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Web: Wisconsin, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2012
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania)
Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003
North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950
Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924
Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012
The Wellsboro Gazette (Wellsboro, Pennsylvania)
Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918
The Valley Independent (Monessen, Pennsylvania)
Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)
UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850
Washington, U.S., State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892
Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
Indiana Evening Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania)
Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012
Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
Ohio, Roster of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in World War I, 1917-1918
California, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959
Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890
Morning Herald (Uniontown, Pennsylvania)
Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
U.S., World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945
U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872
U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
Ohio Military Men, 1917-18
U.S. School Yearbooks
A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution
Connecticut, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-1997
Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929
Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012
Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012
California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966-1984
Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012
Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution
New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890
Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
Iowa, U.S., State Census 1885
Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
1871 Census of Canada
Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania)
Web: Idaho, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2012
U.S., Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958
The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)
Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891
England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
Bedford Gazette (Bedford, Pennsylvania)
North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Church Records, 1709-1760
Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776
Web: Indiana and Michigan, U.S., Michiana Genealogical Cemetery Index, 1800-2010
Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021
North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790
South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955
U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor's Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. IV
Evening Standard (Uniontown, Pennsylvania)
Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012
Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
Web: Nevada, Find A Grave Index, 1861-2012
Civil War Service Records
1861 Census of Canada
Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1667-1899
Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012
Louisiana, U.S., Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964
Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001
Morrow County, Ohio Vital Records, 1830-1893
Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974
U.S., Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000
Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929
Georgia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860
Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Canada, Border Crossings from U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935
Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850
Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor's Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. III
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
U.S., World War I, World War II, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Virginia's Colonial Soldiers
Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012
Vermont, U.S., Marriage Records, 1909-2008
New York, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Web: Florida, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
U.S., World War I Troop Transport Ships, 1918-1919
U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions
Genealogies of Kentucky Families from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. II
Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties
Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922
Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Index, 1973-1999
Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
1841 England Census
Passenger Ships and Images
U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866
Tyrone Daily Herald (Tyrone, Pennsylvania)
Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015
Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Web: Colorado, Find A Grave Index, 1855-2012
California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898
1861 England Census
Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959
1911 England Census
1891 Scotland Census
London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924
1901 Scotland Census
New York, U.S., State Census, 1892
Reno Evening Gazette (Reno, Nevada)
The Charleroi Mail (Charleroi, Pennsylvania)
Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800
Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960
England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774
York County, Pennsylvania, 1765-1803: Quickel's (Zion) Lutheran and Reformed Church
Oregon, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009
Our family ancestors
Pennsylvania, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1798-1962
Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution
Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants
New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1684-1886
Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003
Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890
Minnesota, U.S., Marriage Index, 1958-2001
Missouri, U.S., State Census Collection, 1844-1881
Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003
Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1819-2012
Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892
England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965
Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
Cumberland Evening Times (Cumberland, Maryland)
Maryland Revolutionary War Records
Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890
Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850
Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1800
Lineages of Members of the National Society of Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol. II
Washington, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965
U.S., World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945
Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
U.S., Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997
Virginia Military Records
U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
U.S., Patent and Trademark Office Patents, 1790-1909
Web: North Dakota, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2012
Web: Louisiana, Find A Grave Index, 1700-2012
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013
U.S., Map Collection, 1513-1990
U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
1881 England Census
1871 England Census
1851 Scotland Census
1851 England Census
Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914
Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940
1881 Census of Canada
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964
History of Western Maryland Vol. II
Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920
Daily News Standard (Uniontown, Pennsylvania)
Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850
Idaho, U.S., Marriage Records, 1863-1971