Place:Greene, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameGreene
Alt namesGreenesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates40.0°N 80.25°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1796 - )
See alsoWashington, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Greene County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,686. Its county seat is Waynesburg. Greene County was created on February 9, 1796, from part of Washington County and named for General Nathanael Greene.

Greene County is part of the Pittsburgh media market. It is in the area of southwestern Pennsylvania that was claimed by Virginia, the District of West Augusta.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1796 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1796 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1796 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1800 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1800 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1800 8,605
1810 12,544
1820 15,554
1830 18,028
1840 19,147
1850 22,136
1860 24,343
1870 25,887
1880 28,273
1890 28,935
1900 28,281
1910 28,882
1920 30,804
1930 41,767
1940 44,671
1950 45,394
1960 39,424
1970 36,090
1980 40,476
1990 39,550

Research Tips

External links

  • Outstanding guide to Greene County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • http://county.greenepa.net/


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