Pennsylvania Obituary Searches
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Anyone who conducts genealogical research understands the value of published obituaries. They can offer spouse or parents' names, provide information on an individual's employment or religious affiliation, detail children's names, unveil place of burial, and shed light on a multitude of other facets of a person's life.
The following is a handy checklist for historians searching Pennsylvania's historical newspapers. Dates listed indicate general availability (beginning with earliest newspapers for that particular county). Consulting this list can help you avoid searching for issue dates that don't exist.
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Pennsylvania County |
General Availability |
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Adams County, PA |
1800-current |
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Allegheny County, PA |
1786-current |
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Armstrong County, PA |
1841-current |
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Beaver County, PA |
1828-current |
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Bedford County, PA |
1805-current |
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Berks County, PA |
1789-current |
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Blair County, PA |
1836-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Bradford County, PA |
1813-current |
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Bucks County, PA |
1794-current |
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Butler County, PA |
1818-current |
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Cambria County, PA |
1831-current |
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Cameron County, PA |
1859-current |
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Carbon County, PA |
1864-current |
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Centre County, PA |
1829-current |
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Chester County, PA |
1809-current |
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Clarion County, PA |
1840-current |
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Clearfield County, PA |
1832-current |
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Clinton County, PA |
1836-current |
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Columbia County, PA |
1810-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Crawford County, PA |
1805-current |
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Cumberland County, PA |
1785-current |
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Dauphin County, PA |
1778 (German); 1797-current |
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Delaware County, PA |
1882-current |
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Elk County, PA |
1845-current |
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Erie County, PA |
1808-current |
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Fayette County, PA |
1805-current |
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Forest County, PA |
1867-current |
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Franklin County, PA |
1796-current |
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Fulton County, PA |
1826-current |
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Greene County, PA |
1817-current |
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Huntingdon County, PA |
1806-current |
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Indiana County, PA |
1826-current |
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Jefferson County, PA |
1833-current |
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Juniata County, PA |
1817-current |
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Lackawanna County, PA |
1832-current |
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Lancaster County, PA |
1782-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Lawrence County, PA |
1833-current |
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Lebanon County, PA |
1807-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Lehigh County, PA |
1807-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Luzerne County, PA |
1797-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Lycoming County, PA |
1807-current |
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McKean County, PA |
1833-current |
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Mercer County, PA |
1811-current |
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Mifflin County, PA |
1800-2012 |
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Monroe County, PA |
1836-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Montgomery County, PA |
1800-current |
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Montour County, PA |
1820-current |
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Northampton County, PA |
1799-current |
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Northumberland County, PA |
1802-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Perry County, PA |
1820-current |
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Philadelphia County, PA |
1719-current |
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Pike County, PA |
1826-current |
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Potter County, PA |
1839-current |
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Schuylkill County, PA |
1796-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Snyder County, PA |
1836-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Somerset County, PA |
1812-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Sullivan County, PA |
1851-current (includes German newspapers) |
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Susquehanna County, PA |
1816-current |
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Tioga County, PA |
1838-current |
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Union County, PA |
1813-current |
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Venango County, PA |
1823-current |
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Warren County, PA |
1823-current |
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Washington County, PA |
1798-current |
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Wayne County, PA |
1830-current |
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Westmoreland County, PA |
1799-current |
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Wyoming County, PA |
1841-current |
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York County, PA |
1729-current (includes German newspapers) |
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