Adams County Historical Society Church Records Collection Vol # Town/Township County State Church or Pastor Years Covered Northumberlan 376 Aaronsburg (near) PA Evangelical Lutheran 1794-1854 d 376 Aaronsburg (near) Centre PA Wolf's Chapel ????-???? 1 Abbottstown Adams PA Abbottstown Reformed [now Emanuel Reformed (UCC)] 1768-1880 Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic (Brandtsburgh 2 Abbottstown Adams PA 1830-1956 Chapel) 3 Abbottstown Adams PA St John Evangelical Lutheran 1884-1920 4 Abbottstown Adams PA St John Lutheran (See also #6) 1837-1850 St John Lutheran (See also #6)(all records alphabetical by 5 Abbottstown Adams PA 1850-1877 name) 6 Abbottstown Adams PA St John Lutheran (see also #4) 1837-1850 St John Lutheran (see also #5)(all records alphabetical by 6 Abbottstown Adams PA 1850-1877 name) Johannes (see St Matthew Evangelical Lutheran, Hanover, 237 Abbottstown Adams PA 1831-1833 Book 2, Vol 2 mentioned) 323 Abbottstown Adams PA Abbottstown Reformed [now Emanuel Reformed (UCC)] 1775-1800 327 Abbottstown Adams PA St John Lutheran 1884-1920 327 Abbottstown Adams PA St John Lutheran, Books I & II 1837-1877 422 Adams Snyder PA St Henry Lutheran (Union) (Musser's Valley) 1860-1878 422 Adams nr Troxelville Snyder PA St James Lutheran (Messiah Lutheran) 1880-1927 254 Adamstown Lancaster PA Muddy Creek 1730-1813 Muddy Creek Lutheran (included in Trinity Evangelical 354 Adamstown Lancaster PA 1730-1813 Lutheran Vol I) Northumberlan Zion Lutheran and Reformed, (Stone) includes thermofax 189 Agustaville PA 1806-1843 d copies 1 Schumacher, Rev Daniel, ministerial acts (See records for 89 Albany Berks PA 1754-1773 church relationships) 100 Albany Berks PA Allemengel Lutheran (Red) 1767-1800 100 Albany Berks PA Friedens Union (New Allemengel, White) 1771-1800 100 Albany Berks PA Rosenthal (New Bethel, Corner, Bethel) 1762-1801 368 Albany Berks PA Rosenthal (New Bethel, Corner) 1761-1853 438 Albany Berks PA Jerusalem Lutheran & Reformed (Allemengel) 1768-1862 428 Alcola Clarion PA Trinity Evangelical & Reformed 1820-1850 Mt Zion Lutheran and Reformed (Contains list of taxable 205 Allegheny Somerset PA 1780?-1955? inhabitants) Klingensmith Salem Lutheran & Reformed (German Church 427 Allegheny Westmoreland PA 1813-1820 Records V 4) 124 Allen (Monroe) Cumberland PA Mt Zion Evangelical Lutheran (Churchtown), Books I & II 1854-1960 Schumacher, Rev Daniel, ministerial acts (See records for 89 Alsace Berks PA 1754-1773 church relationships) 103 Altoona Blair PA Bethany Evangelical Lutheran 1903-1927 103 Altoona Blair PA St Paul Lutheran, Books I & II 1890-1961 372 Altoona Blair PA Bethany Evangelical Lutheran 1903-1927 372 Altoona Blair PA St Paul Lutheran 1890-1961 100 Amity Berks PA St Paul (Amity, Amityville, New Store) (Lutheran) 1759-1799 198 Andersonburg Perry PA St Paul Evangelical Lutheran, Books I & II 1855-1956 419 Andersonburg Perry PA St Paul Evangelical Lutheran, Books I & II 1855-1956 169 Annville Lebanon PA Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran 1807-1865 Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran (United Lutheran), Books I & 169 Annville Lebanon PA 1807-1865 II Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran, Books I & II (also some 397 Annville Lebanon PA 1807-1865 Bindnagel's records) Evangelical Lutheran, German Reformed (Use with caution; 7 Arendtsville Adams PA 1836-1935 may contain errors) 9 Arendtsville Adams PA Zion Lutheran & Reformed 1785-1836 9 Arendtsville Adams PA Zion Lutheran & Reformed 1843-1873 323 Arendtsville Adams PA Lutheran and Reformed (Joint) 1785-1809 2 326 Arendtsville Adams PA Lutheran & Reformed, Books I & II 1785-1873 94 Aristes Columbia PA St Peter Evangelical Lutheran 1907-1950 379 Aristes Columbia PA St Peter Evangelical Lutheran 1907-1950 439 Arnheim Brown OH Arnheim Lutheran, Book I 1846-1860 Northumberlan 417 Augustaville PA Zion Lutheran & Reformed (Stone) 1812-1844 d Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran (Bachman's, Bauer's) MD 289 Bachman Valley Carroll MD 1799-1881 German Ch, Vol 9 373 Bachman Valley Carroll MD Jerusalem Lutheran 1797-1911 422 Bakersville Somerset PA Laurel Hill Evangelical Lutheran 1839-1876 435 Bakersville Somerset PA Laurel Hill Evangelical Lutheran 1839-1876 280 Baltimore Baltimore MD Trinity German Lutheran 1853-1877 294 Baltimore Baltimore MD German Reformed, MD German Church, Vol 14 1768-1802 373 Baltimore Baltimore MD German Evangelical Lutheran & Reformed 1760-1836 160 BANGOR Lancaster PA St James Episcopal 1755-1803 3 Barlow/Mt. Joy Adams PA Mt Joy Evangelical Lutheran, Books I - III 1824-1942 317 Bedminster Bucks PA Tohickon (Dohicken) Union, Reformed records, Vols I & II 1745-1869 317 Bedminster Bucks PA Tohickon (Dohicken) Union, Reformed records, Vols I & II 1745-1869 317 Bedminster Bucks PA Tohickon Union, Lutheran records 1749-1840 10 Bendersville Adams PA Bethlehem Lutheran, Books I & II 1879-1965 326 Bendersville Adams PA Bethlehem Lutheran, Books I & II 1879-1965 Schumacher, Rev Daniel, ministerial acts (See records for 89 Bern Berks PA 1754-1773 church relationships) 100 Bern Berks PA Bern (Berne) 1738-1794 254 Bernville Berks PA Christ Lutheran 1730-1813 Christ Evangelical Lutheran (Little Tulpehocken)(Earl, 322 Bernville Berks PA 1730-1798 Muddy Creek, Lancaster Holy Trinity) Christ Lutheran (Little Tulpehocken) (included in Trinity 354 Bernville Berks PA 1730-1813 Evangelical Lutheran Vol I, New Holland) 126 Berrysburg Dauphin PA Salem Evangelical Lutheran (Salem Union), Books I - III 1841-1954 387 Berrysburg Dauphin PA Salem Union, Books I - III 1844-1939 3 389 Berrysburg Dauphin PA St John Lutheran, Book I 1780-1881 379 Berwick Columbia PA Briar Creek Lutheran & Reformed (St Peter Lutheran) 1799-1881 158 Bethany Lancaster PA Cocalico Reformed 1738-1806 182 Bethel Lebanon PA St Paul (Klopps) 1755-1801 182 Bethel Lebanon PA Zoar Evangelical Lutheran 1794-1800 316 Bethlehem Lehigh PA Old Moravian Cemetery (no church listed) 1742-1910 142 Big Cover Tannery Fulton PA St Paul Lutheran (Mt Pisgah), Books I & II 1849-1906 396 Big Cover Tannery Fulton PA St Paul Lutheran, Books I & II (Mt Pisgah) 1849-1906 83 Big Spring/Newville Cumberland PA Cuthbertson, Rev John, ministerial acts 1751-1791 326 Biglerville Adams PA St Paul Evangelical Lutheran, Books I & II 1881-1934 202 Black Oak Ridge Snyder PA St John Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed 1798-1857 422 Black Oak Ridge Snyder PA St John Evangelical Lutheran & Reformed 1798-1857 198 Blain Perry PA Zion Lutheran and Reformed 1818-1826 198 Blain Perry PA Zion Lutheran and Reformed 1843 198 Blain Perry PA Zion Lutheran and Reformed 1850 419 Blain Perry PA Zion Lutheran & Reformed (Stone) 1818-1850 87 Bloody Run Bedford PA Bloddy Run Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Book I 1843-1874 108 Bloomsburg Columbia PA St Paul German Lutheran & Reformed 1807-1844 379 Bloomsburg Columbia PA St Paul Lutheran - Reformed 1807-1844 380 Boiling Springs Cumberland PA Mt Zion Evangelical Lutheran (Churchtown), Books I & II 1854-1960 3 Bonneauville Adams PA St Luke Evangelical Lutheran, Books II & III 1888-1959 12 Bonneauville Adams PA St Joseph Roman Catholic, Book II 1935-1956 12 Bonneauville Adams PA St Joseph Roman Catholic, Book II 1863-1910 12 Bonneauville Adams PA St Joseph Roman Catholic, Book II 1889-1956 12 Bonneauville Adams PA St Joseph Roman Catholic, Book III 1936-1956 13 Bonneauville Adams PA St Joseph Roman Catholic, Book I 1859-1919 331 Bonneauville Adams PA St Luke Evangelical Lutheran 1888-1959 145 Bowmansville Lancaster PA St Paul Evangelical Lutheran 1886-1950 146 Bowmansville Lancaster PA Welder, Rev Benjamin G., ministerial acts (St Paul) 1886-1921 366 Bowmansville Lancaster PA St Paul Evangelical Lutheran 1886-1950 185 Brady Lycoming PA Christ Evangelical Lutheran, Books I - III 1849-1942 406 Brady Lycoming PA Christ Evangelical Lutheran 1849-1942 4 100 Brecknock nr Mohnton Berks PA Allegheny Reformed 1767-1800 Emanuel Lutheran (known as Warwick Congregation in 18th 254 Brickerville Lancaster PA 1730-1813 century, see #147) Emanuel Lutheran (Warwick Congregation, Muddy Creek, 147 Brickerville Lancaster PA 1743-1799 Earl, Hill, Holy Trinity), Vol I & II Emanuel Lutheran (known as Warwick Congregation in 18th 147 Brickerville Lancaster PA 1743-1799 century), Vol I 158 Brickerville Lancaster PA Reiher's Reformed (Reyer's; White Oaks; Zion) 1766-1779 Emanuel Lutheran (Warwick Congregation, included in 354 Brickerville Lancaster PA 1730-1813 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Vol I) 364 Brickerville Lancaster PA Reojer's Reformed (Zion Reformed) 1766-1831 216 Brodbecks York PA St Jacob (Stone), Books I & II 1756-1884 255 Brodbecks York PA St Jacob Union (Stone) 1756-1800 426 Bushy Creek Westmoreland PA Brush Creek Lutheran (German Church Records V 3) 1805-1812 142 Buck Valley Fulton PA Zion Evangelical Lutheran 1867-1956 396 Buck Valley Fulton PA Zion Evangelical Lutheran 1867-1956 207 Buckstown Somerset PA St Paul Evangelical Lutheran, Books I & II 1894-1949 422 Buckstown Somerset PA St Paul Evangelical Lutheran, Book I 1894-1949 435 Buckstown Somerset PA St Paul Lutheran 1894-1949 427 Bushy Run Westmoreland PA Brush Creek Lutheran (German Church Records V 4) 1813-1820 425 Bushy Run Westmoreland PA Brush Creek Lutheran (German Church Records V 2) 1792-1804 Bender's Evangelical Lutheran & Reformed (Bender's, 3 Butler Adams PA 1786-1860 Benders), Book I Bender's Evangelical Lutheran & Reformed (Bender's, 14 Butler Adams PA 1786-1860 Benders), Book I Bender's Evangelical Lutheran & Reformed (Bender's, 14 Butler Adams PA 1860-1898 Benders), Book II Bender's Evangelical Lutheran & Reformed (Bender's, 321 Butler Adams PA 1786-1898 Benders) 5 Bender's