Bedford County
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Bedford County was founded in 1771 from Cumberland. Counties formed from Bedford include Northumberland (1772), Westmoreland (1773), Huntingdon (1787), Somerset (1795), Cambria (1804), Blair (1846), Fulton (1850).
Name Change Details
Date(s) | Name / Notes |
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bef 08 Jan 1900 | Cumberland County Named for Fort Bedford. Counties created from Bedford include Northumberland (1772), Westmoreland (1773), Huntingdon (1787), Somerset (1795), Cambria (1804), Blair (1846), Fulton (1850). |
Surnames
Nearby Newspapers
True American Bedford, PA; GenealogyBank |
7/2/1813 - 8/3/1815 ~1 miles |
- Bedford
Nearby Locations
Friends Cove Cemetery | 5.8 |
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