PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGY EXPRESS - WESTMORELAND COUNTY

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Westmoreland County

Here we go again...... expanding, expanding and more expanding
with a no muss, no fuss atmosphere!!

This State will not have a detailed index page until I have lots and lots of info.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting
~ Sharon Wick ~

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National Intelligencer Newspapers

COURT HOUSE

2 N. Main St.
Courthouse Square
Greensburg, PA 15601-2405

The county seat is Greensburg. Cut from Lancaster, Northumberland, and later Bedford Counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773 and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania in which its entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains. Westmoreland County originally included the present-day counties of Fayette, Washington, Greene, and parts of Beaver, Allegheny, Indiana, and Armstrong counties. It is named for Westmorland, a historic county of England.

County Seat: Greensburg
Date founded: Feb. 26, 1773
Square Miles: 1,036

ADJACENT COUNTIES:
1. Allegheny County
2. Butler County
3. Armstrong County
4. Indiana County
5. Cambria County
6. Somerset County
7. Fayette County
8. Washington County

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LIBRARIES:
Adams Memorial Library 1112 Ligonier St Latrobe, PA 15650 Caldwell Memorial Library 982 N Chestnut Extension Derry, PA 15627 Delmont Public Library 77 Greensburg St Delmont, PA 15626 Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library 237 S Pennsylvania Ave Greensburg, PA 15601 Jeannette Public Library 6th & Magee Sts Jeannette, PA 15644 Ligonier Valley Library 120 W Main St Ligonier, PA 15658 Lower Burrell Branch Library 3052 Wachter Ave Lower Burrell, PA 15068 Manor Public Library P O Box 625, 57 Race St Manor, PA 15665 Monessen Public Library 326 Donner Ave Monessen, PA 15062 Mount Pleasant Fr Public Library Assoc. 120 S Church St Mount Pleasant, PA 15666 Murrysville Community Library 4130 Sardis Road Murrysville, PA 15668	New Florence Community Library 248 Ligonier St & Seventh St New Florence, PA 15944 Norwin Public Library Assoc 299 Third St Irwin, PA 15642 Norwin Public Library Branch 100 Billott Ave North Huntingdon, PA 15642 Penn Area Library Municipal Court & Walnut St, P O Bo Harrison City, PA 15636 Peoples Library 880 Barnes St New Kensington, PA 15068 Scottdale Public Library 235 Pittsburgh St Scottdale, PA 15683 Trafford Community Public Library 416 Brinton Ave Trafford, PA 15085 Unity Branch Shop N Save, Route 30 Plaza Latrobe, PA 15650 Vandergrift Public Library Assoc 128C Washington St Vandergrift, PA 15690 Youngwood Area Public Library 17 S Sixth St Youngwood, PA 15697

COMMUNITIES:
Cities: * Arnold * Greensburg * Jeannette * Latrobe * Lower Burrell * Monessen * New Kensington
Boroughs:
* Adamsburg * Arona * Avonmore * Bolivar * Delmont * Derry * Donegal * East Vandergrift * Export * Hunker * Hyde Park * Irwin * Laurel Mountain * Legonier * Madison * Manor * Mount Pleasant * Murrysville * New Alexandria * New Florence	* New Stanton * North Belle Vernon * North Irwin * Oklahoma * Penn * Scottdale * Seward * Smithton * South Greensburg * Southwest Greensburg * Sutersville * Trafford (ptly in Allegheny Co.) * Vandergrift * West Leechburg * West Newton * Youngstown * Youngwood
Townships:
* Allegheny * Bell * Cook * Derry * Donegal * East Huntington * Fairfield * Hempfield * Ligonier * Loyalhanna * Mount Pleasant	* North Huntington * Penn * St. Clair * Salem * Sewickley * South Huntington * Unity * Upper Burrell * Washington
Census designated places:
* Bradenville * Calumet * Collinsburg * Crabtree * Fellsburg * Grapeville * Harrison City * Herminie * Hostetter * Lawson Heights	* Level Green * Loyalhanna * Lynnwood Pricedale * Mammoth * Millwood * Norvelt * St. Vincent College * Slickville * Webster * Wyano * Yukon
Unincorporated communities:
* Acme * Alverton * Ardara * Armbrust * Baggaley * Bessemer * Blackstone * Boquet * Bovard * Brenizer * Carbon * Claridge * Forbes Road * Greenwald * Hannastown * Hopewell * Hutchinson * Jacobs Creek * Jones Mills * Kecksburg * Larimer Laughlintown Lloydsville * Lowber * Luxor * Marguerite	* Morewood * Moween * New Derry * Pandora * Peanut * Pleasant Unity * Reagantown * Rector * Reduction * Ruffs Dale * Salina * Scab Hill * Seger * Southwest * Stahlstown * Standard Shaft * Tarrs * Torrance * Trauger * Turkeytown * United * Wendel * Westmoreland City * Whitney

NOTE: Records from 1842 - 1851 had been donated, by me, to another website, however they will never be finished. I have decided to put them here in full as I get the time to transcribe them. ~ Please be patient ~ SW