Data Collections

Collections

Philadelphia County Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915	2,369,327
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951	1,830,431
The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Obituary Index, 1887-2006Free	46,478
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia National Cemetery, 1862-2010	11,618
Philadelphia, Tombstone Inscriptions from Christ Church	629

Philadelphia County Military

Philadelphia in the Civil War, 1861-1865	410
History of the Philadelphia Brigade : Sixty-Ninth, Seventy-First, Seventy-Second, and One Hundred and Sixth Pennsylvania Volunt	319
Register of the members of the "Artillery Corps, Washington Grays" of the city of Philadelphia who served in the War of the Reb	66

Philadelphia County Immigration & Travel

Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945	1,624,153
Philadelphia, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1800-1850	179,720
Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passage Records, 1890-1949Free	139,003
Philadelphia, 1789-1880 Naturalization Records	119,649
Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamship Arrivals, 1890-1930	41,311
View all Philadelphia County Immigration & Travel

Philadelphia County Newspapers & Periodicals

Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices

198

Philadelphia County Schools, Directories & Church Histories

Philadelphia City Directory, 1890	316,704
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1709-60	9,470

Philadelphia County Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1819	136,589
U.S., Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924	11,637
Minutes of the Common Council of the city of Philadelphia, 1704 to 1776	807

Philadelphia County Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs

Encyclopedia of Philadelphia	1,344
Every person index of the Memorial history of the city of Philadelphia, 1895-1898, edited by John Russell Young	55

Philadelphia County Stories, Memories & Histories

History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884	2,626
Philadelphia History, 1609-1884	2,416
Philadelphia, a history of the city and its people : a record of 225 years	2,037
Annals of Philadelphia, and Pennsylvania, in the olden time : being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents of the ci	1,839
Memorial history of the city of Philadelphia from its first settlement to the year 1895	1,171
View all Philadelphia County Stories, Memories & Histories

Search for historical records for ancestors in Philadelphia County.

Select another state or region

Narrow by county

Select a county to view its unique collections.

Adams	40	Jefferson	1
Allegheny	95	Juniata	1
Armstrong	5	Lackawanna	1
Beaver	6	Lancaster	88
Bedford	13	Lawrence	10
Berks	92	Lebanon	24
Blair	5	Lehigh	54
Bradford	5	Luzerne	2
Bucks	60	Lycoming	9
Butler	5	McKean	8
Cambria	15	Mercer	2
Cameron	1	Mifflin	2
Carbon	3	Monroe	3
Centre	4	Montgomery	118
Chester	84	Montour	2
Clarion	2	Northampton	68
Clearfield	8	Northumberland	7
Clinton	2	Perry	6
Columbia	4	Philadelphia	52
Crawford	43	Potter	5
Cumberland	48	Schuylkill	3
Dauphin	41	Snyder	1
Delaware	96	Somerset	10
Elk	2	Susquehanna	2
Erie	12	Tioga	7
Fayette	14	Union	1
Forest	1	Venango	10
Franklin	25	Warren	12
Fulton	4	Washington	18
Greene	3	Westmoreland	24
Huntingdon	2	York	67
Indiana	20

Can't find your county?

View all in Card Catalogue

More Help

Feedback

Questions, problems & feedback on this page

Historical records	Family trees
Stories & publications	Photos & maps

Philadelphia County

Data Collections

Philadelphia County Birth, Marriage & Death, including Parish

Philadelphia County Military

Philadelphia County Immigration & Travel

Philadelphia County Newspapers & Periodicals

Philadelphia County Schools, Directories & Church Histories

Philadelphia County Tax, Criminal, Land & Wills

Philadelphia County Reference, Dictionaries & Almanacs

Philadelphia County Stories, Memories & Histories

Select another state or region

Can't find a county name?

Narrow by county

More Help

Feedback

Hide AdvancedShow AdvancedClear FormSearch

Name

More

Collection Priority

Restrict to:

Hide AdvancedShow Advanced Clear FormSearch