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−	''[[United States|United States]] > [[California|California]] > San Bernardino County''	+	''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]][[California|California]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''San Bernardino County'''
−	[[Image:San Bernardino, California.png|right|250px]]	+	<br> [[Image:San Bernardino Calif.JPG|640px|San Bernardino Calif.JPG]]
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		+	| width="100%" bgcolor="#ccff66" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Dates for major county records<ref>Eichholz, Alice ''Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry Pub., 2004), 68-83. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1185723|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb 2004}}.</ref>'''
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		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''Birth'''</center>
		+	| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''Marriage'''</center>
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''Death'''</center>
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''Census'''</center>
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''Land'''</center>
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''Probate'''</center>
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		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | 1854-present<br>
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | 1854-present
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | 1873-present
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | 1860-present
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | 1854-present
		+	| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | 1856-present
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		+	| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try...'''
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		+	*'''Parent county''' (before 26 April 1853 ): [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]]&nbsp;including land that was originally part of [[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]
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		+	*San Bernardino County, California '''residents''' may also have records in<br>'''Neighboring Counties:''' [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] &#124; [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] &#124; [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]] &#124; [[Kern County, California|Kern]]
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		+	| width="100%" bgcolor="#ffdb4d" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Remember these collections'''
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		+	*[http://www.csga.com/CAResearch/Research_county.php?CountyName=San%20Bernardino&countycode=SanBernardino California State Genealogical Alliance - San Bernardino County Resources]<br>
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		+	*[http://cagenweb.com/sl/sanbernardino/ San Bernardino County, California GenWeb]<br>
		+	*[http://www.huntington.org/Information/ECPPmain.htm Early California Population Project]<br>
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		+	{{CADC}}
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		+	{{Infobox U.S. County
		+	| county = San Bernardino County
		+	| county_map = San Bernardino, California.png
		+	| state = California
		+	| state_map = California.png
		+	| founded year = 1853
		+	| founded date = April 26
		+	| seat wl = San Bernardino
		+	| building image =
		+	| building address = Archives<br>1808 Commercenter West, Ste. D,<br>San Bernardino, CA 92415<br>(855) 732-2575<br>(909) 890-1713
		+	| web = http://www.sbcounty.gov/
		+	| named for = Saint Bernardino of Siena
		+	| adoption_sign =
		+	}}<br>
	=== County Courthouse  ===		=== County Courthouse  ===
−	[http://sanbernardino.travel/about/gallery_courthouse.htm sanbernardino.travel/about/gallery_courthouse.htm]	+	[http://www.sbcounty.gov/ San Bernardino County Courthouse]<br>22 W Hospitality Lane<br>San Bernardino, CA 92415<br>Phone: 909.387.8306 <br>
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		+	County Clerk has marriage license from 1887<br>divorce and&nbsp;probate records from 1856 court <br>records from 1853 and&nbsp;land records from 1854; <br>County&nbsp;Recorder has birth and death records <br>from 1853 and marriage records from 1857<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), San Benardo County, California. Page 86 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
−	=== Quick Facts  ===	+	=== Historical Facts  ===
	{{Wikipedia|San Bernardino County, California}} San Bernardino County is presently the largest county in terms of geographic area within the United States. The county seat is the city of San Bernardino which is also the county's largest in terms of population, and that city lies in the southwest corner of the county.		{{Wikipedia|San Bernardino County, California}} San Bernardino County is presently the largest county in terms of geographic area within the United States. The county seat is the city of San Bernardino which is also the county's largest in terms of population, and that city lies in the southwest corner of the county.
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	==== Parent County  ====		==== Parent County  ====
−	'''26 April 1853:''' San Bernardino County was created from [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]] and [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] Counties. '''County seat: '''San Bernardino <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>	+	'''26 April 1853:''' San Bernardino County was created from [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]&nbsp;County which had annexed part of&nbsp;[[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] County in 1851. '''County seat: '''San Bernardino <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
	==== Boundary Changes  ====		==== Boundary Changes  ====
−	Record Loss	+	Los Angeles County and San Diego County were original counties created in 1850 when California became a state. In 1851, Los Angeles County expanded to the eastern border of California to include part of what was San Diego, County. In 1853, San Bernardino County was created from the eastern area of Los Angeles County. In 1878, additional land from Los Angeles County was added to San Bernardino County.&nbsp;
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		+	==== Record Loss ====
	=== Places/Localities  ===		=== Places/Localities  ===
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	=== Resources  ===		=== Resources  ===
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		+	==== Bible Records  ====
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		+	==== Biography  ====
	==== Cemeteries  ====		==== Cemeteries  ====
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	Montecito Memorial Park 3520 E. Washington Street Colton San Bernardino County California USA Postal Code: 92324 Phone: 909-825-3024		Montecito Memorial Park 3520 E. Washington Street Colton San Bernardino County California USA Postal Code: 92324 Phone: 909-825-3024
−	[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=12073 Riverview Cemetery, Needles] BillionGraves	+	*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=130622 Fort Mojave Burial Grounds, Needles] BillionGraves
		+	*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=12073 Riverview Cemetery, Needles] BillionGraves
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		+	==== Census  ====
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		+	{{Census|California}}
	==== Church Records  ====		==== Church Records  ====
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	==== Court Records  ====		==== Court Records  ====
−	[http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/COURTS/flash.asp www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/COURTS/flash.asp]	+	[http://www.sb-court.org/ http://www.sb-court.org/]
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		+	==== Crime and Criminals  ====
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		+	==== Directories  ====
	==== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ====		==== Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ====
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	===== Germans  =====		===== Germans  =====
−	'''Archives, Libraries, and Museums<br>Biographies<br>Church Records<br>Cemetery Records<br>Court Records<br>Histories<br>Immigration/emigration/migration<br>Maps<br>Newspapers<br>Societies'''<br>	+	'''Archives, Libraries, and Museums<br>Biographies<br>Church Records<br>Cemetery Records<br>Court Records<br>Histories<br>Immigration/emigration/migration<br>Maps<br>Newspapers<br>Societies'''<br>
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		+	==== Gazetteers  ====
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		+	==== Genealogy  ====
	==== History  ====		==== History  ====
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	:*[[Atlantic and Pacific Railroad]] 1885 Los Angeles, California to Albuquerque, New Mexico (and the Santa Fe Railway) <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Atlantic and Pacific Railroad" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_and_Pacific_Railroad (accessed 14 September 2011).</ref>		:*[[Atlantic and Pacific Railroad]] 1885 Los Angeles, California to Albuquerque, New Mexico (and the Santa Fe Railway) <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Atlantic and Pacific Railroad" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_and_Pacific_Railroad (accessed 14 September 2011).</ref>
−	==== Military  ====	+	==== Military History and Records  ====
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		+	==== Naturalization and Citizenship ====
	==== Newspapers  ====		==== Newspapers  ====
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	4030 N. Georgia Blvd. San Bernardino, CA 92407 Phone: (909) 889-9666. All Departments: Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Serving: Adelanto, Apple Valley, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Big Bear, Colton, Crestline, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Mentone, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Victorville, Yucaipa http://www.sbsun.com/home		4030 N. Georgia Blvd. San Bernardino, CA 92407 Phone: (909) 889-9666. All Departments: Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Serving: Adelanto, Apple Valley, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Big Bear, Colton, Crestline, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Mentone, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Victorville, Yucaipa http://www.sbsun.com/home
−	==== Probate Records ====	+	==== Obituaries ====
−	==== Taxation ====	+	==== Periodicals ====
−	==== Vital Records  ====	+	==== Probate Records  ====
−	For early marriages see [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].	+	==== Repositories  ====
−	[http://sanbernardinovitalrecords.com/ sanbernardinovitalrecords.com/]	+	===== Archives, Libraries and Museums  =====
−	=== Repositories  ===	+	'''Archives, Libraries, and Museums<br>Biographies<br>Church Records<br>Cemetery Records<br>Court Records<br>Histories<br>Immigration/emigration/migration<br>Maps<br>Newspapers<br>Societies'''<br>
−	==== Archives, Libraries, and Museums ====	+	===== County Courthouse =====
−	==== Societies  ====	+	[http://www.sbcounty.gov/arc/index2.html San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk - Archives]
−	==== Family History Centers  ====	+	===== Family History Centers  =====
	[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]		[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
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	*[[Victorville California Family History Center]]		*[[Victorville California Family History Center]]
	*[[Yucca Valley California Family History Center]]		*[[Yucca Valley California Family History Center]]
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		+	==== Societies  ====
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		+	==== Taxation  ====
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		+	==== Vital Records  ====
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		+	[http://sanbernardinovitalrecords.com/ sanbernardinovitalrecords.com/]
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		+	===== Birth  =====
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		+	===== Marriage  =====
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		+	For early marriages see [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
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		+	===== Divorce  =====
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		+	===== Death  =====
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		+	==== Voting Registers  ====
	=== Websites  ===		=== Websites  ===
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	*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CA/San_Bernardino/ Linkpendium]		*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/CA/San_Bernardino/ Linkpendium]
	*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanbernardino/sanbernardino.html USGenWeb Archives]		*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanbernardino/sanbernardino.html USGenWeb Archives]
−	*[http://www.usgwarchives.org/ca/sanbernardino/sanbernardino.html USGenWeb Archives] backup site	+	*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/sanbernardino/sanbernardino.html USGenWeb Archives] backup site
	*{{FHL|206810|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog}}		*{{FHL|206810|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog}}

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Revision as of 06:31, 30 January 2013

United States California San Bernardino County

Dates for major county records[1]
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1854-present	1854-present	1873-present	1860-present	1854-present	1856-present
For earlier dates, try...
Parent county (before 26 April 1853 ): Los Angeles County including land that was originally part of San Diego County San Bernardino County, California residents may also have records in Neighboring Counties: Los Angeles | San Diego | Riverside | Kern
Remember these collections
California State Genealogical Alliance - San Bernardino County Resources			San Bernardino County, California GenWeb Early California Population Project

San Bernardino County, California
Map
Location in the state of California
Location of California in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	April 26, 1853
County Seat	San Bernardino
Courthouse
Address	Archives 1808 Commercenter West, Ste. D, San Bernardino, CA 92415 (855) 732-2575 (909) 890-1713
Website: www.sbcounty.gov
Named for: Saint Bernardino of Siena

Contents 1 County Courthouse 2 Historical Facts 2.1 Parent County 2.2 Boundary Changes 2.3 Record Loss 3 Places/Localities 3.1 Populated Places 3.2 Neighboring Counties 4 Resources 4.1 Bible Records 4.2 Biography 4.3 Cemeteries 4.4 Census 4.5 Church Records 4.6 Court Records 4.7 Crime and Criminals 4.8 Directories 4.9 Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups 4.9.1 Germans 4.10 Gazetteers 4.11 Genealogy 4.12 History 4.13 Land and Property 4.14 Maps 4.15 Migration 4.16 Military History and Records 4.17 Naturalization and Citizenship 4.18 Newspapers 4.19 Obituaries 4.20 Periodicals 4.21 Probate Records 4.22 Repositories 4.22.1 Archives, Libraries and Museums 4.22.2 County Courthouse 4.22.3 Family History Centers 4.23 Societies 4.24 Taxation 4.25 Vital Records 4.25.1 Birth 4.25.2 Marriage 4.25.3 Divorce 4.25.4 Death 4.26 Voting Registers 5 Websites 6 References

County Courthouse

San Bernardino County Courthouse
22 W Hospitality Lane
San Bernardino, CA 92415
Phone: 909.387.8306

County Clerk has marriage license from 1887
divorce and probate records from 1856 court
records from 1853 and land records from 1854;
County Recorder has birth and death records
from 1853 and marriage records from 1857^[2]

Historical Facts

San Bernardino County is presently the largest county in terms of geographic area within the United States. The county seat is the city of San Bernardino which is also the county's largest in terms of population, and that city lies in the southwest corner of the county.

San Bernardino itself was founded by settlers sent by Brigham Young in the 1850s, but they left when the matter known as the 'Utah War' erupted back in Utah.

www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/main/history.asp

Parent County

26 April 1853: San Bernardino County was created from Los Angeles County which had annexed part of San Diego County in 1851. County seat: San Bernardino ^[3]

Boundary Changes

Los Angeles County and San Diego County were original counties created in 1850 when California became a state. In 1851, Los Angeles County expanded to the eastern border of California to include part of what was San Diego, County. In 1853, San Bernardino County was created from the eastern area of Los Angeles County. In 1878, additional land from Los Angeles County was added to San Bernardino County. 

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

• Communities:
• Apple Valley | *Barstow | Colton | Fontana | Hesperia | Highland | Redlands | Rialto | San Bernardino | Victorville

Neighboring Counties

Inyo   Kern   Los Angeles   Orange   Riverside

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

Mountain View Cemetery 570 E Highland Ave San Bernardino, CA 92404-4002 909-882-2943

Pioneer Memorial Cemetery 211 E 9th St San Bernardino, CA 92410-4408 (909) 885-6484

Montecito Memorial Park 3520 E. Washington Street Colton San Bernardino County California USA Postal Code: 92324 Phone: 909-825-3024

• Fort Mojave Burial Grounds, Needles BillionGraves
• Riverview Cemetery, Needles BillionGraves

Census

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

Church Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Colton
• Bloomington
• Fontana
• Highland
• Needles
• Ontario
• Redlands
• Rialto
• San Bernardino
• San Bernardino 1
• San Bernardino 2
• Victorville
• Yucaipa

Court Records

http://www.sb-court.org/

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Germans

Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Biographies
Church Records
Cemetery Records
Court Records
Histories
Immigration/emigration/migration
Maps
Newspapers
Societies

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

www.mapsofworld.com/usa/county-maps/california/san-bernardino-county-map.html

Migration

Early migration routes to and from San Bernardino County, California for emigrant settlers included:

• Camino Real de California 1770s linking Spanish Mission churches in California and Baja California^[4]
• Old Spanish Trail 1829 Los Angeles, California to Santa Fe, New Mexico^[5]
• California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California^[6]
• Mormon Trail to Southern California 1847 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California^[7]
• Butterfield Overland Mail 1857-1861 from San Francisco via Los Angeles to Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri^[8]
• Central Overland Trail 1859-1869 from Salt Lake City, Utah to Carson City, Nevada (and usually on to northern California)^[9]
• Union Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah to Omaha, Nebraska^[10]
• Central Pacific Railroad 1869 Ogden, Utah to Sacramento, California^[11]
• Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway 1881 Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois^[12]
• Southern Pacific Railroad 1883 Los Angeles, California to New Orleans, Louisiana^[13]
• Atlantic and Pacific Railroad 1885 Los Angeles, California to Albuquerque, New Mexico (and the Santa Fe Railway) ^[14]

Military History and Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

San Bernardino County Sun

4030 N. Georgia Blvd. San Bernardino, CA 92407 Phone: (909) 889-9666. All Departments: Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Serving: Adelanto, Apple Valley, Banning, Barstow, Beaumont, Big Bear, Colton, Crestline, Fontana, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Mentone, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, Victorville, Yucaipa http://www.sbsun.com/home

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate Records

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Biographies
Church Records
Cemetery Records
Court Records
Histories
Immigration/emigration/migration
Maps
Newspapers
Societies

County Courthouse

San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk - Archives

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

• Barstow California Family History Center
• Big Bear California Family History Center
• Chino California Family History Center
• Fontana California Family History Center
• Highland California Family History Center
• Needles California Family History Center
• Rancho Cucamonga California Family History Center
• Redlands California Family History Center
• Rialto California Family History Center
• Ridgecrest California Family History Center
• Twentynine Palms California Family History Center
• Upland California Family History Center
• Victorville California Family History Center
• Yucca Valley California Family History Center

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

sanbernardinovitalrecords.com/

Birth

Marriage

For early marriages see Western States Marriage Index.

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Websites

• San Bernardino County CAGenWeb
• Linkpendium
• USGenWeb Archives
• USGenWeb Archives backup site
• FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog

References

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