Welcome to Franklin County Pennsylvania History and Genealogy

Hello, my name is Nancy Piper and I am your Pennsylvania State host. If you have data that you would like to have posted on this website, please email me. Please include the County (and State) you are submitting data for. THIS COUNTY IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic web-authoring skills, consider joining us! Get the details on our Volunteer Page. [A desire to transcribe data and knowledge of how to make a basic webpage is required.] 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. BIOGRAPHIES COURT RECORDS CEMETERIES OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES 1843 HISTORY  Marriages From the Journal American Ancestry Genealogy MILITARY NEWSPAPERS Past Updates Marriage Notices and Wedding Announcements   Recent Updates January 2025 Military: Franklin County 1818 Pensioners July 2024 Marriage Notice: Kieffer-Kieffer Community News: George Bonner Saves Deer (1914), New Telephone Service for Waynesboro (1914) Crime News: D. G. Buddecke's Horse Stolen (1914) Death Notice: Capt. William McDowell (FOFG CNP) Accident News: Ira and Doler Ganger Drown (1890) (FOFG CNP) April 2024 Death Notices: Willie Galbraith, Rebok infant, John Andrew Schofield, John Shank - transcribed by Angie Lietzau Franklin County is a county located in South Central Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Chambersburg Franklin County was originally part of Lancaster County (1729), then York County (1749), then Cumberland County (1750). Franklin County became an independent jurisdiction on September 9, 1784, relatively soon after the end of the American Revolutionary War. It is named in honor of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Surrounding Counties Juniata County (north) Perry County (northeast) Cumberland County (northeast) Huntingdon County (Northwest) Adams County (east) Frederick County, Maryland (southeast) Washington County, Maryland (south) Fulton County (west) Boroughs Chambersburg (county seat) Greencastle Mercersburg Mont Alto Orrstown Shippensburg (mostly in Cumberland County) Waynesboro Census-designated places Blue Ridge Summit Fayetteville Fort Loudon Guilford Marion Pen Mar Rouzerville Scotland State Line Wayne Heights Back to Pennsylvania Trails History and Genealogy