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UPDATES FOR JANUARY, 2012 are online. Come in and see our new pages and new information.
Obits, Queries and Surnames from: Kenyon, Joe L., Douglas Wentworth Campbell--Our wonderful contributors
Death/Obit notices from: Desiree, VLHartman, Jim D., Therman K, Kimmer--all GT Hosts
Newspaper articles transcribed by Desiree, Kimmer--GT Hosts
Bios-Nancy P, Therman K. Christine W., Kimmer--GT Hosts

I am your host, Kim Paterson, the volunteer for these PHILADELPHIA Genealogy Trails pages.

We gratefully accept contributions of raw data such as census information, marriage, birth, death record, obituaries, county histories, biographies, old newspaper items - anything that would help someone build their family tree!! Whatever format you have the material in will be accepted. The material can be historical or genealogical as long as it has a Philadelphia connection. This can be anything... from your own family information that you already have, or ... an obituary page from a newspaper, ...a news article from the past, ...a historical document that you have, ...whatever you want to contribute. Our goal is to keep genealogy free, and you, as a contributor, can help keep that goal. If you are in doubt, email me and I will respond to your questions as quickly as I can.

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This is a newish website and the links are not all complete*. Below is a preview of what is to come. You may click on the links in BOLD below to browse the data as soon as it is available.

County Origins* Townships* Communities* Cemeteries*
NEW INFORMATION ADDED WITH DATE OF ADDITIONVITAL RECORDS IMMIGRATION History* NEW INFORMATION ADDED WITH DATE OF ADDITIONNEWSPAPERS
FAMOUS PHILADELPHIANS NEW INFORMATION ADDED WITH DATE OF ADDITIONCHURCHES
CEMETERIES 		BIOGRAPHIES,
GENEALOGIES
& LETTERS 		MILITARY
Resources* MISCELLANEOUS NEW INFORMATION ADDED WITH DATE OF ADDITION QUERIES NEW INFORMATION ADDED WITH DATE OF ADDITION SURNAME LIST

The majority of my maternal family have been in Philadelphia at least since the mid 1700s. As a child, I loved hearing their stories and visiting the places of beautiful Philadelphia. It is how I became interested in its History and my own Genealogy.

The surnames of my Philadelphia families are:   BOUVIER, CLYMER, DANIELS, GOSLIN, LEABOURNE (ANY SPELLING), MARTIN, McCLOSKEY, McELVENNY,(ANY SPELLING) TALLEY
See the surname, Vital Records, and Queries pages for links to further information about these families.

I have put together a SURNAME list of all people being researched in the Philadelphia area (people that have let me know, that is).  It is a great way to find out if others are researching the same surnames.


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Below are a few facts about Philadelphia
  • The motto:
  • Coordinates:
  • Nickname:
  • Country
  • State
  • It is both
  • Founded
  • Incorporated
  • Mayor
  • Area
    • - City
    • - Land
    • - Water
    • - Urban
    • - Metro
  • Elevation
  • Population
    • - City (2005)
    • ---City
    • - Urban
    • - Metro
  • Time zone
    • Winter
    • Summer
  • Website:
  • Philadelphia maneto -"Let brotherly love continue"
  • 39°57'12?N, 75°10'12?W
  • "City of Brotherly Love", "Philly", "the Quaker City"
  • United States
  • Pennsylvania
  • City and County of Philadelphia
  • October 27, 1682
  • October 25, 1701
  • Michael A. Nutter (D)
  • --
    • - City 369.4 km² (142.6 sq mi)
    • - Land 349.9 km² (135.1 sq mi)
    • - Water 19.6 km² (7.6 sq mi)>/li>
    • - Urban 4,660.7 km² (1,799.5 sq mi)
    • - Metro 11,989 km² (4,629 sq mi)
  • 12 m (39 ft)
  • --
    • - City 1,463,281
    • - Density 4,201.8/km² (10,882.8/sq mi)
    • - Urban 5,325,000
    • - Metro 5,823,233
  • From Greenwich Mean Time
    • EST (UTC-5)
    • DST (UTC-4)
  • http://www.phila.gov

Philadelphia County is one of the three original counties, along with Chester and Bucks counties, created by William Penn in November 1682.

The counties adjacent to Philadelphia are:

  • Montgomery County (north)
  • Bucks County (northeast)
  • Burlington County, New Jersey (east)
  • Camden County, New Jersey (southeast)
  • Gloucester County, New Jersey (south)
  • Delaware County (west)
  • Not quite adjacent, but very close-by is Wilmington, DE

The Act of Consolidation, passed on February 2, 1854, in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States consolidated all remaining townships, districts, and boroughs within the County of Philadelphia, dissolving their governmental structures and bringing all municipal authority within the County under the auspices of the City government. Additionally, any other unincorporated communities were included in this consolidation. In 1854 the City and all its townships areas merged into one City and County. Here are the Districts and Townships prior to 1854:

Boroughs

Aramingo Borough Bridesburg Borough   Frankford Borough   Germantown Borough Manayunk Borough  
West Philadelphia Borough Whitehall Borough      

Districts

Belmont District Kensington District Moyamensing District Northern Liberties District Penn District
Richmond District Southwark District Spring Garden District    

Townships and City

Blockley Township Bristol Township Byberry Township Delaware Township Germantown Township
Kingsessing Township Lower Dublin Township Moyamensing Township Moreland Township Northern Liberties Township
Oxford Township Passyunk Township Penn Township Philadelphia City Roxborough Township

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