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United States  California

Historical Facts

Parent County

1850--Butte County was created 18 February 1850 as an original county.  County seat: Oroville ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Indian Reservations or Rancherias

The Berry Creek Indian Rancheria is located in this county.

Neighboring Counties

• Colusa
• Glenn
• Plumas
• Sutter
• Tehama
• Yuba
  

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Butte County Biography Project

Cemeteries

Census

Church History and Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Chico
• Gridley
• Liberty (Gridley)
• Oroville

Court Records

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Butte County, California for emigrant settlers included:^[2][3]

• California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California

• Beckwourth Trail 1850 left the Truckee Trail near present-day Sparks, Nevada going to Oroville and Marysville, California

Military History and Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

The Paradise Genealogical Society has a large collection of obituaries and death notices from local Butte County newspapers, The majority are full obituaries but also include short obituaries and death notices. The collection includes approximately 85,800 records covering the years 1855-2008.  Letters A through F are indexed and online.  Copies of the obituaries can be ordered for $5.00. 

• Paradise, California Obituaries Butte County, California Free from GenealogyBuff.com. These obituaries were collected from local newspapers and funeral homes for genealogy research. The dates listed under the deceased's name represents the announcement date
• For FHL entries for the obituary file index, 1883-1896, click here
• For FHL entries for the obituary file index, 1902-1967, click here
• For FHL entries for the obituary file index, 1963-1990, click here
• Gridley Herald

This collection was gleaned and indexed from Footnote.com. If you find possible family, the complete Obituary is available.

Periodicals

Probate Records

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

County Courthouse

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Gridley California Family History Center
• Oroville California Family History Center

Societies

Paradise Genealogical Society
Library Address:
Paradise Genealogical Society
5587 Scottwood Road
PO Box 460
Paradise, California 95967-0460
Phone: 530-877-2330

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

For marriages from 1851-1886 see Western States Marriage Index.

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Web Sites

• Butte County [CAGenWeb]
• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ 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).
3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "California Trail" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Trail (accessed 5 August 2012).