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I'm Susan Pieroth, the Lackawanna County, PAGenWeb Coordinator since January 2008.
I was also the Coordinator from 1998 to 2002.
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Lackawanna County History

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, was formed from parts of Luzerne County August 13, 1878, and was the last county to be created. It was named for the Lackawanna River.

Scranton, the county seat, was named for the Scranton family. See the Brief History of Lackawanna County and the Formation of the Townships for additional information. More detailed information is available from the book History of the Lackawanna Valley by H. Hollister, M.D., and History of Scranton. The population of Lackawanna in 2000 was 213,295, a decrease of 2.6% from 1990. For the full list of statistics, see the U.S. Census Lackawanna page.

Official Flag of Scranton, from an old postcard. Click to enlarge.
Map of PA with Lackawanna County Colored
"Official Flag" Scranton, PA
Adopted 1907
PA with Lackawanna County in Color
More Maps of Lackawanna & Luzerne



Lackawanna County Resources
Click to Find: Vital Records, Libraries, Historical Societies, Genealogical Societies, etc.

Below are volunteer provided resources.
Obituaries
New Addition April 23, 2009
Places of Worship (Churches) Marriage License Records
Bible and Will of  Thomas J. Reese and Ann Price
Cemeteries
Including photographs and burials
New Addition Nov. 2009
Census Index
Includes Wards & Enumeration Districts
Wills and Probate Records
Including:
Wills Indexes 1878-1939
Institutions (Homes) & Hospitals, Scranton, 1919
Map Index
Including 1873 map with owners and businesses
New Link August 2009
Lackawanna Co. Townships
History of Mining, Plus Reports
Newspapers
Scranton Undertakers
(1870, 1902, 1909)
Prominent Men of Scranton, Wilkes Barre and Vicinity: Part 1; Part 2
Photo Album
New Addition August 2009
Postcards of Lackawanna County
1870 Scranton City Directory
1867-68 Scranton City Directory
 Link- Scans of all pages 
Scanned: Carbondale, Dundaff, and Providence; Forty Years Past, By J. R. Durfee, 1875 Hotel Casey: 1909-2001 - Construction photos, articles and postcards.  Link- Scans "The Pennsylvania Wyoming Valley in 1892" Link- Scans of all pages. Includes people and buildings.
Link- Scans: History and Directory of Newton and Ransom Townships, Lackawanna Co..., also many biographical sketches: 1754-1912 by J. B. Stephens "Welcome Home Service Men of the World War and Sixtieth Anniversary of Hyde Park Lodge No. 339 Free and Accepted Masons.  April 5, 1920." Historical Documents Including: "Scranton Prior to September 1840" by E. Merrifield
"Industries of 1881"
Scranton High 1899
New Addition November 2009
Archived Queries Lackawanna USGenWeb Archives New Sept. 10, 2009 Scranton 50 Years: 1866-1916 - Scanned
Mailing List Options
Search the PALACKAW Mailing List Archived Messages
Join the Lackawanna
Co. Mailing List
Lackawanna County Schools
1905 Graduates, Scranton High School, with a photograph
1915 Graduates, Scranton Central High
School Commencement Programs, Scranton High: 1877 to 1881, 1883, 1889, 1890, 1894, 1898. Technical 1899. Link

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Luzerne County formed in 1786 from parts of Northumberland County
Wyoming County formed in 1842 from parts of Luzerne County
Susquehanna County formed in 1810 from parts of Luzerne County
Wayne Country was formed in 1798 from parts of Northampton County, PA
Pike County formed in 1814 from parts of Wayne County
Monroe County formed in 1836 from parts of Northampton and Pike Counties
Carbon County formed in 1843 from parts of Monroe and Northampton Counties
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