Pike County, Pennsylvania Records

Pike County, Pennsylvania (Map It) was created on March 26, 1814 from Wayne County. The county was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, explorer of the American West.

Pike County is bordered by Sullivan County, New York (north), Orange County, New York (east), Sussex County, New Jersey (southeast), Monroe County (southwest), Wayne County (northwest). A Map of Pike County, Pennsylvania contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Pike County Townships include  Blooming Grove, Delaware, Dingman, Greene, Lackawaxen, Lehman, Milford, Palmyra, Porter, Shohola, Westfall.

Pike County Boroughs include  Matamoras, Milford. See also Pike County Municipalities Incorporation Dates.

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old Pennsylvania maps.

Pike County, Pennsylvania Courthouse Records

The Pike County Courthouse is located in Milford, Pennsylvania. Learn More About State of Pennsylvania Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Pike county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Pike County Recorder of Deeds has Land Records from 1814.
• Pike County Prothonotary / Clerk of Courts has Court & Divorce Records from 1814.
• Pike County Register of Wills/ Orphan's Court Clerk has Marriage & Probate Records from 1814 and Birth & Death Records from before Jan 1906.
• Pike County Tax Assessor Office has tax records.

Pike County, Pennsylvania Census Records

• Learn More: State of Pennsylvania Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Pike County, Pennsylvania Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Pennsylvania Vital Records
• Birth & Death Records: 1906 to present.
• Marriage Records: does not have marriage records. The marriage records should be available in the County Court House.
• Divorce Records: does not have marriage records. The marriage records should be available in the County Court House.
• Locations: Pennsylvania Office of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Division of Vital Records, 101 South Mercer Street, Central Building, Room 401, New Castle, PA 16103; PH (724) 656-3100

Pike County, Pennsylvania Resources

• Pennsylvania Archives - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission series contains records of pennsylvania, from 1664 to 1780, and includes military, marriage, tax and land records. This is a Free Database.
• Pike County Historical Society
• Pike County, Pennsylvania Message Boards

Pike County, Pennsylvania External Links

• Pennsylvania Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Maps of Pike County, Pennsylvania - PA D.O.T.
• Historical Newspapers from Pennsylvania (1719 - 1997)
• Pike County, Pennsylvania Books - Amazon
• Pike Co., Pennsylvania - FindaGrave
• Pike County, Pennsylvania Links - Cyndi's List
• Pike Co. PAGenweb
• Pike Co. Data Collections
• Pike County, Pennsylvania Military Records