Colusa County, California

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''[[United States|United States ]] > [[California|California]] > Colusa County''  
  
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== County Courthouse  ==
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=== County Courthouse  ===
  
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== History ==
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{{Wikipedia|Colusa County, California}}
  
 
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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_County,_California|Butte]]
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*[[Butte County, California|Butte]]  
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*[[Glenn_County,_California|Glenn]]
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*[[Glenn County, California|Glenn]]  
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*[[Lake_County,_California|Lake]]  
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*[[Lake County, California|Lake]]  
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*[[Sutter_County,_California|Sutter]]
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*[[Sutter County, California|Sutter]]  
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*[[Yolo_County,_California|&nbsp;Yolo]]
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*[[Yolo County, California|&nbsp;Yolo]]
  
 
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==== Cemeteries ====
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=== Archives and and Libraries ===
  
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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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=== Biography  ===
  
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'''Geneology'''
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'''http://www.kindredtrails.com/CA_Colusa.html'''
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=== History ===
  
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http://www.cagenweb.com/colusa/history.htm  
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/colusa/history.htm Colusa County CAGenWeb]
  
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http://www.colusi.org/linked/html/Highlights/history.htm
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For marriages from 1853-1872 see [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
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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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Colusa County Library
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738 Market Stret
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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.org/ca/colusa/colusa.html USGenWeb Archives] backup site
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=206481 FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog]
  
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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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== References  ==
  
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Colusa County Historical Society<br>[http://www.colusi.org/ http://www.colusi.org/]
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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>This county commission oversees preservation and conservation of county records of historical importance and the county records archives.
 
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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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*[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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[[Category:Colusa_County,_California]]
 
[[Category:Colusa_County,_California]]

Revision as of 05:44, 23 June 2010

United States  > California > Colusa County

Contents

County Courthouse

Quick 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

Archives and and Libraries

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.

Biography

Cemeteries

Church History and Records

Court Records

History

Land and Property

Maps

Military History and Records

Newspapers

Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

For marriages from 1853-1872
Western States Marriage Index.

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Websites

References

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