Kern County, California

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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]][[California|California]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Kern County'''
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{{Infobox U.S. County
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| county = Kern County
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| state = California
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| founded year = 1866
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| founded date = April 2
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| 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'''] }}
  
 
=== County Courthouse  ===
 
=== County Courthouse  ===
  
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=== Quick Facts  ===
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[http://www.co.kern.ca.us/ Kern County Courthouse]<br>1655 Chester Ave<br>Bakersfield, CA 93301; <br>Phone 661.868.6440
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County Clerk Recorder has&nbsp;birth, marriage, death and land records from 1850<br>divorce, probate court and voting record from 1866;<br>An exchange of territory with San Bernardino Co took place in 1963<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kern County, California. Page 85 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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=== Historical Facts  ===
  
 
{{Wikipedia|Kern County, California}}  
 
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*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZWXmI6zqLYMC Bakersfield Californian ]- 2700+ issues of the paper digitized and in the Google News Archive; covers 1907-1949.
 
*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ZWXmI6zqLYMC Bakersfield Californian ]- 2700+ issues of the paper digitized and in the Google News Archive; covers 1907-1949.
  
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Many early marriages are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
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Kern County, California
Map
Map of the U.S. highlighting California
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

Contents

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

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

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

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate Records

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

County Courthouse

Family History Centers

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Websites

References

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