Pennsylvania, Lycoming County

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Locality)Guide—Lycoming)County,)Pennsylvania)
Created by Lois Abromitis Mackin, Ph.D., ProGen 5)
February 2010
1892 map of Lycoming County from John F. Meginness, History of Lycoming County,
Pennsylvania (Chicago: Brown, Runk & Co., 1892). Reproduced from USGenNet.
Contents'
Historical'Background'.............................................................................................................'2'
Date%Established%.........................................................................................................................................................................%2%
Jurisdictional%Boundary%Changes,%Dates%of%Changes,%and%Other%Jurisdictions%Involved%.............................%2%
Seat%of%Government%...................................................................................................................................................................%3%
Names%of%Parent%Jurisdictions%..............................................................................................................................................%3%
Significant%County%Events%.......................................................................................................................................................%3%
Extant'Records'and'Record'Losses'..........................................................................................'4'
Newspapers,'Newspaper'Indexes,'Repositories'......................................................................'4'
Published'Sources,'Online'Abstracts,'and'Databases'...............................................................'8'
Online%Resources%for%the%County%.........................................................................................................................................%8%
Publications%..................................................................................................................................................................................%9%
County'Histories'..........................................................................................................................................................................'9'
Other'Publications'......................................................................................................................................................................'9'
Area'Maps'..............................................................................................................................'9'
Repositories'............................................................................................................................'9'
Parking%tips%...................................................................................................................................................................................%9%
Courthouse%quirks%(helpful%persons,%copying%facilities,%work%space%available)%..........................................%10%
Local,%regional,%and%state%historical/genealogy%societies,%and%library%collections%(if%any)%.....................%10%
Convenient'places'to'eat'or'stay'...........................................................................................'10'
Copyright 2010, Lois Abromitis Mackin. All rights reserved.
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Historical'Background'
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Date'Established'
For a map showing the formation of Pennsylvania’s counties, click here. (A version of the same
map, with extensive additional material, appears in Donna Bingham Munger, Pennsylvania Land
Records (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 1991).)
Lycoming County (23 on the map) was formed in 1795 from Northumberland County (10).
Original townships were Muncy, Loyalsock, Lycoming, Nippenose, Washington, Lower Bald
Eagle, and Pine Creek. An account of the county’s organization is provided in John F.
Meginness, History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: Brown, Runk & Co., 1892).
Jurisdictional'Boundary'Changes,'Dates'of'Changes,'and'Other'Jurisdictions'Involved'
The original county was very large. Here is Meginness’ description integrating the physical
features defined as the county boundaries in the legislation that founded it with information
about the present-day political boundaries:
Lycoming county, as originally constituted, covered a vast territory. The line commenced
on the summit of Nittany mountain and followed the top thereof to the point where White
Deer Hole creek breaks through the same; then bore off in a northeastward direction to
the mouth of Black Hole creek, south of the borough of Montgomery, where it crossed
the river and passed over the Muncy Hills to the Luzerne county line, which it followed
for some distance and then bore in a northwesterly direction to the State line, leaving the
territory claimed by Connecticut to the northeast, much of which now belongs to
Bradford county. Returning to the place of beginning, it bore westward, crossing the head
waters of the West Branch at Canoe Place (Cherry Tree) in what is now Indiana county;
thence to the Allegheny river near the mouth of Red Bank creek, in Armstrong county;
thence up the Allegheny to the mouth of Conewango creek, at Warren; thence up that
stream to the State line, which it followed to the point of intersection with the line from
the line from the east.1
Division of the county began soon after its founding. In 1800, Warren (35) and Venango (34)
Counties were formed, partly from Lycoming County and partly from Allegheny County,
Armstrong County (26) was formed partly from Lycoming County and partly from Allegheny
and Westmoreland Counties, and Centre County (30) was formed from Lycoming, Mifflin,
Northumberland, and Huntingdon Counties. In 1803, Indiana County (36) was formed from
Lycoming and Westmoreland Counties. In 1804, Jefferson (37), McKean (38), Potter (39), Tioga
(40), and Clearfield (42) Counties were split from Lycoming County. In 1810, Bradford
(originally Ontario) County (43) was formed from Lycoming and Luzerne Counties; this county
was renamed and formally organized in 1812. In 1839, Clinton County (55) was formed. Finally,
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“History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania; edited by John F. Meginness; ©1892; Chapter
XIII. Lycoming County Organized;” transcription, Lycoming County Genealogy Project
(http://www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-13.html : accessed 25
February 2010), citing John F. Meginness, History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (Chicago:
Brown, Runk & Co., 1892).
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in 1847, Sullivan County (60) was formed from Lycoming County’s eastern tip, and Lycoming
County assumed its present boundaries.
Seat'of'Government'
The seat of government for Lycoming County is Williamsport, located close to the center of the
present-day county on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.
Names'of'Parent'Jurisdictions'
Lycoming County was formed from Northumberland County. Northumberland was a very large
county formed in 1772 from Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton
Counties. It comprised much of the northeast-central area of the state.
Significant'County'Events'
Up to 1784, Lycoming Creek, a tributary of the West Branch of the Susquehanna extending west
and north from present-day Williamsport, was the northwestern boundary of Pennsylvania;
beyond the creek was Indian territory. In 1784, the commonwealth secured title to the remaining
land within Pennsylvania’s present borders from the Six Nations at Fort Stanwyx, now Rome,
New York (the Last Purchase). A second treaty with the Wyandot and Delaware, who also
claimed rights to the same area, was concluded in 1785 at Fort McIntosh on the Ohio River.
Lycoming was a frontier county.
The following graph shows Lycoming County’s growth in population from 1790 to 1960. Notice
the steep increase between 1850 and 1900, reflecting the rapid growth of the area’s lumber and
related manufacturing industries.
Data source: “Historical Census Browser, Census Data Over Time” for Lycoming County,
Pennsylvania, University of Virginia Library (http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ : accessed 25
February 2010).
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Extant'Records'and'Record'Losses'
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Here is a summary of Lycoming County records and how to find them. I am not aware of any
record losses.
Type of Record
Inclusive
Dates
Location of
Originals
Land records—
deeds
1795present
Lycoming County
Courthouse.
Naturalization
records
?
Lycoming County
Genealogical
Society.
Probate records
1795present
Tax records
?
Lycoming County
Courthouse;
Lycoming County
Genealogical
Society has some
will books.
Lycoming County
Courthouse.
Vital records
?
Probably
marriages
from 1885,
births and
deaths c.
1890-1906.
Lycoming County
Courthouse;
Lycoming County
Genealogical
Society may have
copies of death
registers.
Location of
Microfilmed
Copies
Not available on
microfilm, except
for Mortgages
1825-1873, FHL
microfilms
1023980-1023984
and 1032174.
Not available on
microfilm
Indexes/
Publications
LCGS has
compiled a
database of
surnames
Probate records
1795-1850 are
available on FHL
microfilm 383438.
Not available on
microfilm.
LCGS has a
database of 1890
taxables; other tax
lists may also be
available.
Delayed birth
Vital records
registrations v. 16- 1852-1854 were
17, filed 1956published in
1970, are available typescript by
on FHL microfilm Rhoda English
1023979.
Ladd; FHL
microfiche
6088787.
Newspapers,'Newspaper'Indexes,'Repositories'
Chronicling America lists 142 newspapers published in Lycoming County. These are listed here
by place and date of publication. Click the links to access repository information.
The Pennsylvania State Library maintains a list of Pennsylvania newspapers online. These are
mostly to be found at Ancestry.com and Newspaper Archive.
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The James V. Brown Library in Williamsport maintains an index of its newspaper archives from
1807 through 1904. The index includes birth, death, and marriage announcements and is
available as part of the library’s online catalog.
The Lycoming County USGenWeb site has extracts from the Lycoming Gazette from 1807,
1808, 1809-1812, 1813-1815, 1819, and 1820-1821.
Cammal
Pine Creek pioneer. (Cammal, Pa.) 1899-1902
Hughesville
The Canusarago daily herald. (Hughesville, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1873-1873
Hughesville enterprise. (Hughesville, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1874-1883
The Hughesville mail. (Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pa.) 1883-1945
East Lycoming shopper. (Hughesville, Pa.) 1957-current
Jersey Shore
West Branch courier, and Jersey Shore advertiser. (Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1827-1829
West Branch courier. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1829-1830
Anti-Masonic advocate. (Jersey-Shore, Lycoming County, Pa.) 1832-1835
Jersey Shore Republican. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1846-1857
Jersey Shore news-letter. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1854-1857
National vedette. (Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pa.) 1855-1865
Jersey Shore herald. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1860-1912
Jersey Shore vidette. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1865-1871
Jersey Shore weekly times. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1883-1887
Jersey Shore vidette. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1887-1916
The Herald and insurance solicitor. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1891-1???
Weekly spirit. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1895-1???
The Jersey Shore herald. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1903-1957
The morning herald. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1958-1960
The Evening news of, by and for the people of the community. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1960-1969
West Branch trader of Jersey Shore. (Jersey Shore, Pa.) 1973-1974
Montgomery
Montgomery mirror. (Montgomery, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1889-1944
The Montgomery news. (Montgomery, Pa.) 1944-1945
Montgomery Merchants Bureau bulletin. (Montgomery, Pa.) 1952-1952
Montgomery bulletin. (Montgomery, Pa.) 1952-1973
Montoursville
The Montoursville echo. (Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pa.) 1891-1900
The republic. (Montoursville, Pa.) 1891-1915
Montoursville monitor. (Montoursville, Pa.) 1955-1961
Montoursville merchandiser. (Montoursville, Pa.) 1962-????
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Montour news. (Montoursville, Pa.) 1962-????
Muncy
The Muncy telegraph. (Muncy, Pa.) 1831-1841
The Muncy luminary. (Muncy, Pa.) 1841-1844
The olive branch. (Muncy, Lycoming County, Pa.) 1844-1845
The Muncy luminary, and Lycoming County advertiser. (Muncy, Pa.) 1844-1937
The Muncy pastorate. (Muncy, Pa.) 1890-18??
Eagles Mere Chautauqua. (Eagles Mere, Sullivan County, Pa.) 1896-1???
The Muncy democrat. (Muncy, Pa.) 1897-1905
The Eagle. (Eagles Mere [i.e. Muncy], Pa.) 19??-19??
The Muncy luminary Lycoming County advertiser. (Muncy, Pa.) 1937-1939
The Muncy luminary. (Muncy, Pa.) 1939-1946
The luminary. (Muncy, Pa.) 1946-current
Pa. ratchet jaw. (Muncy, Pa.) 1976-????
Oriole
The Nippenose news. (Oriole, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 189?-1???
Oval
The Oval ledger. (Oval, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1890-1906
The ledger. (Oval, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1906-1908
The Oval ledger. (Oval, Pa.) 1909-1911
The ledger. (Oval, Pa.) 1911-1923
South Williamsport
South Williamsport times. (South Williamsport, Pa.) 1905-1913
Williamsport
The sun. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1???-????
Weekly democratic banner. (Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 18??-18??
The Lycoming gazette. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1801-1837
Lycoming advertiser. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1814-181?
The Lycoming chronicle and West Branch courier. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1829-1833
The Lycoming chronicle. (Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa.) 1833-1837
The Lycoming gazette, and chronicle. (Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1837-1838
West-Branch Democrat. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1837-1865
Lycoming gazette. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1838-1867
The Lycoming gazette, and farmer's, mechanic's and laborer's chronicle. (Williamsport,
Lycoming County, Pa.) 1838-18??
West Branch republican. (Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1838-1842
The freeman. (Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa.) 1839-1841
Lycoming democrat. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1851-1852
The Williamsport press. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1859-1869
The West Branch bulletin. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1860-1868
Die Susquehanna Zeitung. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1863-1888 , Languages: English, German
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West Branch Beobachter. (Williamsport [Pa.]) 1864-1911, Languages: German
Lycoming standard, and Williamsport general advertiser. (Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa.)
1866-1873
Lycoming standard. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1866-1873
The Daily epitomist. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1867-18??
The daily gazette. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1867-1867
National Demokrat. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1867-1875, Languages: German
The daily bulletin. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1868-1868
Daily evening bulletin. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1868-1869
Lycoming daily gazette. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1868-1869
Daily gazette and bulletin. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1869-1909
The Weekly gazette and bulletin. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1869-1889
The Sunday times. (Williamsport, Pa.) 187?-187?
The Williamsport sun and Lycoming Democrat. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1870-1881
The daily register. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1872-1874
The register. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1872-1874
Daily banner. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1875-1881
The gazette and bulletin. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1876-187?
The independent. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1876-1878
The National standard. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1878-1882
The Daily sun and banner. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1881-1890
Weekly sun and banner. (Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1881-1890
Grit daily sun and banner. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1882-1884
Sunday grit. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1884-1887
The labor record. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1885-1890
Pennsylvania grit. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1887-1907
The item. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1888-1889
Williamsport daily republican. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1889-1891
The Williamsport sun and banner. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1890-1900
Williamsport sun and banner. (Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1890-1923
Industrial union. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1891-1891
Williamsport republican. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1891-1894
Williamsport morning standard. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1868-1868
Williamsport daily standard. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1868-1870
Daily morning standard. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1870-1873
Morning standard. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1873-1873
The Lycoming ranger. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1873-1874
The Democratic banner. (Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pa.) 1874-18??
The Bud. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1877-18??
Star of hope. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1877-1882
Sunday morning breakfast table. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1879-1879
The Last. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1879-18??
Williamsport Sunday breakfast table. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1879-1880
Sunday breakfast table. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1880-188?
Lycoming chronicle. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1880-1883
The Breakfast table. (Williamsport, Pa.) 188?-1895
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The Williamsport times. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1883-18??
The weekly visitor. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1883-18??
Lycoming recorder. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1887-1888
The grip. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1888-18??
Daily republican. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1889-1892
The Williamsport news. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1889-1889
Semi-weekly gazette and bulletin. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1889-1901
The index. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1892-1913
The times. ([Williamsport, Pa.) 1893-1899
The morning news. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1894-1894
The evening news. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1894-1906
The daily truth. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1898-1899
The Judicial observer. ([Williamsport, Pa.]) 19??-????
The Daily compact. (Williamsport, Pa.) 19??-????
The Williamsport sun. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1900-1955
Grit. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1907-1980
Grit. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1907-current
The statesman. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1902-1920
Weekly market day journal. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1905-19??
The Williamsport news. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1906-1912
Gazette and bulletin. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1909-1955
The Tax payer and public digest. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1915-1922
Greater Williamsport shoppers' guide. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1922-1956
Newberry shoppers' guide. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1922-????
Williamsport times. ([Williamsport, Pa.) 1932-19??
News-mirror. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1933-1933
Williamsport sun-gazette. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1955-current
The Williamsport examiner. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1955-1960
The guide. ([Williamsport, Pa.) 1972-????
The citizen press. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1974-1981
Sunday grit. (Williamsport, Pa.) 1982-current
Published'Sources,'Online'Abstracts,'and'Databases'
Online'Resources'for'the'County''
The Lycoming County USGenWeb/USGenNet site offers a complete transcription of John F.
Meginness’ 1892 county history. In addition, there are lists of churches (incomplete), cemeteries,
and schools.
The Lycoming County USGenWeb Archives has several town histories and tombstone photos,
along with transcriptions of church records, census records, school records, land records, military
records, and other documents.
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Ancestry.com has a collection of Williamsport city directories, 1889-1892.
Publications''
County'Histories'
P. William Filby’s Bibliography of American County Histories (Baltimore: Genealogical
Publishing Company, 1985) lists six county histories:
• History of Lycoming County. Philadelphia: D.J. Stewart, 1876.
• Meginness, John F. History of Lycoming County. Chicago: Brown, 1892. This is
available online at Lycoming County GenWeb.
• Meginness, John F. Lycoming County: Its Organization and Condensed History of 100
Years, 1795-1895. Williamsport: Gazette & Bull, 1895-1896.
• Meginness, John F., editor. Official Report of the Proceedings of the Centennial
Anniversary of Lycoming County. Williamsport: Gazette & Bull, 1896.
• Lloyd, Thomas W. History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 2 vols. Topeka: Hist. Pub.
Co., 1929.
• Pennsylvania Writers’ Project of WPA, compiler. A Picture of Lycoming County.
Williamsport: Frank H. Painter, 1939.
Other'Publications'
The Lycoming County Genealogical Society has published cemetery records, local histories,
funeral home records, and maps.
Area'Maps'
The Pennsylvania State Archives has digitized the Melish-Whiteside map of Lycoming County,
dating from 1816-1821.
An 1895 map from Rand McNally’s The New 11 X 14 Atlas of the World is available here.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation offers pdf maps of Lycoming County townships
and boroughs.
Repositories''
Lycoming County Courthouse
48 W. Third Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
570-327-2200
http://www.lyco.org
Parking'tips''
None.
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Courthouse'quirks'(helpful'persons,'copying'facilities,'work'space'available)''
None.
Local,'regional,'and'state'historical/genealogy'societies,'and'library'collections'(if'any)''
Lycoming County Historical Society
Thomas Taber Historical Museum
858 W. Fourth Street
570-326-3326
http://www.tabermuseum.org
Lycoming County Genealogical Society
PO Box 3625
570-326-3326
http://lycominglineage.com
James V. Brown Library
19 E. Fourth Street
570-326-0536
http://www.jvbrown.edu
For smaller libraries and local societies, refer to the Lycoming County USGenWeb Lycoming
County Resource Page.
Convenient'places'to'eat'or'stay'
The Lycoming County Visitors Bureau maintains a listing of places to eat and stay.
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