Amador County, California
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Revision as of 06:50, 7 January 2011
United States > California > Amador County
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County Courthouse
Quick Facts
Parent County
11 May 1854: Amador County was created 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
Archives and Libraries
Biography
Cemeteries =
US Vol. 21 page 1 - a cemetery located in the county
= Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Ione
Court Records
History
Land and Property
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 Amador, 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 History and Records
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
For marriages from 1854-1885 see the Western States Marriage Index.
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Websites
- Amador County CAGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
References
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- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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