Colusa County, California

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{{stub}}''[[United States|United States ]] > [[California|California]] > Colusa County''  
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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]][[California|California]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Colusa County'''  
  
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== County Courthouse  ==
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== History ==
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{{Infobox U.S. County
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| county = Colusa County
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| state = California
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| founded year = 1850
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| founded date = February 18
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| seat = Colusa
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| building address =  Colusa County Courthouse<br>546 Jay St; <br>Colusa, CA 95932-2443; <br>Phone. 530.458.0500&nbsp;<br> [http://www.countyofcolusa.org/index.aspx?NID=215 '''Adams County Website'''] }}
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=== County Courthouse  ===
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Colusa County&nbsp;has birth records 1873, marriage records from 1853, death&nbsp;records from 1889, probate, court, land and assessment rolls from 1851, Great Registers from 1866 and military rolls from 1879
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=== Historical Facts  ===
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{{Wikipedia|Colusa County, California}}
  
 
==== Parent County  ====
 
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'''1850--'''Colusa County was created 18 February 1850&nbsp;as an original county.&nbsp; '''County seat:''' Colusa <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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'''18 February 1850:''' Colusa County was created as an original county.&nbsp; '''County seat:''' Colusa <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
  
 
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Colusa is about 70 miles northwest of Sacramento. With Interstate 5 closeby, it only takes about an hour to drive to Sacramento. San Francisco is about a 2 hour drive and Lake Tahoe just about 2 hours away. See this map for the location of the county within California. [http://www.kindredtrails.com/CA_Colusa.html http://www.kindredtrails.com/CA_Colusa.html]
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==== Neighboring Counties  ====
 
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Butte, Glenn, Lake, Sutter and Yolo
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*[[Butte County, California|Butte]]
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*[[Glenn County, California|Glenn]]
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*[[Lake County, California|Lake]]
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*[[Sutter County, California|Sutter]]
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*[[Yolo County, California|&nbsp;Yolo]]
  
 
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=== Census  ===
  
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'''Geneology'''
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{{Census|California}}
  
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'''http://www.kindredtrails.com/CA_Colusa.html'''
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=== Crime and Criminals ===
  
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=== Directories  ===
  
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http://www.colusi.org/linked/html/Highlights/history.htm
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/colusa/history.htm Colusa County CAGenWeb]
  
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Colusa County Library
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=== Military History and Records  ===
  
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738 Market Stret
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=== Naturalization and Citizenship  ===
  
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Colusa, CA 95932<br>530 458-7671<br>[http://www.colusanet.com/ccl/ http://www.colusanet.com/ccl/]
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Colusa County Historical Society<br>[http://www.colusi.org/ http://www.colusi.org/]
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*USGenWeb project. [http://www.cagenweb.com/colusa/ http://www.cagenweb.com/colusa/]&nbsp; May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
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=== Repositories  ===
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=206481&subject_disp=California%2C+Colusa&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
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==== Archives, Libraries and Museums  ====
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[http://www.colusanet.com/ccl/ Colusa County Library]<br>738 Market Stret<br>Colusa, CA 95932<br>530 458-7671
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[http://www.colusi.org/ Colusa County Historical Society]<br>Colusa County Historical Records Commission<br>c/o Colusa County Library<br>738 Market Street<br>Colusa, CA 95932<br>Phone: (530) 458-7671<br>The county commission oversees preservation and conservation of county records of historical importance and the county records archives.
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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
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For marriages from 1853-1872<br>[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/colusa/ Colusa County CAGenWeb]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CA/Colusa/ Linkpendium]  
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/colusa/colusa.html USGenWeb Archives]
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/colusa/colusa.html USGenWeb Archives] backup site
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[[Category:Colusa_County,_California]]
 
[[Category:Colusa_County,_California]]

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Colusa County, California
Map
Map of the U.S. highlighting California
Location of California in the U.S.
Facts
Founded February 18, 1850
County Seat Colusa
Courthouse
Address Colusa County Courthouse
546 Jay St;
Colusa, CA 95932-2443;
Phone. 530.458.0500 
Adams County Website

Contents

County Courthouse

Colusa County has birth records 1873, marriage records from 1853, death records from 1889, probate, court, land and assessment rolls from 1851, Great Registers from 1866 and military rolls from 1879

 

Historical Facts

Wikipedia
 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Colusa County, California

Parent County

18 February 1850: Colusa County was created as an original county.  County seat: Colusa [1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Arbuckle

College City, Colusa (County Seat)

Delavan

Fouls Springs

Grimes

Lodoga

Maxwell

Princeton

Sites, Stonyford, Sycamore

Williams, Wilbur Springs

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Colusa County, California census records online, see: California Census.

Church History and Records

Court Records

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Germans

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

Migration

Military History and Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate Records

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Colusa County Library
738 Market Stret
Colusa, CA 95932
530 458-7671

Colusa County Historical Society
Colusa County Historical Records Commission
c/o Colusa County Library
738 Market Street
Colusa, CA 95932
Phone: (530) 458-7671
The county commission oversees preservation and conservation of county records of historical importance and the county records archives.

County Courthouse

Family History Centers

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

For marriages from 1853-1872
Western States Marriage Index.

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Websites

References

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