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City-County Cross Index
Adams County 111-17 Baltimore St. Gettysburg, PA 17325-2313
(717) 334-6781
Allegheny County 414 Grant St., 1st Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2403
Armstrong County 500 E. Market St. Kittanning, PA 16201
(412) 543-2500
Beaver County 810 3rd St. Beaver, PA 15009
(412) 728-5700
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Bedford County
P.O. Box 166 Bedford, PA 15522-0166
(814) 623-4807
Berks County 633 Court St. Reading, PA 19601
Blair County Prothonotary 423 Allegheny St. Holidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 695-5541
Bradford County 301 Main St. Towanda, PA 18848
(717) 265-1702
Bucks County Main & Court Sts. Doylestown, PA 18901-4380
(215) 348-6000
Butler County
P.O. Box 1208 Butler, PA 16003-1208
(412) 285-4731
Cambria County 200 S. Center St. Ebensburg, PA 15931-1936
(814) 472-5440
Cameron County 20 E. 5th St. Emporium, PA 15834-1469
(814) 486-2315
Carbon County
P.O. Box 286 Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
(717) 325-2261 ONLINE: Clerk of Courts
Centre County County Courthouse
N. Alleghany St. Bellefonte, PA 16823
(814) 355-6724
Chester County 2 North High St., Suite 109 West Chester, PA 19380-3073
(610) 344-6335 ONLINE: Chester County Assessor
http://epin.chesco.org
Geneology, Vital Statistics Archive
Clarion County Main St. Clarion, PA 16214
(814) 226-4000
Clearfield County
P.O. Box 361 Clearfield, PA 16830-0361
(814) 765-2641
Clinton County
P.O. Box 943 Lock Haven, PA 17745-0943
(717) 893-4010
Columbia County 35 W. Main St. Bloomsburg, PA 17815
(717) 389-5632
Crawford County 903 Diamond Park Meadville, PA 16335-2640
(814) 333-7338
Cumberland County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013
(717) 240-6100
Dauphin County Front & Market Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 255-2657
Delaware County 201 W. Front St. Media, PA 19063-2708
(610) 891-4400 ONLINE: Delaware County Assessor
http://taxrecords.com
Elk County
P.O. Box 314 Ridgway, PA 15853-0314
(814) 776-5349
Erie County 140 W. 6th St. #122 Erie, PA 16501
(814) 451-6260
Fayette County 61 E. Main St. Uniontown, PA 15401
(412) 430-1206
Forest County
P.O. Box 423 Tionesta, PA 16353-0423
(814) 755-3526
Foulton County 201 N. 2nd St. McConnellsburg, PA 17233
(717) 485-4212
Franklin County 157 Lincoln Way E Chambersburg, PA 17201
(717) 261-3872
Greene County Greene County Courthouse High St. Waynesburg, PA 15370
(412) 852-5283
Huntingdon County 223 Penn St. Huntingdon, PA 16652
(814) 643-2740
Indiana County Courthouse 825 Philadelphia St. Indiana, PA 15701
(412) 465-3860
Jefferson County 200 Main St. Brookville, PA 15825-1236
(814) 849-1610
Juniata County
P.O. Box 68 Mifflintown, PA 17059-0068
(717) 436-8991
Lackawanna County Courthouse 200 N. Washington Ave. Scranton, PA 18503
(717) 963-6723
Lancaster County
P.O. Box 83480 Lancaster, PA 17608-3480
(717) 299-8300 ONLINE: Court of Common Pleas -Civil -www.co.lancaster.pa.us County Recorder of Deeds -www.co.lancaster.pa.us County GIS Assessor Records -www.co.lancaster.pa.us/GIS/disclaimer.html
Lawrence County 430 Court St. New Castle, PA 16101
(412) 656-2127
Lebanon County 400 S. 8th St. Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 274-2801
Lehigh County
P.O. Box 1548 Allentown, PA 18105
(610) 820-3170
Luzerne County Courthouse 200 N. River St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
(717) 825-1668
Lycoming County 48 W. 3rd St. Williamsport, PA 17701
(717) 327-2263
McKean County 500 W. Main St. Smethport, PA 16749
(814) 887-5571
Mercer County 112 Mercer County Courthouse Mercer, PA 16137 (412) 662-3800
Mifflin County 20 N. Wayne St. Lewistown, PA 17044
(717) 242-1449
Monroe County County Courthouse Square Stroudsburg, PA 18360
(717) 420-3540
Montgomery County Courthouse
P.O. Box 311 Norristown, PA 19404-0311
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Montour County 29 Mill St. Danville, PA 17821
(717) 271-3012
Northampton County 659 Washington St. Easton, PA 18042
(610) 559-3000
Northumberland County 201 Market, Room 6 Sunbury, PA 17801-3470
(717) 988-4143
Perry County
P.O. Box 223 New Bloomfield, PA 17068-0223
(717) 582-2131
Philadelphia County City Hall Rm 180 Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 686-6263 ONLINE: Philadelphia County Civil Judgments
http://dns2.phila.gov:8080/
Pike County 506 Broad St. Milford, PA 18337
(717) 296-3508
Potter County 1 E. 2nd St., Room 20 Coudersport, PA 16915
(814) 274-8370
Schuylkill County 401 N. 2nd St. Pottsville, PA 17901-2528
(717) 622-5570
Snyder County
P.O Box 217 Middleburg, PA 17842
(717) 837-4207
Somerset County 111 E. Union St., Suite 140 Somerset, PA 15501
(814) 445-1547
Sullivan County Main & Muncy St. Laporte, PA 18626
(717) 946-7351
Susquehanna County
P.O. Box 218 Montrose, PA 18801-0218
(717) 278-4600
Tioga County 116 Main St. Wellsboro, PA 16901
(717) 724-9260
Union County 103 S. 2nd St. Lewisburg, PA 17837
(717) 524-8600
Venango County Liberty St. Franklin, PA 16323
(814) 432-9500
Warren County 204 4th Ave. Warren, PA 16365
(814) 723-7550
Washington County 1 S. Main St., Ste 1002 Washington, PA 15301
(412) 228-6775
Wayne County 925 Court St. Honesdale, PA 18431
(717) 253-5970
Westmoreland County 301 Courthouse Square Greensburg, PA 15601
(412) 830-3177
Wyoming County
Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Tunkhannock, PA 18657
(717) 836-3200
York County 28 E. Market St. York, PA 17401
(717) 771-9607
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