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List of Court Houses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

You may need to research in more than 1 county in Pennsylvania.  When writing a Court House, include an SASE with your requests to speed up the response time. 

Most Court Houses do not do research.  Ask if they maintain a researcher list, if you need to hire someone.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Vital Records, State Dept. of Health
P.O. Box 1528
101 South Mercer Street
New Castle, PA 16103
Telephone: (724) 656-3100
Fax: (724) 652-8951

 

If the birth/death occurred before 1906, contact the Courthouse in the county where the event occurred.   Requests for marriage and divorce records should be directed to the county Courthouse in which the marriage license or divorce decree was issued.

 

ZONES:  NE=North Eastern PA; SE=South Eastern PA; C=Central PA; NW=Northwestern PA;  SW=Southwestern PA

 

COUNTY SEATS
A - La

Adams County Courthouse
670 Old Harrisburg Rd.
Gettysburg, Pa. 17325
(717) 334-6781

Allegheny County Courthouse - SW
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15219
Phone: (412) 350-9020

Armstrong County Courthouse - SW
450 E Market St
Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: (724) 543-2500

 

Beaver County Courthouse - SW
Third St.
Beaver, Pa. 15009
Phone: (724) 728-3934

Bedford County Courthouse - C
S. Juliana St.
Bedford, Pa. 15522
Phone: (814) 623-4833

Berks County Courthouse
Reading, Pa. 19603
Phone: (610) 478-6100

Blair County Courthouse
301 Valley View Blvd E W
Hollidaysburg, Pa. 16648
Phone: (814) 940-5989

Bradford County Courthouse
301 Main St.
Towanda, Pa. 18848
Phone: (570) 265-1707

Bucks County Courthouse
55 E Court St.
Doylestown, Pa. 18901
Phone: (215) 355-7497

Butler County Courthouse
290 S. Main St.
Butler, Pa. 16001
Phone: (724) 285-4731

 

Cambria County Courthouse
200 S Center St.
Ebensburg, Pa. 15931
Phone: (814) 472-5440

Cameron County Courthouse
20 E 5th St.
Emporium, Pa. 15834
Phone: (814) 486-0723

Carbon County Courthouse
1264 Emergency Ln.
Jim Thorpe, Pa. 18229
Phone: (570) 325-2481

Centre County Courthouse
2903 Penns Valley Pike
Bellefonte, Pa. 16823
Phone: (814) 364-1492

Chester County Courthouse
2 N High St.
West Chester, Pa. 19380
Phone: (610) 344-6000

Clarion County Courthouse
421 Main St Clarion, Pa. 16214
(814) 226-4000

Clearfield County Courthouse & Annex
1 S 2nd St.
Clearfield, Pa. 16830
Phone: (814) 765-2641

Clinton County Courthouse
Lock Haven, Pa. 17745
Phone: (570) 893-4017

Columbia County Courthouse
Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
Phone: (570) 389-5614

Crawford County Courthouse
Meadville, Pa. 16335
Phone: (814) 333-7318

Cumberland County Courthouse
1 Court House Sq.
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
Phone: (717) 240-6100

 

Dauphin County Courthouse
101 Market St.
Harrisburg, Pa. 17105
Phone: (717) 255-2711

Delaware County Courthouse
Front and Orange Streets
Media, Pa. 19603
General Information Line: (610) 891-4000

 

Elk County Courthouse
(Commissioner's Office - ask to be transferred) Ridgway, Pa. 15853
Phone: (814) 776-1161

Erie County Courthouse
140 W 6th St.
Erie, Pa. 16501
Phone: (814) 451-6000

 

Fayette County Courthouse
61 East Main Street
Uniontown, Pa. 15401
Phone: (724) 430-1200 Fax: (724) 430-2321

Forest County Courthouse
526 Elm St.
Tionesta, Pa. 16353
Phone: (814) 755-3526

Franklin County Courthouse
157 Lincoln Way E
Chambersburg, Pa. 17201
Phone: (717) 264-4125

Fulton County Courthouse
116 W Market St.
McConnellsburg, Pa. 17233
Phone: (717) 485-3301

 

Greene County Courthouse - SW
(Clerk of Courts) 2 E High St.
Waynesburg, Pa. 15370
Phone: (724) 852-5282

 

Huntingdon County Courthouse
223 Penn St.
Huntingdon, Pa. 16652
Phone: (814) 643-5091
Phone: (814) 643-3091 (Note: this is from Switchboard.com)

Indiana County Courthouse
825 Philadelphia St.
Indiana, Pa. 15701
Phone: (724) 465-3860

 

Jefferson County Courthouse Annex
155 Jefferson Place
Brookville, PA 15825-1236
Telephone: (814) 849-1610

Juniata County Clerk
P.O. Box 68
Mifflintown, PA 17059-0068
Phone: (717) 436-8991

 

Lackawanna County Courthouse
200 N. Washington Ave.
Scranton, PA 18503
Telephone: (570) 963-6723

Lancaster County Office of Records and Archives Services
50 North Duke Street
P.O. Box 3480
Lancaster, PA 17603
Telephone: (717) 299-8319

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COUNTY SEATS
La - Y

Lawrence County Courthouse
(Commissioner's Office - ask to be transferred) 217 N Jefferson St.
New Castle, Pa. 16101
Phone: (724) 656-2120

Lawrence Vital Records
101 S. Mercer St.
P.O. BOX 1528
New Castle, PA 16101
Telephone: (717) 772-3480

Lebanon County Courthouse
(Clerk of Courts) Lebanon, Pa. 17042
Phone: (717) 274-2801

Lehigh County Courthouse
302 N 17th St.
Allentown, Pa. 18101
Phone: (610) 782-3730

Luzerne County Courthouse
54 W Union St.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18701
Phone: (570) 826-3048

Lycoming County Courthouse
48 W 3rd St.
Williamsport, Pa. 17701
Phone: (570) 327-2200

 

McKean County Courthouse
500 W Main St.
Smethport, Pa. 16749
Phone: (814) 887-5571

Mercer County Courthouse
8425 Sharon Mercer Rd.
Mercer, Pa. 16137
Phone: (724) 662-3800

Mifflin County Courthouse
20 North Wayne St.
Lewistown, Pa. 17044
Phone: (717) 242-1449 Voice (717) 248-2503 Fax

Monroe County Courthouse
7th St & Monroe St.
Stroudsburg, Pa. 18360
Phone: (570) 420-3400

Montgomery County Courthouse
2 E Airy St.
Norristown, Pa. 19401
Phone: (610) 278-3000

Montour County Courthouse
29 Mill Street
Danville, Pa. 17821
Phone: (570)271-3000 voice (570)271-3088 fax

 

Northampton County Courthouse
(Orphan's Court) Easton, Pa. 18042
Phone: (610) 559-3095

Northumberland County Courthouse
201 Market St Sunbury, Pa. 17801
Phone: (570) 988-4100 (NOTE: Check www.switchboard.com for other listings.)

 

Perry County Courthouse
E Main St.
New Bloomfield, Pa. 17068
Phone: (717) 582-2131

Philadelphia Birth/Deaths:
City Archives
3101 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19104

Philadelphia Marriages:
Marriage Bureau
City Hall Room 415
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107

Philadelphia Divorces:
Prothonotary Office
City Hall Room 280
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107

Pike County Courthouse
(Clerk of Courts) 412 Broad St.
Milford, Pa. 18337
Phone: (570) 296-7231

Potter County Courthouse
1 E 2nd St # 30 Coudersport, Pa. 16915
Phone: (814) 274-9720

 

Schuylkill County Courthouse
Pottsville, Pa. 17901
Phone: (570) 622-5570

Snyder County Courthouse
PO Box 217
Middleburg, Pa. 17842
(570) 837-4208 (v) or (570) 837-4282 (f)

Somerset County Courthouse
(Clerk of Courts)
111 E Union St # 180
Somerset, Pa. 15501
Phone: (814) 445-1435

Sullivan County Courthouse
Laporte, Pa. 18626
Phone: (570) 946-7351

Susquehanna County Courthouse
Maple St.
Montrose, Pa. 18801
Phone: (570) 278-4600

 

Tioga County Courthouse
1873 Shumway Hill Rd.
Wellsboro, Pa. 16901
Phone: (570) 723-8191

 

Union County Courthouse
103 S 2nd St.
Lewisburg, Pa. 17837
Phone: (570) 524-8600

 

Venango County Courthouse
Franklin, Pa. 16323
Phone: (814) 432-9610

 

Warren County Courthouse
204 4th Ave.
Warren, Pa. 16365
Phone: (814) 728-3400

Washington County Courthouse - SW
1 South Main St.
Washington, Pa. 15301
Phone: (724) 228-6700

Wayne County Courthouse
925 Court St.
Honesdale, Pa. 18431
Phone: (570) 253-5970

Westmoreland County Courthouse - SW
N. Main
Greensburg, Pa. 15601
Phone: (724) 830-3700

Wyoming County Courthouse
One Courthouse Square
Tunkhannock, Pa. 18657
Phone: 570-836-3151

 

York County Courthouse
York, Pa. 17405
Phone: (717) 771-9675






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