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Fayette County |
Genealogical Society |
Resources in the Pennsylvania Room at the Uniontown Public Library For more information about the collection go to www.uniontownlib.org County Histories Four Histories of Fayette County indexed by surname Histories of surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia City Histories and Directories Histories of Uniontown, Connellsville and Brownsville written in the early part of the twentieth century City or town directories - some material begins in 1859 and others from 1900 to 1960. None are available for Brownsville after 1910. Cities include Uniontown, Brownsville, Masontown, Fairchance and Hopwood. Town histories for Smithfield, Perryopolis, Mill Run and Dawson Newspapers Microfilm copies of local the Uniontown paper from 1805 to the present Alphabetized name indexes for obituaries from 1800 to 1950 File cards of newspaper headlines beginning in the 1880s Veteran Information History books covering specific and general areas of American and local history Copies of government records detailing military service - listed by state, region and company Cemetery Information There are approximately 440 cemeteries in Fayette County. Many of these are indexed by the cemetery. Church Records Information about the local and surrounding county churches Hinshaw's Marriages 1885-1915 indexed (Quaker) Justice of the Peace records - Washington and German Townships early 1800s Census and Tax Rolls Fayette County census records on microfilm or published volumes from 1790 to 1930 Microfilmed tax lists by the townships from formation until about 1870 Maps and Atlases Indexed copies of early land grants, warrants and surveys Atlases showing property owners in 1858, 1865 and 1872 Specific Genealogical Resources Family histories compiled and/or published Wills - Closson's index and microfilmed index to the wills in Fayette County Colonial Records and Pennsylvania Archives Indexed copies of Colonial Records Copies of the Pennsylvania Archive Series |