Welcome to Adams County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy Presented by Genealogy Trails History Group Pennsylvania College, 1913, Gettysburg, PA

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January 22, 1800: Adams County was formed out of the western part of York County. The county is bounded by Franklin county on the west, Cumberland County on the north, York County on the east, and on the south by the state of Maryland. The area is 24 miles by 27 miles and consists of 531 square miles or 339,840 acres of land, with over 56,133 acres in forest. The population in the county at the time consisted of some 13,172 souls. The following townships, now of Adams County, were formed before York was separated from Lancaster county: Berwick, Cumberland, Germany, Hamiltonban, Huntingdon, Menallen, Mount Joy, Mount Pleasant, Reading and Straban.

Surrounding Counties
Franklin County (West)	Cumberland County (North)	York County (East)

Adams County Data Online

BIOGRAPHIES

CEMETERIES:   Click here for the Headstone Submission Form to contribute a headstone for this site.

CENSUS RECORDS:

CHURCHES:   & Their Histories when available.

DEATH RECORDS & OBITUARIES:   Click here for the Obituary Submission Form to contribute an obituary or death notice for this site.

GOVERNMENT Adams County Justices of the Peace 1800-1821

LAND RECORDS Sheriff's Estate Sales (Includes Inquests)

MILITARY The Burning of the McLean House  On The First Day's Battle of Gettysburg - Donated by Susan Alexander Llauget Korean War Casualties  - Donated by Tammy Clark Vietnam War Casualties  - Donated by Tammy Clark

MARRIAGE RECORDS Marriage Notices and Wedding Announcements

NEWSPAPERS AND LOCAL NEWS Miscellaneous News Paper Articles From the Past   (News  from  1801, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1819, 1820, 1822, 1823, 1824 and 1827) Adams County Keystone Family Tree Articles by Harold Ditzler from the mid 1980's in the Gettysburg Times

WILLS AND PROBATE RECORDS Wills, Probate Records, Orphan's Court and Posted Notices, Estate Sales of Deceased   (1801, 1802, 1803, 1822, 1825)

Boroughs and Census Designated Places and Their Histories (Most include listings of residents and/or officials)
Abbottstown	Bonneauville	Gettysburg	York Springs	Lake Heritage
Arendtsville	Carroll Valley	Littlestown	Bendersville Station-Aspers	Lake Meade
Bendersville	East Berlin	McSherrystown	Cashtown-McKnightstown	Midway
Biglerville	Fairfield	New Oxford	Hampton	Orrtanna

Townships
Berwick Township	Franklin Township	Hamiltonban Township	Liberty Township	Oxford Township
Butler Township	Freedom Township	Highland Township	Menallen Township	Reading Township
Conewago Township	Germany Township	Huntington Township	Mount Joy Township	Straban Township
Cumberland Township	Hamilton Township	Latimore Township	Mount Pleasant Township	Tyrone Township Union Township

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