Vital records in Pennsylvania are maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Health located in New Castle, where they issue certified copies of birth and death records. Divorce and marriage records are only available from the specific county department where the event was filed.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that the Pennsylvania Department of Health - Division of Vital Records can provide:
Record Type | Available From |
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Pennsylvania Birth Records | January 1906 – 2024 |
Pennsylvania Death Records | January 1906 – 2024 |
Pennsylvania Divorce Records | dependent on county |
Pennsylvania Marriage Records | dependent on county |
County | Year Founded |
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Adams County, PA | January 22, 1800 |
Allegheny County, PA | September 24, 1788 |
Armstrong County, PA | March 12, 1800 |
Beaver County, PA | March 12, 1800 |
Bedford County, PA | March 9, 1771 |
Berks County, PA | March 11, 1752 |
Blair County, PA | February 26, 1846 |
Bradford County, PA | February 21, 1810 |
Bucks County, PA | 1682 |
Butler County, PA | March 12, 1800 |
Cambria County, PA | March 26, 1804 |
Cameron County, PA | March 29, 1860 |
Carbon County, PA | March 13, 1843 |
Centre County, PA | February 13, 1800 |
Chester County, PA | 1682 |
Clarion County, PA | March 11, 1839 |
Clearfield County, PA | March 26, 1804 |
Clinton County, PA | June 21, 1839 |
Columbia County, PA | March 22, 1813 |
Crawford County, PA | March 12, 1800 |
Cumberland County, PA | January 27, 1750 |
Dauphin County, PA | March 4, 1785 |
Delaware County, PA | September 26, 1789 |
Elk County, PA | April 18, 1843 |
Erie County, PA | March 12, 1800 |
Fayette County, PA | September 26, 1783 |
Forest County, PA | April 11, 1848 |
Franklin County, PA | September 9, 1784 |
Fulton County, PA | April 19, 1851 |
Greene County, PA | February 9, 1796 |
Huntingdon County, PA | September 20, 1787 |
Indiana County, PA | March 30, 1803 |
Jefferson County, PA | March 26, 1804 |
Juniata County, PA | March 2, 1831 |
Lackawanna County, PA | August 13, 1878 |
Lancaster County, PA | May 10, 1729 |
Lawrence County, PA | March 20, 1849 |
Lebanon County, PA | February 16, 1813 |
Lehigh County, PA | March 6, 1812 |
Luzerne County, PA | September 25, 1786 |
Lycoming County, PA | April 13, 1795 |
McKean County, PA | March 26, 1804 |
Mercer County, PA | March 12, 1800 |
Mifflin County, PA | September 19, 1789 |
Monroe County, PA | April 1, 1836 |
Montgomery County, PA | September 10, 1784 |
Montour County, PA | May 3, 1850 |
Northampton County, PA | March 11, 1752 |
Northumberland County, PA | March 21, 1772 |
Perry County, PA | March 22, 1820 |
Philadelphia County, PA | 1682 |
Pike County, PA | March 8, 1814 |
Potter County, PA | March 26, 1804 |
Schuylkill County, PA | March 1, 1811 |
Snyder County, PA | March 2, 1855 |
Somerset County, PA | April 17, 1795 |
Sullivan County, PA | March 15, 1847 |
Susquehanna County, PA | February 21, 1810 |
Tioga County, PA | March 26, 1804 |
Union County, PA | March 22, 1813 |
Venango County, PA | March 12, 1800 |
Warren County, PA | March 12, 1800 |
Washington County, PA | March 28, 1781 |
Wayne County, PA | March 21, 1798 |
Westmoreland County, PA | February 26, 1773 |
Wyoming County, PA | April 4, 1842 |
York County, PA | August 19, 1749 |