Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Official Website
The county, which was first settled around 1730, was formed in 1812 with the division of Northampton County into two counties. It is named after the Lehigh River, whose name is derived from the Delaware Indian term Lechauweki or Lechauwekink, meaning "where there are forks".
Adjacent Counties
Cities & Boroughs
- Alburtis
- Allentown (County Seat)
- Bethlehem (part)
- Catasauqua
- Coopersburg
- Coplay
- Emmaus
- Fountain Hill
- Macungie
- Slatington
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Lehigh County Historical Society
Beyond Steel: Lehigh County History & Genealogy by Charles Rhoads Roberts, Rev. John Baer Stoudt, Rev. Thomas H. Krick, William J. Dietrich, in Two Volumes