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Historical Facts

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Parent County

11 March 1893: Madera County was created from <a href="Fresno County, California">Fresno</a> County. County seat: Madera ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1906: Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

• <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Burned Counties Research">Burned Counties Research</a>
  
• <a href="http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424">http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424</a>

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• <a href="Fresno County, California">Fresno</a>
• <a href="Mariposa County, California">Mariposa</a>
• <a href="Merced County, California">Merced</a>
• <a href="Mono County, California">Mono</a>
• <a href="Tuolumne County, California">Tuolumne</a>

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

Census

Church History and Records

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

• <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers">Introduction to LDS Family History Centers</a>
• <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Madera California Family History Center">Madera California Family History Center</a>
• <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Oakhurst California Family History Center">Oakhurst California Family History Center</a>
  

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Websites

• <a href="http://www.cagenweb.com/madera/">Madera County CAGenWeb</a>
• <a href="http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CA/Madera/">Linkpendium</a>
• <a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/madera/madera.html">USGenWeb Archives</a>
• <a href="http://www.usgwarchives.org/ca/madera/madera.html">USGenWeb Archives</a> backup site
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References

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