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Adams County is a county
located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
As of 2000, the population was 91,292. It was created on January 22,
1800
from part of York County and named in honor of the
second President of the United States, John Adams.
Its county seat
is Gettysburg. Adams County was originally included
within the ample limits of Chester County. Soon after the settlement of
Pennsylvania by William Penn, 1682, the Province was divided by its
proprietor, into three counties, Bucks, Chester and Philadelphia.
Lancaster County was separated from Chester by Act of May 10, 1729, and was
the first county established subsequent to the formation of the three
original counties. The first division of Lancaster County was by act of
August 9, 1749, when York County was separated from it. York, which
then included what is now Adams, was the first county erected west of the
Susquehanna River, and embraced all that territory bounded on the west and
north by the South Mountain, on the east by the Susquehanna, and on the south
by Maryland. The county being very large, and the distance from the
upper end to the county seat being great, a movement looking to the formation
of a new county was set on foot as early as 1790. Much feeling was soon
developed in reference to this matter. Those living within easy reach
of the old county town manifested their selfishness by violently opposing the
measure, while those residing within the limits of the proposed new county
were just as active and zealous in favor of the separation. Public
meetings were held petitions for and remonstrances
against the erection of a new county were industriously circulated, signers
to each obtained, and presented to the Legislature. Finally after ten
years of contention and strife, the separation took place by virtue of an act
of Assembly dated January 22, 1800. The new county was named Adams, in
honor of John Adams, who as President of the United States from 1797 to
1801. The commissioners to mark and run the line dividing Adams from
York county were Jacob Spangler, deputy surveyor of York county, Samuel
Sloan, deputy surveyor of Adams county, and William Waugh.
The following counties lie adjacent to Adams county: Cumberland County (north); York County (east); Carroll County, Maryland (southeast); Frederick County, Maryland (southwest); and Franklin County (west).
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COUNTY RECORDS |
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Adams County Register of
Wills/ Orphan's Court Clerk has Marriage
Records from 1800 and Probate Records
from 1800 and is located at 111-117 Baltimore Street, Room
102, Gettysburg, PA 17325; Phone: (717) 337-9826, Fax: (717) 334-1758 . Adams County Recorder of
Deeds has
Land
Records from 1800 and is located at 111-117
Baltimore Street, Room 102, Gettysburg, PA 17325; Phone: (717) 337-9826, Fax:
(717) 334-1758 . Adams County Prothonotary / Clerk of Courts has Court Records from 1800 and is
located at Adams County Courthouse, Room 103, 111-117 Baltimore Street,
Gettysburg PA 17325;phone: 717-337-9806, fax: 717-334-9333. There are a few online databases for
Court, Land and Probate Records which include: Pennsylvania Marriages to 1790 , Pennsylvania Marriages to 1810, Pennsylvania Naturalizations, 1740-73, Philadelphia, 1789-1880 Naturalization
Records,
and Early Pennsylvania Land Records
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HISTORICAL / GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY(s) |
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Historical Society Of Pennsylvania. 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107; Phone:
215-732-6200, Fax: 215-732-2680 Western
Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh 15213 Directory
of Pennsylvania Genealogical, Historical and Preservation Societies Adams County Historical Society, Box 4325, Gettysburg, PA
17325, http://www.achs-pa.org/ |
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LIBRARIES |
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State Library of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Avenue and Walnut Street, P.O. Box 1601,
Harrisburg, PA 17105-1601 Adams County Library System.
( Gettysburg, PA United States) [web site ] [online catalog] Gettysburg Library. (
Gettysburg, PA United States) [web site ] [online catalog] Gettysburg College.
Mussleman Library. ( Gettysburg, PA
United States) [web site ] [online catalog] Lutheran Theological Seminary.
Abdel Ross Wentz Library. (
Gettysburg, PA United States) |
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HISTORICAL PLACES |
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Your LINK to the Historical Places
and Districts in ADAMS County |
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surnames
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The
following are names of persons, found within our databases, as
having been either born, married or died in this location. To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. |
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Platt |
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ancestral gen-sites
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GEN-SITE PROFILE(s) |
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Bliss Farm Site; Cemetery
Ridge; East
Cavalry Field; National
Cemetery |
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Bliss Farm Site
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LOCATION: 39° 48′ 31″ N,
77° 14′ 12″ W |
Country: United States; State: Pennsylvania;
County: Adams; |
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DESCRIPTION: Bliss Farm Monument |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Marks
the location where Charles Rhubart and Samuel Platt
were involved in the attempt by the 12th NJ to dislodge
Confederate forces at the Bliss Barn.
Platt was killed during this engagement. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): The Battle of Gettysburg: The site of the
Bliss Farm; Gettysburg Bliss Farm Monuments; Battle of Gettysburg: Fury at Bliss
Farm; Gettysburg Daily | Struggle for the
Bliss Farm |
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Cemetery Ridge
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LOCATION: 39° 48′ 31″ N,
77° 14′ 12″ W |
Country: United States; State: Pennsylvania;
County: Adams; |
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DESCRIPTION: 12th New Jersey Volunteers
Monument |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Samuel
Platt, and Charles Rhubart both Privates in the 12th
New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Regiment fought as members of this unit during
the Battle of Gettysburg. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): 12th New Jersey Infantry Regiment at
Gettysburg; Draw the Sword (and Throw Away the
Scabbard) » Archives »;
12th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers
Marker |
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East Cavalry Field
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LOCATION: 39° 48′ 31″ N,
77° 14′ 12″ W |
Country: United States; State: Pennsylvania;
County: Adams; Place: Gettysburg
National Military Park Directions:
Located a little more than three miles east of
Gettysburg along Hanover Road. |
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DESCRIPTION: Fitzhugh Lee’s Brigade Marker |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Marks
the location of where Joseph A., James E., Samuel M. and William P. Scruggs
as part of the 1st and 2nd Virginia Cavalry engaged Union
cavalry during the third day of the battle. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Gettysburg National Military Park
Virtual Tour Stop#22- East Cavalry Field; Battle
of Gettysburg, Third Day cavalry battles - Wikipedia; East Cavalry Field |
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National
Cemetery
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LOCATION: 39° 48′ 31″ N,
77° 14′ 12″ W |
Country: United States; State: Pennsylvania;
County: Adams; Place: Gettysburg
National Military Park Directions: 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325, located in New
Jersey section. |
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DESCRIPTION: Burial place of O. Samuel Platt, O.S.
Platt Burial Marker |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: O.
Samuel Platt, Private in the 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
Regiment was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
National Military Park;
Gettysburg National Cemetery -
Wikipedia; Gettysburg PA National Park - Gettysburg
National Cemetery |
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populated places
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The Red Star in the map designates
the location of the seat of government for this county. Yellow Stars designates
county seats in adjacent counties. A Purple Dot shows the location of identified ancestral
Gen-Site(s). |
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The list below will
assist in your research regarding the matching of your ancestor’s birth,
marriage, death dates and the place within this locality at which these
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Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of
incorporated municipalities: cities,
boroughs,
townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships
are located in Adams County: Boroughs: Abbottstown; Arendtsville; Bendersville; Biglerville; Bonneauville; Carroll Valley; East
Berlin; Fairfield; Gettysburg; Littlestown; McSherrystown; New
Oxford; York
Springs; Townships: Berwick Township; Butler Township; Conewago Township; Cumberland Township; Franklin Township; Freedom Township; Germany Township; Hamilton Township; Hamiltonban Township; Highland Township; Huntington Township; Latimore Township; Liberty Township; Menallen Township; Mount Joy Township; Mount Pleasant Township; Oxford Township; Reading Township; Straban Township; Tyrone Township; Union Township Census-designated
places: Bendersville Station-Aspers; Cashtown-McKnightstown; Hampton |
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For more information about the U.S. State in which this county is located click on the LINK: |
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Genealogy Forum: U.S. States ·
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LOCALITY SPECIFIC RESOURCES |
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Adams County (Family History 101.com) ·
KindredTrails.com - Adams County ·
RootsWeb - Adams County ·
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The
following Link
will take you to our library of genealogy reference books. Here you may find books about the history and
records of this county and other places such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works
about military units and personnel during America’s wars, in addition too
resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who may have settled in
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Snail mail: Fred USA |
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Pony Express: Tom |
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