Kings County, California

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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]][[California|California]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Kings County'''  
  
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=== County Courthouse  ===
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Kings County Courthouse<br>1400 W Lacey Blvd<br> Hanford, CA 93230<br> Phone 559.582.3211
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County Clerk has birth marriage, death, divorce, probate,<br> court land and naturalization records from 1893<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002),  Kings 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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{{Wikipedia|Kings County, California}}
  
 
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'''1893--'''Kings County was created&nbsp;from Tulare County. '''County seat:''' Hanford <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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'''22 March 1893:''' Kings County was created from [[Tulare County, California|Tulare]] County. '''County seat:''' Hanford <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
  
 
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*[[Fresno County, California|Fresno]]
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*[[Tulare County, California|Tulare]]
  
 
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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=206567&subject_disp=California%2C+Kings&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
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*[http://kings.genwebsite.net/ Kings County CAGenWeb]
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/kings/kings.html USGenWeb Archives]
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/kings/kings.html USGenWeb Archives] backup site
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[[Category:Kings_County,_California]]
 
[[Category:Kings_County,_California]]

Revision as of 06:28, 30 January 2013

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County Courthouse

Kings County Courthouse
1400 W Lacey Blvd
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone 559.582.3211

County Clerk has birth marriage, death, divorce, probate,
court land and naturalization records from 1893[1]

Historical Facts

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

Parent County

22 March 1893: Kings County was created from Tulare County. County seat: Hanford [2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Kings County, California census records online, see: California Census.

Church History and Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

  • Avenal
  • Hanford

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

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Websites

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kings 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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