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Elk County Pennsylvania
History and Genealogy

 

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Elk County Data Online

BIOGRAPHIES

HISTORY

MARRIAGE NOTICES AND WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS

COURT PETITIONS

NEWSPAPERS

OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES

MILITARY

PAST UPDATES

Recent Updates
January 2023
Postal News:
New Post Office - Benezette
News-Fires:
Jacob English's Home Destroyed
Community News:
February 1880 Brandy Camp News
Marriage Notice:
Ross-Stout
Birth Announcement:
Rhines-Son
Death Notices:
Elisha DeGroat, Daughter of Harry Sheddy
Elk Countywas created on April 18, 1843 from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties and named for the Elk which inhabited the region. Its county seat is Ridgway.

Surrounding Counties
 McKean County (north)  Cameron County (east)  Clearfield County (south)
 Jefferson County (southwest)  Forest County (west)  Warren County (northwest)




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