Kern County, California

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== County Courthouse  ==
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=== County Courthouse  ===
  
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== History ==
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=== Quick Facts ===
  
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==== Parent County ====
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{{Wikipedia|Kern County, California}}
  
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'''1866--'''Kern County was created 2 April 1866&nbsp;from&nbsp;[[Los_Angeles_County,_California|Los Angeles]]&nbsp;and [[Tulare_County,_California|Tulare]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Bakersfield <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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==== Parent Counties  ====
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'''2 April 1866:''' Kern County was created from [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Tulare County, California|Tulare]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Bakersfield <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
  
 
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*[[Inyo_County,_California|Inyo]]
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*[[Inyo County, California|Inyo]]  
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*[[Kings_County,_California|Kings]]
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*[[Kings County, California|Kings]]  
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*[[Los_Angeles_County,_California|Los Angeles]]
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*[[San_Bernardino_County,_California|San Bernardino]]
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*[[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]]  
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*[[San_Luis_Obispo_County,_California|San Luis Obispo]]
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*[[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo]]  
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*[[Santa_Barbara_County,_California|Santa Barbara]]
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*[[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara]]  
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*[[Tulare_County,_California|Tulare]]
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*[[Tulare County, California|Tulare]]  
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*[[Ventura_County,_California|Ventura]]
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*[[Ventura County, California|Ventura]]
  
 
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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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Many early marriages are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/kern/ Kern County CAGenWeb]
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CA/Kern/ Linkpendium]
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/kern.html USGenWeb Archives]
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.org/ca/kern/kern.html USGenWeb Archives] backup site
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*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=206556 FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog]
  
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*USGenWeb project. 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=206556&subject_disp=California%2C+Kern&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
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Revision as of 01:06, 2 August 2010

United States > California > Kern County

Contents

County Courthouse

Quick 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 [1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Archives and Libraries

Cemeteries

Church History and Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

  • Bakersfield

Court Records

History

Land and Property

Maps

Military History and Records

Newspapers

Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

Many early marriages are listed on the 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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