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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

COUNTY HISTORY	COURT RECORDS	NEWSPAPERS
MARRIAGES	DEATHS	CEMETERIES
MILITARY	CENSUS

CENSUS

1800 Chanceford Township Census - Contributed by Erica Beatty

COUNTY HISTORY

Petition for forming the County of York from Lancaster County PA - Contributed by Margaret Gagliardi

COURT RECORDS

Land Deeds, Land Grants, and Indentures
Wills, Probate Records, Orphan's Court and Posted Notices
- Will of AARON FINLEY; Will of ANDREW FINLEY; Will of JAMES FINLEY; Will of MARTHA FINLEY; Will of Michael Finley - Contributed by Margaret Gagliardi
Estate Records, Bonds and Sales of Deceased
- Estate of Christian OTTO Deceased, Widow appra[isement] Contributed by Teresa Smith
- CHRISTIAN OTTO BOND - Contributed by Teresa Smith
Sessions of the Court of Oyer and Terminer Oyer and terminer is the name given to courts of criminal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania.
Court of Common Pleas Records John Frankleberger v. Martin Stoneswer - Contributed by Margaret Gagliardi
Court of Quarter Sessions Records York County PA 1749-1754 - Contributed by Margaret Gagliardi

DEATHS

Obituaries and Death Notices

Death Notice: Daniel W. Smyser

NEWSPAPERS

Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles From the Past
- Slave Owner's Wagon Destroyed NEW!!
- Samuel Hoke's tavern destroyed by Fire NEW!!
- Dwelling House of Mrs. Koontz Damaged by Fire NEW!!

News Articles concerning the activities of the York County Sheriff. from the Pennsylvania Gazette 1754 - Contributed by John and Gene Sharp

York County Crime News
- Michael Mathias, Samuel Fetro and Henry Fetro Tried for Assault and Battery on a Runaway Slave NEW!!

MARRIAGES

Marriages and Wedding Notices

CEMETERIES

Fetrow Cemetery, York County PA - Contributed by Patricia Moore
Nebinger Cemetery, York County PA - Contributed by Patricia Moore
Yocumtown Cemetery, York County PA - Contributed by Patricia Moore
Rockeys Cemetery, York County PA - Contributed by Patricia Moore

MILITARY

Korean and Vietnam War Casualties - Transcribed by Tammy Clark
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel - Transcribed by Tammy Clark

Cities, Towns, Villages and Census Designated Places
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
Yorkana

Townships
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

Surrounding Counties

Cumberland County (north)

Lancaster County (east)

Harford County, Maryland (southeast)

Dauphin County (northeast)

Adams County (west)
Baltimore County, Maryland (south)

Carroll County, Maryland (southwest)

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Surrounding Counties
Cumberland County (north)	Lancaster County (east)	Harford County, Maryland (southeast)
Dauphin County (northeast)	Adams County (west)	Baltimore County, Maryland (south)
Carroll County, Maryland (southwest)

Welcome to York County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy

Welcome to York County Pennsylvania
History and Genealogy