Welcome to York County Pennsylvania
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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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This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one 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.


York County Data Online

Miscellaneous Newspaper Articles From the Past

01/13/08 Update:
Daring Robbery by "Sailor John" (1824)
Frederick Gram's grist mill destroyed by fire (1824)
John Herr's barn destroyed by fire (1824)
20 Families leave for Philadelphia (1824)
Supposed murder of George Brown (1824)
Francis L. Koons and G. P. Ziegler seriously injured during militia training (1824)


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

Obituaries and Death Notices

01/04/08 Update: Obituary of John Adlum - Contributed by John and Gene Sharp

01/13/08 Update:
Obituary of Gen. Henry Miller - revolutionary war hero
Accidental Death of William Rieder
Death Notice for David Cassat, Mathias Eichholtz

Marriages and Wedding Notices

Sessions of the Court of Oyer and Terminer
Oyer and terminer is the name given to courts of criminal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania.
01/13/08 Update: August 1824 Session

 Land Deeds, Land Grants, and Indentures
Seizure of Virginia land by William and John McKeen - Donated by Christi Scovel

Links - Updated 11 May 2008

 

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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