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York County was created on August 19, 1749 from part of Lancaster County and named either for the Duke of York, an early patron of the Penn family, or for the city and shire of York in England. Its county seat is the city of York. York County is located in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania.
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York County Data Online |
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Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles From the Past 01/13/08 Update:
NEW!! News Articles concerning the activities of the York County Sheriff. from the Pennsylvania Gazette 1754 - Contributed by John and Gene Sharp |
Wills, Probate Records, Orphan's Court and Posted Notices, Estate Records and Sales of Deceased |
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01/04/08 Update: Obituary of John Adlum - Contributed by John and Gene Sharp 01/13/08 Update: |
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Sessions of the Court of Oyer and Terminer |
Land Deeds, Land Grants, and Indentures |
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Links - Updated 11 May 2008 |
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Cities, Towns, Villages and Census Designated Places |
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| Cross Roads | Dallastown | Delta | Dillsburg | Dover |
| East Prospect | East York | Emigsville | Fawn Grove | Felton |
| Franklintown | Glen Rock | Goldsboro | Grantley | Hallam |
| Hanover | Jacobus | Jefferson | Lewisberry | Loganville |
| Manchester | Mount Wolf | New Freedom | New Salem | North York |
| Parkville | Pennville | Railroad | Red Lion | Seven Valleys |
| Shiloh | Shrewsbury | Spring Grove | Springetts Manor-Yorklyn | Spry |
| Stewartstown | Stonybrook-Wilshire | Susquehanna Trails | Tyler Run-Queens Gate | Valley Green |
| Valley View | Weigelstown | Wellsville | West York | Windsor |
| Winterstown | Wrightsville | Yoe | York | York Haven |
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Townships |
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| Carroll Township | Chanceford Township | Codorus Township | Conewago Township | Dover Township |
| East Hopewell Township | East Manchester Township | Fairview Township | Fawn Township | Franklin Township |
| Heidelberg Township | Hellam Township | Hopewell Township | Jackson Township | Lower Chanceford Township |
| Lower Windsor Township | Manchester Township | Manheim Township | Monaghan Township | Newberry Township |
| North Codorus Township | North Hopewell Township | Paradise Township | Peach Bottom Township | Penn Township |
| Shrewsbury Township | Spring Garden Township | Springettsbury Township | Springfield Township | Warrington Township |
| Washington Township | West Manchester Township | West Manheim Township | Windsor Township | York Township |
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Surrounding Counties |
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Cumberland County (north) |
Lancaster County (east) |
Harford County, Maryland (southeast) |
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Dauphin County (northeast) |
Adams County (west) |
Baltimore County, Maryland (south) |
| Carroll County, Maryland (southwest) | ||
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