Luzerne County Pennsylvania Genealogy and History

County Seat: Wilkes-Barre

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History

On September 25, 1786, Luzerne County was formed from part of Northumberland County. It was named after Chevalier de la Luzerne, a French soldier and diplomat during the 18th century. When it was founded, Luzerne County occupied a large portion of Northeastern Pennsylvania. From 1810 to 1878, it was divided into several smaller counties. The counties of Bradford, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, and Wyoming were all formed from parts of Luzerne County.

Cities and Towns

Cities: Hazleton, Nanticoke, Pittston, Wilkes-Barre (county seat).

Boroughs: Ashley, Avoca, Bear Creek Village, Conyngham, Courtdale, Dallas, Dupont, Duryea, Edwardsville, Exeter, Forty Fort, Freeland, Harveys Lake, Hughestown, Jeddo, Kingston, Laflin, Larksville, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Nescopeck, New Columbus, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park, Plymouth, Pringle, Shickshinny, Sugar Notch, Swoyersville, Warrior Run, West Hazleton, West Pittston, West Wyoming, White Haven, Wyoming, Yatesville.

Townships: Bear Creek, Black Creek, Buck, Butler, Conyngham, Dallas, Dennison, Dorrance, Exeter, Fairmount, Fairview, Foster, Franklin, Hanover, Hazle, Hollenback, Hunlock, Huntington, Jackson, Jenkins, Kingston, Lake, Lehman, Nescopeck, Newport, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Rice, Ross, Salem, Slocum, Sugarloaf, Union, Wilkes-Barre, Wright.

Census-designated places: Beech Mountain Lakes, Browntown, Chase, East Berwick, Georgetown, Glen Lyon, Harleigh, Hickory Hills, Hilldale, Hudson, Inkerman, Lattimer, Mocanaqua, Mountain Top, Nuremberg, Pardeesville, Pikes Creek, Plains, Shavertown, Sheatown, Silkworth, Trucksville, Upper Exeter, Wanamie, West Nanticoke, Weston

Other places: Alden, Back Mountain, Beach Haven, Breslau, Cambra, Cranberry, Drifton, Drums, Ebervale, Glen Summit Springs, Greater Pittston, Harveyville, Humboldt, Hunlock Creek, Huntington Mills, Japan, Kis-Lyn, Koonsville, Korn Krest, Kunkle, Lehman, Milnesville, Moosehead, Mossville, Mountain Grove, Old Boston, Port Griffith, Rock Glen, Saint Johns, Sandy Run, Suscon, Sweet Valley, Sybertsville, Tomhicken, Wapwallopen, Waterton, Zenith.

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Genealogy Research in Luzerne County Pennsylvania

Luzerne County Historical Society Bishop Library
49 South Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Phone: 570-823-6244
Fax: 570-823-9011
Website
Luzerne County Historical Society Bishop Library has 13,000 family folders, transcribed wills 1787-1896, personal papers and correspondence, 10,000 photos, county and local histories, church histories, family histories, biographies, Native Americans and ethnic groups, city directories, maps, births 1893-1905, marriages 1885-1950, deaths 1886-1962, newspapers and obituaries, land records 1787-1907, and index to Orphans' Court wills, land sales, and guardians 1787-1866.

Adjacent counties

Carbon County (southeast)
Columbia County (west)
Lackawanna County (northeast)
Monroe County (east)
Schuylkill County (south)
Sullivan County (northwest)
Wyoming County (north)