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=== Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries === | === Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries === | ||
Revision as of 09:25, 26 February 2021
Guide to Placer County, California ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Placer County, California | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of California, United States Genealogy | |
 Location of California in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | April 15, 1851 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | auburn |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Placer County Courthouse 2954 Richardson Drive Auburn, CA 95603 Phone: 530.886.5600 Placer County Website |
Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 County Courthouse
- 3 Historical Facts
- 4 Places/Localities
- 5 Resources
- 5.1 Bible Records
- 5.2 Biography
- 5.3 Cemeteries
- 5.4 Census
- 5.5 Church History and Records
- 5.6 Court Records
- 5.7 Crime and Criminals
- 5.8 Directories
- 5.9 Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
- 5.10 Gazetteers
- 5.11 Genealogy
- 5.12 History
- 5.13 Land and Property
- 5.14 Maps
- 5.15 Migration
- 5.16 Military History and Records
- 5.17 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 5.18 Newspapers
- 5.19 Obituaries
- 5.20 Periodicals
- 5.21 Probate Records
- 5.22 Repositories
- 5.23 Societies
- 5.24 Taxation
- 5.25 Vital Records
- 5.26 Voting Registers
- 6 Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
- 7 Websites
- 8 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Placer County, California Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1873 | 1873 | 1873 | 1880 | 1850 | 1851 | 1850 |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Placer County Courthouse
2954 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: 530.886.5600
County Clerk Recorder has birth, marriage and death records from 1873 and land records from 1850
County Clerk has probate records from 1850 and court records from 1851[2]
Historical Facts[edit | edit source]
Parent Counties[edit | edit source]
15 April 1851: Placer County was created from Sutter and Yuba Counties. [3]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named from the numerous places where the method of extracting gold from the earth, called placer mining, was practiced.[4] The County is located in the northeast area of the state.[5]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating California county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation California County Boundary Maps" (1850-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Records Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
| Cities | ||
| Towns | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Native American communities | ||
| Census-designated places | ||
| Historic communities | ||
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| Ghost towns | ||
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
- Carson City (Independent City), Nevada
- Douglas County, Nevada
- El Dorado
- Nevada
- Sacramento
- Sutter
- Washoe County, Nevada
- Yuba
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
- Placer County Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following web sites may have additional information on Placer County cemeteries.
- Interment.net California cemetery records by County.
- 1850 - 1960 - California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 at FamilySearch — index and images
Census[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1860 | 13,270 | — |
| 1870 | 11,357 | −14.4% |
| 1880 | 14,232 | 25.3% |
| 1890 | 15,101 | 6.1% |
| 1900 | 15,786 | 4.5% |
| 1910 | 18,237 | 15.5% |
| 1920 | 18,584 | 1.9% |
| 1930 | 24,468 | 31.7% |
| 1940 | 28,108 | 14.9% |
| 1950 | 41,649 | 48.2% |
| 1960 | 56,998 | 36.9% |
| 1970 | 24,468 | −57.1% |
| 1980 | 117,247 | 379.2% |
| 1990 | 172,796 | 47.4% |
| 2000 | 248,399 | 43.8% |
| 2010 | 348,432 | 40.3% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
For tips on accessing Placer County, California Genealogy census records online, see: California Census.
Church History and Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about California denominations, view the California Church Records wiki page.
- 1864-1985 - California, Church Records, 1864-1985 at FamilySearch — index
- Churches in Placer County lists churches by denomination and gives name, address, phone number, and links to web site if available.
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. Search the Family History Library Catalog Place Search for the appropriate town in Placer County.
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Auburn
- Roseville
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
The Placer County Archives and Research Center has the following records:
- Court Case Files 1851-1925
- Assessment Rolls and Maps 1851-1961
- Record of Wills 1874-1963
- Board of Supervisor's Minutes 1852-1980
- Naturalization Papers 1852-1939
- Deed Books 1851-1960
- Great Register of Voters 1867-1974
- Department of Education Records 1895-1997
- Mining Records 1856-1947
In the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer, California, look at the list of records for Naturalization and citizenship and Naturalization and citizenship - Indexes. Films can be sent to family history centers.
Crime and Criminals[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1861 - Placer County Business Directory, 1861 (USGenWeb Archives)
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Germans[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Placer County, California Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the Wiki page section California Local Histories.
Google Books has some books about the history and people in Placer County, California. Try various search terms, including the names of people. Books designated with "Full view" can be read online.
In the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for History. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.
- Index to Placer County History Records (USGenWeb Archives)
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See California Land and Property for additional information about early California land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
County Clerk - Recorder keeps the land records. Land records are scanned and indexed in a grantor/grantee index. The index is cross-referenced by document type, document number and the names of the parties. The index and images of the original documents are available to the public for research or to have copies made.
In the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for Land and property. Films can be sent to family history centers.
- Index to Placer County Federal Land Grants (USGenWeb Archives)
Maps[edit | edit source]
For historical maps,search the following free sites: • Maps of California (1850-1925)
for more resources
• Maps-Historical-Sate of California, the Carlifornia government's site. Links to American Memory (Library of Congress), California Missions, and the State Library
• Historical Maps of California
• California Maps - HSU Library, also lists and links to gazetteers
• David Rumsey Collection for Placer, California
• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for California
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Early migration routes to and from Placer County, California Genealogy for emigrant settlers included:[7][8]
- California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
- Truckee (River) Trail 1844 crossed the Forty Mile Desert to the Truckee River to follow it west past Reno, Nevada to Donner Pass to Emigrant Gap to Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, California). The exact route varied over the years, the most used being the Nevada City Road and Auburn Emigrant Road combination.
- Roller Pass 1846 alternate to the Truckee Trail two miles south of Donner Pass through Emigrant Gap to Placerville, California
- Nevada City Road 1850 branched off the Truckee Trail through Emigrant Gap to Nevada City, California the most important mining area 1850-1851
- Auburn Emigrant Road 1850 believed to be from Nevada City to Auburn to Sacramento, California
- Central Pacific Railroad 13 May 1865 reached Auburn, Placer County, California from Sacramento being built toward Utah.
- 1929-1954 - California, Pioneer Migration Index, Compiled 1906-1935 at FamilySearch — index
Military History and Records[edit | edit source]
- California State Military Museum has a great deal of historical information and links to other military websites.
- Index to Placer County Military Records (Genealogy Trails)
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Ancestry.com $ has Records of California men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867
Regiments. Service men in Placer County, California Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Placer County, California Genealogy:
- - 4th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company D
- - 4th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company E
- - 7th Regiment, California Infantry (Union) , Company D
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1914-1918 - California, Geographical and Name Index of Californians who served in WWI, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1831-1985 - California County Naturalizations, 1831-1985 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Placer County, California Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Placer County, California Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog. Do NOT use the word County. (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
- The California Digital Newspaper Collection has newspapers from 1848 through 1922. You can search by keyword, including names, and/or by date.
- NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Reno, Nevada newspapers going back to 1870 that may include residents from Placer County. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
- Placer Herald of Auburn | Death notice index covers 1852-1885
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- Placer County Obituary Index (Genealogy Trails)
- Index to Placer County Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
The county clerk is usually the custodian of probate records. The records include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
You can obtain copies of the original probate records (such as wills and estate files) by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for California - Placer - Probate records.
In the FamilySearch Catalog for Placer County, California, there is a lists of resources {{Family History Library. Films can be sent to family history centers.
The Placer County Archives and Research Center has probate records from 1851-1960.
Online Probate Records
- 1782 – 1999 California Wills and Probate Records 1782-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1833 – 1991 California Probate Estate Files 1833-1991 at FamilySearch — images
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Archives, Libraries and Museums[edit | edit source]
Placer County Library
350 Nevada Street
Auburn, CA 95603
530-886-4550
Email = library@placerlibrary.org
Library branches in Placer County giving addresses and phone numbers with dates and hours open
Lake Tahoe Branches of the Placer County Library System
Sparks Law Libraryof Placer County
1523 Lincoln Way, Auburn
(530) 823-2573
11526 C Ave,
Auburn, CA 95603
101 Maple Street
Auburn, CA 95603
530-889-7789 | Fax: 530-889-7708
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Clerk- Recorder Divisions
2954 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603 Dewitt Larry Oddo Building
Recordings - (530) 886-5600
Clerk - (530) 886-5610
Fax: (530) 886-5687
E-mail: clerk@placer.ca.gov
Placer County Free Public Records
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Introduction to Family History Centers
- Auburn California Family History Center
- Loomis California Family History Center
Societies[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
California tax records complement land records and can supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page California Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. See the CDC Where to Write website for information on acquiring copies of these records. The State office has records since July 1905. For earlier records, contact the County Recorder. See also How to order California Vital Records
In the FamilySearch Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for Vital records. Films can be sent to family history centers.
The Placer County Clerk-Recorder's Office has birth, death and marriage records for Placer County. This office has birth and death records, 1873 to the present and marriage records 1852 to the present.
Placer County California Vital Records
Placer County Clerk-Recorder
2954 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 886-5600
Fax: (530) 886-5687
Guidelines For Ordering Vital Records
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1800 - 1994 - California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1812 - 1988 - California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 at FamilySearch — index
- 1905 - 1995 - California Birth Index, 1905-1995 at FamilySearch — index
- 1905 - 1995 - California Birth Index, 1905-1995 ($) (Ancestry.com)
- Transcriptions from the California Birth Index by year (Genealogy Trails)
- Placer County Birth Notices by year (Genealogy Trails)
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1800 - 2007 - California, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1850 - 1945 - California Marriages, 1850-1945 at FamilySearch — index
- 1850 - 1952 - California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1851 - 1860, 1877 - Index to Placer County Marriages in the California Marriage Index (Genealogy Trails)
- 1854 - 1885 - Western States Marriage Index.
- 1960 - 1985 - California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 at FamilySearch — index and images
- Index to Placer County Marriage Notices by year (Genealogy Trails)
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1966 - 1984 - California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 at FamilySearch — index
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1776 - 2000 - California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000 at FamilySearch — index, some images
- 1800 - 1994 - California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1905 - 1939 - California Death Index, 1905-1939 at FamilySearch — index
- 1940 - 1997 - California Death Index, 1940-1997 at FamilySearch — index
- Online California Death Records & Indexes links to California sites
At RootsWeb is an index to California Death Records 1940-1997 (free)
Voting Registers[edit | edit source]
- Placer County Great Register of Voters (Genealogy Trails)
- 1866-1898 California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Placer County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 7385
Auburn 95604-7385
Website
Clayton Historical Society
PO BOx 94
Clayton, CA 94517-0094
Website
Colfax Area Historical Society
PO Box 185
Colfax, CA 95713
Maidu Genealogical Society
1550 Maidu Dr
Roseville, CA 95661
North Lake Tahoe Historical Society
130 West Lake Blvd.
Tahoe City, CA 95730
Roseville Genealogical Society
557 Lincoln Street
Roseville, CA 95678-1459
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Placer County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- California Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- Placer County CAGenWeb
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Placer County, California Genealogy Trails
- Placer County CA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Placer County, California. Page 84-88 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 81-83.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Placer County, California. Page 86 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Placer County, California Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/cal/placer/ 05/05/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Placer County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placer_County,_California 05/05/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Placer County, California," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placer_County,_California, accessed 19 September 2019.
- ↑ National Park Service, "California Trail" (map) in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/upload/CALImap1-web.pdf (accessed 5 August 2011).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "California Trail" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Trail (accessed 5 August 2012).
