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Franklin County, Pennsylvania
(Family History and Genealogy)
Eliab Negley Cabin in Welsh Run (Photo Courtesy:
Conococheague Institute)
Franklin County was formed on September 9, 1784 from Cumberland County. It was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin. The county seat is Chambersburg.
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Franklin County Genealogical and Historical Information
Online Records
- Online - Multiple Record Types
- Franklin County USGENWEB Archives (Church, will, cemeteries, etc.)
- Valley of the Shadow Project
- FamilyHart Database (over 1 Million linked PA Dutch names, many from Franklin County)
- Online - Census
- 1850 U.S. Census Searchable and Indexed
- 1860 U.S. Census Searchable and Indexed
- 1870 U.S. Census Searchable and Indexed
- 1880 U.S. Census Searchable and Indexed
- 1900 U.S. Census Searchable and Indexed
- 1910 U.S. Census Serachable and Indexed
- 1920 U.S. Census Searchable and Indexed
- 1930 U.S. Census Searchable and Indexed
- 1940 U.S. Census Searchable and Indexed
- Online - Cemetery Records
- Old Jewish Cemetery of Chambersburg
- Internment.net Franklin County Cemetery Records
- FindAGrave Franklin County Cemetery Records
- Pennsylvania Gravestones.org - Franklin County
- FamilyHart Cemetery Pictures
- Online - Church/Civil Records
- Online - Miscellaneous Records
- Online - Obituaries
- Online - Books
- General History
- Conochocheague, Headwaters of the Amberson Valley, by Harry E. Foreman
* Warning - Large File - 8MB *- History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Bates; 1887; 1110 pgs)
*Warning - Huge File - 84MB*- The Biographical Record of Ogle County, Illinois (1899; Many Franklin County Families)
- History and Topography of Dauphin, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Adams, and Perry Counties, by I. Daniel Rupp (1846)
- Wayneboro, The History of a Settlement by Benjamin Matthias Nead (1900)
- Centennial Biography, Men of the Mark of Cumberland Valley, PA., 1776-1876 by Alfred Nevin (1876)
- A Brief History of the Delaware Indians by Richard C. Adams (1906)
- Documents
- Family Histories and Genealogies
Historical & Genealogical Societies and Museums
- Shippensburg Historical Society
- Fort Loudoun Historical Society
- South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society
- Conococheague Institute
- Waynesboro Historical Society
- Franklin County Historical Society
- The Allison-Antrim Musenum (Greencastle)
- Snow Hill Cloister
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
- Little Antietam Creek, Inc
- Antietam Historical Association
Other Franklin County and General Resources
- FamilyHart Roots
- FamilyHart Roots Pennsylvania
- FamilyHart Roots Pennsylvania Dutch
- FamilyHart Online Genealogy Database (over 1 Million linked names)
- Hiring a Professional Genealogist
- Copyright Fundamentals of Genealogy
- Ancestral Quest Genealogy Software
- Podcasts, Webcasts, and Internet TV
Franklin County Historical Photos
Warning: These pages contain graphic files which may be very large!Franklin County Family Genealogy Websites
Franklin County Genealogy Neighbors
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