The county seat for Northumberland Co. is in Sunbury. Official distance from Sunbury to Shamokin is 13.4 miles and from Sunbury to Danville (in Montour Co.) is 11.7 miles. The distance between Danville and Shamokin (via Riverside, etc.) is 12.1 miles. The Northumberland County Courthouse has a Website at http://www.mahantongo.org/nccourt.htm Their announcement says "AVAILABLE at county courthouse: Birth, Death records from 1893 to 1905, Marriage records from 1885, Probate and Land records from 1772. The address for the County Clerk's Office is: 201 Market St. The main phone number is: (570) 988-4100. The phone number of the office for death certificates is: (570) 988-4142." Here are some other URLs for Websites that may help you: http://www.mahantongo.org/nchs.htm (This Website is for the County Historical Society, located toward the end of Sunbury's Front Street nearest to Danville. The postal address for "Central PA Genealogical Pioneers" is listed at this same location. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/northumberp/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~panorthu/ http://www.kindredtrails.com/PA_Northumberland.html Happy hunting, Nelson R. Sulouff ////////////////////////////// ----- Original Message ----- From: Shadonkd35@aol.com To: PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:37 AM Subject: [PANORTHU-L] Research Archives I am looking for any historical society, archives, public library that might provide genealogy resources, in Sunbury and Shamokin areas. Also, would like to know where the early birth, death, and marriage records are held for whatever ones might exist. I know that not all places recorded them as early as the 1880. But some places have miscellaneous years. Where is the county seat for Northumberland County? Does the courthouse hold any of the above mentioned records? If anyone could provide addresses, operating hours and telephone numbers for any places I mentioned, it would be greatly appreciated. If I am staying in Danville, I know that I am not far from Sunbury and Shamokin but how far away would the county seat be located? Thank you Sharon