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Cumberland County: Rich in History. In the 1730’s, English, German and Scots-Irish immigrants settled in the area of South Central Pennsylvania known as Cumberland County, devoting their lives to farming the rich soil of the region.
Aug 12, 2009 · Reaches back to earliest times in Pennsylvania encompassing details historical dates, places, pioneers, geography, personal experiences of biographers of the day. Easy to read and interesting presented.
History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Creator. Wing, Conway P. (Conway Phelps), 1809-1889. Contributors. Schaumann, Merri Lou Scribner; Cumberland County Historical Society (Pa.); Hamilton Library Association (Cumberland County, Pa.) Date Created.
- Wing, Conway P. (Conway Phelps), 1809-1889
- History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 1982
The General Assembly (legislature) of the Pennsylvania colony on January 27, 1750, created Cumberland County from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, naming it for Cumberland, England. Its county seat is Carlisle.
May 25, 2024 · Guide to Cumberland County, Pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Article History. Cumberland, county, south-central Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a hilly region in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley physiographic province bounded to the north by Blue Mountain, to the east by the Susquehanna River, to the southeast by Yellow Breeches Creek, and to the south by the Blue Ridge Mountains.
