Chester County Genealogy - Quick Reference
Chester County, Pennsylvania was established November 1682. Chester County was one of the three original counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Chester County was named for the Cheshire, England, from which many of its early settlers came.
County Seat
West Chester, PA (Chester, PA now in Delaware county was the county seat from 1682 to 1788.)
Courthouse Address
2 N. High Street, Box 2748, West Chester, PA 19380-0991
General Phone Number
610-344-6000
Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphan's Court
610-344-6335
Chester County Population
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