Monroe County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Named for James Monroe, the 5th President of United States.
Parent Counties[edit | edit source]
1 April 1836: Monroe County was created from Pike and Northampton Counties. [1]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
13 March 1843: Carbon County created. [1]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Carbon | Lackawanna | Luzerne | Northampton | Pike | Wayne | New Jersey counties: Sussex | Warren
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
NEWSPAPERS[edit | edit source]
Monroe County, Pennsylvania Newspapers ==== Microfilms of the following newspapers can be found in the Kemp Library located on the campus of the East Stroudsburg University. This library is located at 200 Prospect Ave, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18301 Phone nunber 570-422-3465. Microfilm copies can be made for a minimal fee. See also Kemp Library at East Stroudsburg University
| Morning Press | 19 May 1913 - 3 April 1929 |
| Morning Sun | 1 Jan 1926 - 26 Feb 1928 |
| East Stroudsburg Press | 7 Aug 1919 - 20 Dec 1923 |
| Jeffersonian Republican | 15 Jan 1840 - 12 Jan 1900 |
| Daily Times Stroudsburg | 2 Apr 1894 - 31 Dec 1908 |
| Monroe Democrat | 18 Oct 1860 -19 Oct 1865; 5 Sep 1907 - 28 Dec 1910 |
| Stroudsburg Times, Times Democrat, Monroe Records, Daily Record, East Stroudsburg Press | 20 Jul 1888 - 27 May 1930 |
| Daily Record | 28 May 1930 - 1 Dec 1964 |
| The Pocono Record | Jan 1965 - current |
| Pennsylvania Chronicle | 26 Jan 1767 - 8 Feb 1774 |
| Pennsylvania Gazette |
24 Dec 1728 - 30 Dec 1762; 3 Jun 1799 - 4 Sep 1811; 6 Jan 1763 - 11 Oct 1815 |
| Pennsylvania Journal | 2 Dec 1742 - 29 Dec 1781; 2 Jan 1782 - Aug 1793 |
| Pennsylvania Packet | 27 Oct 1771 - 31 Dec 1790 |
| Pennsylvania ledger and Freemans Journal | 4 Nov 1775 - 16 May 1792 |
| Indepedent Gazetter | 13 Aug 1782 - 29 Apr 1795 |
Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Societies and Libraries
The Monroe County Historical Association is housed in the Jacob Stroud Manson at 900 Main Street, Stroudsburg, Pa. 18360. Phone 570 421-7703. Curator: Mrs. Amy Lesher. A Reading fee of $5.00 a day is charged for non-members to use the Walters Library. Research requests accepted by mail only. Monroe County Historical Association
A partial listing of the holdings in the Elizabeth D Walters Library are as follows:
- Many Local Family Histories,
- U S Census Records
- Some Newspapers from 1840 - 1999
- Vertical Files by Surname and Subject
- Obituary Collections
- Monroe County Church Records
- Monroe County Death Records from Sep 1893 - Oct 1905
- Monroe County Cemetery Lists
- Monroe County Funeral Home Records
- County and State Histories
- City Directories and Phone Books
- Maps
Eastern Monroe Public Library, or the Hughes Library is located at 1002 North Ninth Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. This library has a Local History Room on the second floor. Visit Eastern Monroe Public Library for more information.
A partial listing of their holdings include:
- The History of Monroe County and the surrounding areas
- Some Family History Books.
- Pennsylvania Civil War Conscientous Objectors Database
- Access to Ancestory.com and Hertiage Quest
All family history books located in the Monroe County Historical Association library are searchable on the public library computers
Western Pocono Community Library is located at 200 Pilgrim Way, Broadheadsville, PA. Phone 570-992-7934.This library has a limited number of family genealogies.They do have microfilm of the records of the Salem Union Church located in Gilbert, Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, for the years 1806-1924. These microfilms are also found in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.To access these films FamilySearch online or through your local family history library.
The Easton Public Library is located at 515 Church Street, Easton, Pa 18042-3597. This library has a dedicated family history research room called The Marx Room. In the Marx Room you will find over 15,000 items of interest to local researchers looking for ancestors who lived in Northampton County prior to the formation of Monroe County in 1836. Click here to learn more about the Easton Public Library Marx Room
The collection includes but is not limited to the following records:
- Family History Books
- Periodicals
- Local Newespapers from 1799 - current
- Obituary Indexes
- 175 Volumes of Northampton County Church and Cemetery Records
- Northampton Court Records, Extracts
- DAR publications
- Vertical Family Files
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002]. Cite error: Invalid
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