How to Search Pennsylvania County Records (Start Here)
Delaware County ("Delco") sits just southwest of Philadelphia. Court records go through the UJS Portal; the Recorder of Deeds has digitized records going back to 1799.
- The statewide UJS Portal at ujsportal.pacourts.us covers criminal and civil cases for all Pennsylvania counties including Delaware. For local docket information, check the Court of Common Pleas public access pages.
- Property assessment: Delaware County Assessment Office at delcorealestate.co.delaware.pa.us — search by address, owner name, or parcel number.
- The Recorder of Deeds has both an Online Records search and a Cloud Search at delcorodonlineservices — with an archive dating to 1799.
- Marriage licenses: Register of Wills at the Government Center in Media — Pennsylvania uses the Register of Wills, not a County Clerk.
- Property taxes: Treasurer's Office at the Government Center, 201 W. Front St, Media, PA 19063.
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Criminal & Court Records
Court Records | Civil
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Civil case records and judgments from the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
Court Records | Criminal
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Common Pleas criminal court dockets in Delaware County.
Estate Cases | Orphan's Court
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Delaware County Archives records of Orphans Court Estate Cases filed between from 1790 and 1950.
Warrants | Most Wanted
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Delaware County Sheriff Office list of active bench warrant most wanted persons.
Jail & Inmate Records
Inmates | 1873-1917
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Delaware County Archives of inmates in county prisons between 1873 and 1917.
Property & Tax Records
Recorded Documents
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Delaware County Register of Deeds index of deeds, mortgages, assignments, UCCs, subdivisions, and other recorded documents.
Property | Assessment
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Delaware County assessment office property records.
Voter Registration
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Search for the status of your Delaware County voter registration
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Vital Records
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Delaware County Archives records of births between 1852 and 1854, 1893 and 1906, and Chester PA births between 1889 and 1906.
Deaths | Veterans Graves
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Delaware County records of veterans graves registrations.
Business, Voter & Other
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Official government website of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Wills | Administrations 1790-1950
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Papers filed with the Delaware County Register of Wills when no will was filed. Dates included are 1790 to 1950.
Naturalizations | 1795-1990
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Delaware County archives of naturalization records from 1795 to 1990. Name Index documents include Declarations of Indention and Petition for Naturalization.
Wills | 1789-1945
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Delaware County Archives database of Wills filed between 1789 and 1945.
County Home Records | 1806-1929
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Delaware County Home admissions, deaths, and discharges between 1806 and 1929.
Recognizances | 1789-1863
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Delaware County Archives records of recognizances (similar to bail) issued by a Justice of the Peace.
Insolvent Debtors | 1748-1843
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Delaware County Archives records of persons declared to be insolvent during the period 1748-1843.
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