Amador County, California
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Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1854--Amador County was created 11 May 1854 from Calaveras and El Dorado Counties.
County seat: Jackson [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1862-- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
US Vol. 21 page 1 - a cemetery located in the county
Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Ione
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
For historical maps,search the following free sites:
• 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 Sacramento, California
• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for California
For topographical maps of California mountains, rivers, etc., try the sites listed at USGS Topographic Maps of California.
For current maps, search Google Maps or MapQuest or other map services online.
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
For marriages from 1854-1885 see the Western States Marriage Index.
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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