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History and Genealogy

Wyoming County was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County. Its county seat is Tunkhannock.

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This County currently does not have a host. This means that there is no one available to help answer your questions about this county's history or to help you with your family's genealogy within this county. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.

Wyoming County Data Online
BIOGRAPHIES

Biographies and Biographical Sketches  NEW!! FURMAN, Miss Myrtie E - Transcribed by Marla Snow

CEMETERIES

Cemetery Index - Contributed by Brenda Wiesner
MARRIAGES

Wedding Announcements and Marriage Notices   NEW!! Kessler-Broughton, Dickson-Barkowitch

MILITARY

NEWSPAPERS

  • Miscellaneous News Paper Articles From the Past  NEW!! Mrs. Cyrus Adams' Hunting Skills, George Miller Sr. and Jr. Voted for Every President of US,

  • Fires and Floods -  NEW!! Fire at Nicholson (1904), Fire at Tunkhannock (1925)

  • Crimes -  NEW!! Charles Wall Hanged, Carleton D. Adams Sentenced for Murder

  • Accidents  NEW!! Mrs. Henry Frawley Killed by Bull, Mrs. Kishpaugh Dies in Fire, John Cozine Saves Own Life

PHOTOS

Boroughs and Census Designated Places
Aldovin Avery Bardwell Beaumont Bellasylva
Bowman Creek Brookside Carpenter Hollow Center Moreland Cooper Corners
Dixon East Lemon Eatonville Evans Falls Factoryville
Falls Forkston Hettesheimer Corners Hoban Heights Jenks
Jenningsville Kaiserville Kasson Brook Keelersburg Laceyville
Lake Carey Lake Winola Lemon Lockville Lovelton
Marcy Mehoopany Meshoppen Mill City Myobeach
Nicholson North Mehoopany Noxen Osterhout Rocky Forest
Rosengrant Ruggles Scottsville Scranton Corners Skinners Eddy
South Eaton Starkville Stowell Stull Tunkhannock
Vernon Vosburg West Falls West Nicholson Wyoanna

Townships
Braintrim Township Clinton Township Eaton Township Exeter Township
Falls Township Forkston Township Lemon Township Mehoopany Township
Meshoppen Township Monroe Township Nicholson Township North Branch Township
Northmoreland Township Noxen Township Overfield Township Tunkhannock Township
Washington Township Windham Township

Surrounding Counties

Susquehanna County (north)

Luzerne County (south)

Bradford County (northwest)

Lackawanna County (east)

Sullivan County (west)

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