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Washington County Pennsylvania
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Washington County Data Online

BIOGRAPHIES

CEMETERIES

Mitchell Census Records

HISTORY

MARRIAGE

Obituaries and Death Notices

MILITARY

NEWSPAPERS

Past Updates

Recent Updates
January 2025
Accident News: George Warrick Injured (1858)
Weather News: Dutton Shannon's Cow (1858)

April 2024
Weather News:
Charles Jerome Killed by Lightning - Others Shocked; Mrs. Carlisle's Cows Killed (1858)

Washington County was created on March 28, 1781 from part of Westmoreland County. Its county seat is Washington.
Both the county and the city are named for George Washington, the first President of the United States.

Surrounding Counties

Beaver County (north)

Allegheny County (northeast)

Westmoreland County (east)

Fayette County (southeast)

Greene County (south)

Marshall County, West Virginia (southwest)

Ohio County, West Virginia (west)

Brooke County, West Virginia (west)

Hancock County, West Virginia (northwest)



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