Map of clearfield county, pennsylvania highlighting bloom township. The series, now in book form, is a wealth of clearfield county history. We invite you to begin your pennsylvania wilds adventure with a visit to the backwoods. History of clearfield county pennsylvania lewis cass aldrich on. History of centre and clinton counties, pennsylvania. Bituminous coal was first mined in pennsylvania at coal hill mount washington, just across the monongahela river from the city of pittsburgh. History of clearfield county, pennsylvania with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Through these historic photographs, witness the growth of curwensville, clearfield, and dubois despite terrible floods and fires. History of bradford county, pennsylvania the history center. The book is a history of the sabula lake area and is packed with pictures from.
Where can find clearfield county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Another excellent resource for clearfield is twentieth century history of clearfield county, pennsylvania, and representative citizens by roland d. History of clearfield county, pennsylvania hathitrust. For many years clearfield county functioned as part of centre county, not electing its own commissioners until 1812. Conveniently situated along i80 in central pennsylvania, clearfield and dubois are also easily accessed from routes 219 and us 322.
Clearfield k2 clearfield county district serving students in the borough of clearfield and bradford township, covington township, girard township, goshen township, knox township, lawrence township and pine township. Catholic 100 years of the pittsburgh catholic diocese 1843 1943. Box 401, dubois, pa 15801 or stop in at the historical society located at 30 w. American local history network the history of north central pa. Clearfield, jefferson and clarion, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, volume 1. Clearfield county was formed by the act of assembly by the second governor of pennsylvania at the time, thomas mckean on march 26, 1804. Number in right column is fhlcan film or fiche number, used in ordering material at your fhc. History of county written by local historian, jane elling. Clearfield county was created in 1804, from parts of huntingdon and lycoming counties and named for clearfield creek. Clearfield county recalls the early days in the areas history when log drives filled the. Roomandpillar mines have been active in pennsylvanias bituminous coalfields since the late1700s. History of clearfield county, pennsylvania penn state libraries.
The series was compiled by the clearfields public spirit newspaper. History of clearfield county, pennsylvania clearfield county was formed from parts of lycoming and huntington counties and was organized by act of assembly, march 26, 1804 and approved by governor mckean, the governor of the commonwealth. Search clearfield county public property records online. Online phone book for clearfield county, pa people finder. Browse our free people search to investigate cell phone numbers and free public records for thousands of citizens in and around clearfield county, pa. Site features district goals, news, departments, calendar, administrative directory, school links, and mission statement. Clearfield county church history at clearfield county, pennsylvania usgenweb archives includes histories and photos.
Clearfield county vital records can be found at the pennsylvania office of vital records has copies of birth and death records since 1906 and death records. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your clearfield county ancestors. The county was created from parts of the already created counties of huntingdon and lycoming. Party event in clearfield, pa by clearfield county historical society on saturday, december 7 2019. Clearfield county pagenweb archives aldrich clearfield history. Welcome to our clearfield county family history research page. Elliot who was a member of both the pennsylvania legislature and the state forestry reservation commission, the predecessor to department of forestry. History of clearfield county, pennsylvania by lewis cass aldrich, 1887. Clarion county is in northwest pennsylvania about 100 miles north of. Clearfield county images of america and millions of other books are. Early marriages clearfield county, pennsylvania clearfield county, pennsylvania, marriage records, 1850s 1860s. Contains chronology, map, countybycounty information.
Commemorative biographical record of central pennsylvania. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. We can help you locate everything from unlisted phone numbers to address history listings with our clearfield county phone book. Clearfield county carnegie museum of natural history. When richard hughes of clearfield first started to write a twentieth century history of clearfield county, pennsylvania, he figured it. Elliot state park is located off of exit 111, formerly exit 18, of interstate 80. Somerset county, pennsylvania, willbook index, 17951900 index to bedford county, pennsylvania, wills, 17711900 history of clearfield county, pennsylvania, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. We invite you to explore the origins and diversity of clearfield county, pennsylvania and its people. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers lewis cass aldrich on. Clearfield historical society publishes county history book.
Search usa pennsylvania clearfield county clearfield county. The encyclopedia of life, open book publishers obp, pubmed. Im really glad you stopped by and i hope that you find this website useful for your genealogical research. The creeks name alluded to openings or clearfields made by the large number of bison in the area. Western pennsylvania genealogical society quarterly, 17. Seventyfive years ago, dubois and clearfield county were part of history. Bloom township, clearfield county, pennsylvania project. For general information and books about pennsylvania, or to locate information about other counties, visit the pennsylvania page of time voyagers bookstore dont forget to check on the parent county from which a county was originally founded. Clearfield county historical society, clearfield, historical. Land atlas and plat book, clearfield county, pennsylvania. Westover is a borough in clearfield county, pennsylvania, united states. Clearfield county was formed from parts of lycoming and huntington counties and was organized by act of assembly, march 26, 1804 and approved by governor mckean, the governor of the commonwealth. News features clearfield county historical society.
Twentieth century history of clearfield county, pennsylvania. The clearfield county historical society is established for the expressed purpose of preserving the history, memories, artifacts and genealogy of clearfield county and its residents. Clearfield county pa genealogy public group facebook. Clearfield county, pennsylvania genealogy genealogy. Fileviewer provides access to scanned indexes and image of the historical and current documents, indexes and plats for real property, and oil and gas records all over texas and new mexico. Hi and welcome to the clearfield county pennsylvania genealogy project a proud member of the paroots family of websites. Clearfield county is located in the center of pennsylvania with direct access to major markets in the northeastern united states and the midwest via us interstate 80 which runs directly through the center of the county. For interested researchers of clearfield county, pa genealogy. It was collected by otto jennings on september 21, 1944 on a ledge along the river bluffs near bells landing, clearfield county, pennsylvania. Clearfield county pa probate records lds genealogy. This group is open to all members, and encourages participants to post questions and offer suggestions, or to comment on their. Clearfield county, pennsylvania welcome to the clearfield county history and genealogy site. This site is designed to assist family historians and genealogists locate information about their ancestors.
The township of bell was organized at the same time, under the same procedure, and by the same commissioners that laid out and erected the other townships of burnside and penn, to the formation of which several distinct bodies, the older townships of pike and chest surrendered their territory, the latter yielding. Paroots is a commonwealth of pennsylvania nonprofit corporation. May 10, 2019 the series, now in book form, is a wealth of clearfield county history, genealogy and fascinating anecdotes told by then first and secondgeneration families of many original county settlers. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Clearfield the clearfield county historical society has published the 1897 history of select clearfield county townships. When the delawares were driven out of eastern pennsylvania, they made their way to what. Twentieth century history of clearfield county, pennsylvania, and representative citizens kindle edition by swoope, roland d download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Clearfield when richard hughes of clearfield first started to write a twentieth century history of clearfield county, pennsylvania, he. This site is designed to assist family historians and. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of. Davis, syracuse, 1887 the biographies have been extracted and entered on the clarion county biography databoard.
Both of scientific and cultural value, this specimen has a rich history, much more than just dried plants on paper. History of clearfield county pennsylania, present and past, t. Roomandpillar mines have been active in pennsylvania s bituminous coalfields since the late1700s. History of early clarion county, pennsylvania with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. The board received notification from the pennsylvania historical and museum. History of clearfield county pennsylvania, lewis cass aldrich, 1887.
Showing 1 20 results of 22 for search clearfield county church records, query time. Here you can conduct research, browse our wealth of exhibits and publications, and join us in preserving and understanding our heritage as a diverse and dynamic people throughout. The information provided to users is a combination of clearfield county gis data and online resources provided by esri, fema, microsoft, and others while every reasonable effort has been made to produce highquality map data, clearfield county, the online resources, or employees of the aforementioned expressly disclaim all warranties. Lets preserve our history and heritage, not lose it. There are 6 exits off us interstate 80 in clearfield county with 5 of the exits having potential economic development properties available near the exits. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds. Ghost towns and vanishing villages of clearfield county, pa by richard t. Usgenweb pagenweb clearfield county pagenweb resources clearfield county pagenweb project. Clearfield county microfilm available at the family history center of your local lds church. Genealogy trails history group clearfield county pennsylvania genealogy project source. The area was then known as chincleclamousche township.
With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers lewis cass aldrich d. Clearfield county recalls the early days in the areas history when log drives filled the west branch of the susquehanna and the woods were occupied by lumbermen. Pennsylvania county histories and pennsylvania biographies. Clearfield, the county seat, was incorporated as a borough in 1840. The book was a compilation of a series of articles on township histories and. The series, now in book form, is a wealth of clearfield county history, genealogy and fascinating anecdotes told by then first and secondgeneration families of many original county settlers. In 1933, the park was dedicated in honor of honorable simon b.
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