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Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Genealogy, History & Facts
County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania Facts
When was Bucks County, PA Created?
Bucks County was established on November 1682 as one of the three original Pennsylvania counties.
What is the County Seat of Bucks County, PA?
The County Seat is located in Doylestown and in addition the county government website is www.buckscounty.org
What counties are adjacent to Bucks County, PA?
Bordering Counties are Lehigh County, Northampton County, Warren County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Mercer County, New Jersey, Burlington County, New Jersey, Philadelphia County, Montgomery County.
Bucks County, PA Vital Records
Where can find Bucks County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Bucks 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. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Pennsylvania for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Bucks County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Pennsylvania Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- USGenweb Archives Pennsylvania Marriage Project
- Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III
- Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950
- Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940
- Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885 – 1950
- Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915
Bucks County, PA Census Records
What Bucks County, PA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Bucks County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1790-1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Bucks Co. Mortality Schedules can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Bucks Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Bucks Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be found for 1890. You can find free down-loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Pennsylvania Census Records Research Guide
Bucks County, PA Courthouse and Government Records
Bucks County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Bucks County Courthouse?
The below facts shows exactly what death, marriage, birth, property, wills, and court records are typically in Bucks County. The years listed below are the first noted records with this county. See Also Pennsylvania Courthouse Records Research Guide.
- Bucks County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 55 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
- Phone: (215) 348-6271
- Bucks County Recorder of Deeds
- Land Records: 1684
- Bucks County Prothonotary / Clerk of Courts
- Court & Divorce Records: 1683
- Bucks County Register of Wills/ Orphan’s Court Clerk
- Marriage & Probate Records: 1683
- Birth & Death Records: before Jan 1906
- Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
- Bucks County directory, 1902 : containing the names of all men of the county over 21 years of age
- Records of the Courts of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1684-1700
- Index of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, wills and administration records, 1684 to 1850
- State of the accounts of the collector of excise for Bucks County
- A state of the accounts of John Gill, Esquire, late sub-lieutenant of Bucks County
- State of the accounts of Joseph Kirkbride, Esquire, lieutenant of Bucks County
- State of the accounts of Andrew Kachline, Esq., late sub-lieutenant of Bucks County, deceased
- State of the accounts of Andrew Kachline, Esq., sub-lieutenant of Bucks County : from April 1777 to March 1780
- State of the accounts of John Lacey, Junior, and George Wall, Esquires, late sub-lieutenants of the County of Bucks
- State of the accounts of Gerardus Wynkoop, Esq., collector of excise for Bucks County
- State of the accounts of Joseph Hart, Esq., late lieutenant of Bucks County
- State of the account of Gerardus Wyncoop, Esq., late collector of excise, Bucks County
- State of the accounts of William M’Henry, Esq., late sub-lieutentant of Bucks County
- Early Pennsylvania Land Records
- BLM Land Records
Bucks County, PA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Bucks County, PA?
A list of Bucks County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Pennsylvania Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Pennsylvania Archives – Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (fold3.com)
- Bucks County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1092, Doylestown 18901
- Bucks County Historical Society, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown 18901-4999
- The Pennsylvania Archives Online
- Pennsylvania State Archives, 350 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120; Phone:(717) 783-3281
- Genealogical Society Of Pennsylvania, 2207 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103; (215) 545-0391
- Historical Society Of Pennsylvania. 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107; Phone: 215-732-6200
- State Library of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Avenue and Walnut Street, P.O. Box 1601, Harrisburg, PA 17105-1601
Where can I connect with other Bucks County, PA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Pennsylvania Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
- State of Pennsylvania Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Bucks County, PA?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Bucks County. Each of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a cost. This is basically a listing which has been compiled or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site over another.
Bucks Co. PA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Pennsylvania Links and Information
- Bucks Co. D.O.T. Map
- Map of Bucks County, PA with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).
- 1895 Bucks County Map (livgenmi.com)
Bucks Co. PA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Pennsylvania Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Pennsylvania historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Pennsylvania (1719 – 1997) (genealogybank.com)
- Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- The Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- The Bucks County Gazette (Bristol, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- Doylestown Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County Courier (Bristol, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- Courier Times (Levittown, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County Times (Levittown, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- Bristol County Courier (Bristol, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- Bristol Daily Courtier (Bristol, Pennsylvania) (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania Books (amazon.com)
- Search Pennsylvania Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Bucks County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Bucks Co. PA Church / Bible Records & Cemeteries / Graveyards
- Pennsylvania Cemetery Records Research Guide
- Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Graves (findagrave.com)
- Bucks County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Pennsylvania Church Records Research Guide
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania Church Records, 1770-1820: Nockamixon Township (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1744-1801: Tohickon Union Reformed Church (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1788-1885: Neshaminy Presbyterian Church (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1710-1800: Southampton Dutch Reformed Church (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1751-1800: Trinity Union Lutheran and Reformed Church (search.ancestry.com)
- Tohickon Union Lutheran Church, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1750-1800 (search.ancestry.com)
- Trinity Union Church, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1760-1829 (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1751-98: Keller’s Lutheran Church Records (search.ancestry.com)
- Trinity Union Reformed Church, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1801-29 (search.ancestry.com)
- Solebury Presbyterian Church, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1812-67 (search.ancestry.com)
- Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania Church Books (amazon.com)
Bucks Co. PA Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Bucks Co., PA GenWeb Archives Biographies & Collections (usgwarchives.net)
- Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine (search.ancestry.com)
- Book of biographies : this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Bucks County, Penna. (search.ancestry.com)
Bucks Co. PA General and History Websites
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : from the discovery of the Delaware to the present time (search.ancestry.com)
- History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania : including an account of its original exploration, its relation to the settlements of Ne (search.ancestry.com)
- The Presbytery of the Log College, or, The cradle of the Presbyterian Church in America (search.ancestry.com)
- A history of the Tohickon Union Church, Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania : with copy of church records, Reformed (search.ancestry.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Bucks Co. PA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Pennsylvania – Counties – Bucks (cyndislist.com)
- Bucks County Pennsylvania (genealogytrails.com)
- Bucks Co. PAGenweb (pagenweb.org)
- Bucks County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Bucks County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives (usgwarchives.net)
- Bucks Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Bucks Co. PA Immigration & Naturalization
- Pennsylvania, Naturalizations, 1794-1908 (search.ancestry.com)
Bucks Co. PA Military Records
- Pennsylvania Military Records Research Guide
- Pennsylvania Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Pennsylvania both males and females who served. Excellent for Bucks County genealogists, researchers, historians and a lot more.
