Amador County, California

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Revision as of 00:00, 13 March 2010

United States  > California > Amador County

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

LDS Cemetery Records

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

  1. The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).