Kern County, California
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| + | | county = Kern County | ||
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| + | | state = California | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1866 | ||
| + | | founded date = April 2 | ||
| + | | seat = Bakersfield | ||
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| + | | building address = Kern County Courthouse<br>1655 Chester Ave<br>Bakersfield, CA 93301; <br>Phone 661.868.6440 [http://www.co.kern.ca.us/ '''Kern County Website'''] }} | ||
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CA/Kern/ Linkpendium] | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CA/Kern/ Linkpendium] | ||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/kern.html USGenWeb Archives] | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/kern.html USGenWeb Archives] | ||
| − | *[http://www.usgwarchives. | + | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/kern.html USGenWeb Archives] backup site |
*{{FHL|206556|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog}} | *{{FHL|206556|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog}} | ||
Revision as of 02:19, 13 March 2013
United States 
California Kern County
| Kern County, California | |
| Map | |
 Location of California in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | April 2, 1866 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Bakersfield |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Kern County Courthouse 1655 Chester Ave Bakersfield, CA 93301; Phone 661.868.6440 Kern County Website |
County Courthouse
Kern County Courthouse
1655 Chester Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93301;
Phone 661.868.6440
County Clerk Recorder has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1850
divorce, probate court and voting record from 1866;
An exchange of territory with San Bernardino Co took place in 1963[1]
Historical Facts
Parent Counties
2 April 1866: Kern County was created from Los Angeles and Tulare Counties.
County seat: Bakersfield [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Kern County, California census records online, see: California Census.
Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Bakersfield
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
- Bakersfield Californian - 2700+ issues of the paper digitized and in the Google News Archive; covers 1907-1949.
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
County Courthouse
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Bakersfield California Family History Center
- Bakersfield California East Family History Center
- Bakersfield California South Family History Center
- Delano California Family History Center
- Frazier Park California Family History Center
- Kern Valley California Family History Center (Mountain Mesa)
- North Edwards California Family History Center
- Taft California Family History Center
- Tehachapi California Family History Center
- Wasco California Family History Center
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.
Divorce
Death
Voting Registers
Websites
- Kern County CAGenWeb
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kern County, California. Page 85 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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