Welcome to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773 and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny Mountains. Westmoreland County originally included the present-day counties of Fayette, Washington, Greene and parts of Beaver, Allegheny, Indiana and Armstrong counties. The county seat is Greensburg. THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION!! If you have the desire to help transcribe genealogical data and place it online for the free use of all researchers, contact Nancy to become a host. Volunteer Information is available here. I do not live in this county. This means that there is no one currently available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.

Westmoreland County Data Online Recent Updates June 2013: Obit: BYERLY, JACOB - Transcribed by Kim Mohler

BIBLE RECORDS BIBLE RECORDS   1752 - 1895 - Transcribed by Donald Buncie

BIOGRAPHIES Biographies and biographical Sketches

BIRTHS Westmoreland Co PA Births and Baptisms 1st Lutheran Church 1792-1853 - Transcribed by Donald Buncie

CEMETERIES - TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS AND HISTORIES Baptist Church Cemetery, Sewickly Creek - Transcribed by Donald Buncie Berger Private Cemetery  - Transcribed by Donald Buncie Donegal Cemetery - Transcribed by Donald Buncie FAIRMONT UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY RECORDS - Transcribed by Donald Buncie Freeman Cemetery - Transcribed by Donald Buncie Fisher Cemetery - Transcribed by Donald Buncie Methodist Cemetery - Pleasant Unity - Transcribed by Donald Buncie Hay Private Cemetery  - Transcribed by Donald Buncie Stahlstown Methodist Cemetery - Transcribed by Donald Buncie FIGHTNER'S   CEMETERY - Transcribed by Donald Buncie Pleasant Unity Presbyterian Cemetery Records - Transcribed by Donald Buncie TROXEL, TRUXEL PRIVATE CEMETERY - Transcribed by Donald Buncie TRUXEL (TROXAL, TROXEL, DRACHSEL) CEMETERY Transcribed by Donald Buncie

DEATHS  Obituaries and Death Notices     Mortality Schedules  - Transcribed by Donald Buncie

COURT RECORDS Land Deeds and Transfers (And Power of Attorney) Orphans Court

HISTORY  McMahon's Journal  Post Offices

MARRIAGES Marriage Announcements and Wedding Notices:

MILITARY Military 1883 Pensioners - Transcribed by Donald Buncie

NEWSPAPERS Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles From the Past   The Independent June 28 1902 - Transcribed by Donald Buncie

WILLS AND PROBATE RECORDS Wills, Probate Records, Orphan's Court and Posted Notices, Estate Records and Sales of Deceased WILL BOOK 1 - 1773 - 1811 (Extracts) - Adams-Girts - Transcribed by Donald Buncie WILL BOOK 1- 1773-1811 (Extracts)  - Goodman-McCoy  - Transcribed by Donald Buncie WILL BOOK 1 - 1811-1819 (Extracts) - Transcribed by Donald Buncie  WILL BOOK  1 - 1811 - 1819 (Extracts) Westmoreland Co., Pa - Adams-Giffen - Transcribed by Donald Buncie  WILL BOOK  1 - 1811 - 1819 (Extracts) Westmoreland Co., Pa - GILLESPY-LAMOND - Transcribed by Donald Buncie   WILL BOOK  1 - 1811 - 1819 (Extracts) Westmoreland Co., Pa - Larimer - Painter - Transcribed by Donald Buncie

Cities, Boroughs and Census Designated Places
Adamsburg	East Vandergrift	Latrobe	Municipality of Murrysville	Seward
Arnold	Export	Laurel Mountain	New Alexandria	Slickville
Arona	Grapeville	Lawson Heights	New Florence	Smithton
Avonmore	Greensburg	Ligonier	New Kensington	South Greensburg
Bolivar	Harrison City	Lower Burrell	New Stanton	Southwest Greensburg
Calumet-Norvelt	Herminie	Madison	North Belle Vernon	Sutersville
Crabtree	Hunker	Manor	North Irwin	Vandergrift
Delmont	Hyde Park	McChesneytown - Loyalhanna	Oklahoma	West Leechburg
Derry	Irwin	Monessen	Penn	West Newton
Donegal	Jeannette	Mount Pleasant	Scottdale	Youngstown   Youngwood

TOWNSHIPS
Allegheny Township	Bell Township	Cook Township	Derry Township	Donegal Township
East Huntingdon Township	Fairfield Township	Hempfield Township	Ligonier Township	Loyalhanna Township
Mount Pleasant Township	North Huntingdon Township	Penn Township	Rostraver Township	Salem Township
Sewickley Township	South Huntingdon Township	St. Clair Township	Unity Township	Upper Burrell Township
Washington Township

Surrounding Counties
Armstrong County (north)	Indiana County (northeast)	Cambria County (east)
Somerset County (southeast)	Fayette County (south)	Washington County (southwest)
Allegheny County (west)	Butler County (northwest)

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