History of Wyoming County

Volunteers are encouraged to contribute information that they may have on the local history of Wyoming County.

Some suggested areas of information that would be valuable to researchers include:

  • Local Cemetery Records
  • School Records
  • Marriage, Birth and Obituaries from local newspapers
  • Early photographs

Wyoming County Census Data

1850- 10,655

1860- 12,540

1870- 14,585

1880- 15,598

1890- 15,891

1900- 17,152

1910- 15,509

1920- 14,101

 

1930- 15,517

1940- 16,702

1950- 16,766

1960- 16,813

1970- 19,082

1980- 26,433

1992- 28,848

 

Historical Population Counts for Pennsylvania Counties 1790-1980

 

[1790-1980 Source: Population Abstract of the United States
1992 Source: 1994 County and City Data Book CD-ROM]

 

 

Obituary Links, This site contains hundreds of links to online obituary resources, both current and archived, arranged by state and county. Secondarily, there are links to cemetery inscriptions, mortality schedules, marriage, birth, and death notices. Recently, a section devoted to online surname obituary archives was added. New links are added daily.
Origin of place names in Northeast Pennsylvania

 

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