Placer County, California
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In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer, California, look at the list of records for {{FHL|571817|subject-id|disp=Naturalization and citizenship}} and {{FHL|591751|subject-id|disp=Naturalization and citizenship - Indexes}}. Films can be sent to family history centers.<br> | In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer, California, look at the list of records for {{FHL|571817|subject-id|disp=Naturalization and citizenship}} and {{FHL|591751|subject-id|disp=Naturalization and citizenship - Indexes}}. Films can be sent to family history centers.<br> | ||
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Revision as of 15:36, 7 March 2012
United States 
California Placer County
Contents
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County Courthouse
Clerk- Recorder Divisions
2954 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603 Dewitt Larry Oddo Building
Recordings - (530) 886-5600
Clerk - (530) 886-5610
Fax: (530) 886-5687
E-mail: clerk@placer.ca.gov
Placer County Free Public Records
Quick Facts
Parent Counties
15 April 1851: Placer County was created from Sutter and Yuba Counties. [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Populated places in Placer County include:
- Alta
- Auburn
- Colfax
- Dutch Flat
- Foresthill
- Gold Hill
- Gold Run
- Iowa Hill
- Newcastle
- Rocklin
- Roseville
- Tahoe City
- Weimar
- Yankee Jims
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Archives and Libraries
Placer County Library
350 Nevada Street
Auburn, CA 95603
530-886-4550
Email = library@placerlibrary.org
Library branches in Placer County giving addresses and phone numbers with dates and hours open
Lake Tahoe Branches of the Placer County Library System
Sparks Law Libraryof Placer County
1523 Lincoln Way, Auburn
(530) 823-2573
Cemeteries
The following web sites have entries for people buried in Placer County. None have complete lists:
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer, California, look at the list of records for Cemeteries. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.
Church History and Records
Churches in Placer County lists churches by denomination and gives name, address, phone number, and links to web site if available.
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. Search the Family History Library Catalog Place Search for the appropriate town in Placer County.
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Auburn
- Roseville
Court Records
The Placer County Archives and Research Center has the following records:
Court Case Files 1851-1925
- Assessment Rolls and Maps 1851-1961
- Record of Wills 1874-1963
- Board of Supervisor's Minutes 1852-1980
Naturalization Papers 1852-1939
- Deed Books 1851-1960
- Great Register of Voters 1867-1974
- Department of Education Records 1895-1997
- Mining Records 1856-1947
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer, California, look at the list of records for Naturalization and citizenship and Naturalization and citizenship - Indexes. Films can be sent to family history centers.
Placer County Court Directory gives addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and links to the courts web sites and online resources..
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Germans
History
Google Books has some books about the history and people in Placer County, California. Try various search terms, including the names of people. Books designated with "Full view" can be read online.
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for History. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.
Land and Property
County Clerk - Recorder keeps the land records. Land records are scanned and indexed in a grantor/grantee index. The index is cross-referenced by document type, document number and the names of the parties. The index and images of the original documents are available to the public for research or to have copies made.
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for Land and property. Films can be sent to family history centers.
Maps
For historical maps,search the following free sites:
• Maps-Historical-Sate of California, the Carlifornia government's site. Links to American Memory (Library of Congress), California Missions, and the State Library
• Historical Maps of California
• California Maps - HSU Library, also lists and links to gazetteers
• David Rumsey Collection for Placer, California
• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for California
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Placer County, California for emigrant settlers included:[2][3]
- California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
- Truckee (River) Trail 1844 crossed the Forty Mile Desert to the Truckee River to follow it west past Reno, Nevada to Donner Pass to Emigrant Gap to Sutter's Fort (Sacramento, California). The exact route varied over the years, the most used being the Nevada City Road and Auburn Emigrant Road combination.
- Roller Pass 1846 alternate to the Truckee Trail two miles south of Donner Pass through Emigrant Gap to Placerville, California
- Nevada City Road 1850 branched off the Truckee Trail through Emigrant Gap to Nevada City, California the most important mining area 1850-1851
- Auburn Emigrant Road 1850 believed to be from Nevada City to Auburn to Sacramento, California
- Central Pacific Railroad 13 May 1865 reached Auburn, Placer County, California from Sacramento being built toward Utah.
Military History and Records
The California State Military Museum has a great deal of historical information and links to other military web sites.
Ancestry.com has Records of California men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867
Newspapers
- The California Digital Newspaper Collection has newspapers from 1848 through 1922. You can search by keyword, including names, and/or by date.
- NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a collection of digitized Reno, Nevada newspapers going back to 1870 that may include residents from Placer County. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
- Placer Herald of Auburn | Death notice index covers 1852-1885
Probate Records
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for Probate records. Films can be sent to family history centers.
The Placer County Archives and Research Center has probate records from 1851-1960.
Taxation
Vital Records
At RootsWeb is an index to California Death Records 1940-1997 (free)
At Ancestry is the California Birth Index, 1905-1995 ($)
For marriages from 1850-1870 see Western States Marriage Index.
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for Vital records. Films can be sent to family history centers.
The Placer County Clerk-Recorder's Office has birth, death and marriage records for Placer County. This office has birth and death records, 1873 to the present and marriage records 1852 to the present.
Placer County California Vital Records
Placer County Clerk-Recorder
2954 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 886-5600
Fax: (530) 886-5687
Guidelines For Ordering Vital Records
- Online California Death Records & Indexes links to California sites
Societies, Libraries and Museums
11437 D Avenue West
DeWitt Center
Auburn, CA 95603
101 Maple Street
Auburn, CA 95603
530-889-7789 | Fax: 530-889-7708
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Auburn California Family History Center
- Loomis California Family History Center
Websites
- Placer County CAGenWeb
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
- Genealogy Trails
- Placer County, California History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ National Park Service, "California Trail" (map) in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/upload/CALImap1-web.pdf (accessed 5 August 2011).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "California Trail" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Trail (accessed 5 August 2012).
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