County · code 42109
Snyder CountyPennsylvania
Snyder County is a county in Pennsylvania with its seat in Middleburg. It was created in 1855 from Union County and named after Simon Snyder.
- Founded1855
- County seatMiddleburg
- Named forSimon Snyder
- Land area329 sq mi + 2.8 sq mi water
- Population39,736 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped24,192 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Snyder on the map of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 67 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1855 from Union County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Snyder County was created from Union County on December 1, 1855.
- 1855Snyder County created Snyder created from Union. · Pa. Laws 1855, no. 555, secs. 1, 7/pp. 537-538
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Snyder
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 24,192 parcels from Snyder County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Snyder County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Snyder by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Snyder County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Snyder County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Snyder County
- When was Snyder County founded?
- Snyder County was founded in 1855, formed from Union County, and named after Simon Snyder.
- What is the county seat of Snyder County?
- The county seat of Snyder County is Middleburg.
- Is there an online parcel map for Snyder County?
- Yes. Snyder County publishes a parcel map of 24,192 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Snyder County's boundary or name changed?
- Snyder County was created in 1855 from Union County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Snyder County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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