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United States > California > Kern County

County Courthouse

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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

Bakersfield Californian - 2700+ issues of the paper digitized and in the Google News Archive; covers 1907-1949.

Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

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

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Family History Centers

Websites

References

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

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Extinct Co.	Branciforte · Klamath · Lake (Nevada) · Pahute · Roop · Nataqua Territory

Major Repositories	California State Archives · California State Library · Sutro Library · California Historical Society · California Genealogical Society · UC Berkeley Bancroft Library · Los Angeles Public Library · Chinese Historical Society · National Archives Pacific Region (Riverside) · National Archives Pacific Region (San Francisco) · Family History Library

Migration Routes	Applegate Trail · Butterfield Overland Mail · California Trail · Camino Real de California · Central Overland Trail · Mormon Trail to Southern California · Old Spanish Trail · Atlantic and Pacific Railroad · Central Pacific Railroad · Santa Fe Railway · Southern Pacific Railroad · Texas and Pacific Railway · Union Pacific Railroad · Ship Passenger Arrivals

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