Siskiyou County, California
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Revision as of 06:28, 30 January 2013
United States 
California Siskiyou County
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| Siskiyou County, California | |
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 Location in the state of California | |
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| Founded | March 22, 1852 |
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| County Seat | Yreka |
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| Website: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us | |
| Named for: the Siskiyou mountain range | |
County Courthouse
Siskiyou County Courthouse
311 Fourth Street
PO Box 338
Yreka, CA 96097
Phone: 530.842.8084
County Reader has birth, marriage, death and burial records
Court Services has divorce, probate and court records from 1852;
County Cleark has election records, board of supervisor’s minutes from 1860[1]
Historical Facts
Parent Counties
22 March 1852: Siskiyou County was created from Shasta and former Klamath Counties. County seat: Yreka [2]
Boundary Changes
1852: County formed from Shasta and Klamath Counties.
1874: February, part of county given to newly formed Modoc County.
1874: May, Klamath County dissolved with Siskiyou County absorbing some of the area.
1887: Land exchanged with Del Norte County.
1901: Small area of land gained from Humboldt County.
See "Historical County Boundary Maps - BETA 2"
Record Loss
Town of Deadwood known to have burned down in 1861.
Town of Klamathon known to have burned down in 1902.
Places/Localities
Populated Places (over 5,000 people)
Yreka
Populated Places (over 1,000 people)
Dunsmuir, Montague, Mount Shasta City, Tulelake, Weed
Populated Places (under 1,000 people)
Dorris, Etna, Fort Jones
Census Designated Places and Unincorporated Communities
Big Springs, Callahan, Carrick, Clear Creek, Edgewood, Forks of Salmon, Fort Goff, Gazelle, Greenview, Grenada, Hamburg, Hatfield, Happy Camp, Hilt, Hornbrook, Horse Creek, Klamath River, Klamathon, Lake Shastina, Lake Siskiyou, Macdoel, McCloud, Mount Hebron, Mugginsville, Sawyers Bar, Seiad Valley, Tennant, Thompson Creek
Additional and Former Populated Places
Mount Shasta City has had a number of names including Wagon Valley, Strawberry Valley and, until 1924, Sisson. Ager, Bartle, Beswick, Black Bear, Bogus, Butte, Cecilville, Chestnut, Coles, Copco, Cottage Grove, Deadwood, Francis, Gottsville, Hooperville, Igerha, Liberty, Little Shasta, Mott, Mountain, Oak Bar, Oro Fino, Schlitz, Scott Bar, Scott River, Scott Valley, Shasta Springs, Snowden, Somes Bar, Squaw Valley, Table Rock, Tailholt, Upper Soda Springs, Walker
Neighboring Counties
- Del Norte
- Humboldt
- Jackson County, Oregon
- Josephine County, Oregon
- Klamath County, Oregon
- Modoc
- Shasta
- Trinity
Resources
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Siskiyou Cemeteries at Find A Grave
Dunsmuir Cemetery, Dunsmuir BillionGraves
Census
For tips on accessing Siskiyou County, California census records online, see: California Census.
Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Etna
FHL Catalog
California, Siskiyou, Cecilville
California, Siskiyou, Dunsmuir
California, Siskiyou, Forks of the Salmon
California, Siskiyou, Fort Jones
California, Siskiyou, Greenview Township
California, Siskiyou, Montague
California, Siskiyou, Sawyers Bar
California, Siskiyou, Scott Valley Township
Court Records
Crime and Criminals
Directories
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Germans
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land and Property
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Siskiyou County, California for emigrant settlers included:[3][4] :
- California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California :
- Applegate Trail since 1846 (avoided the Forty Mile Desert) by leaving the Humboldt River in Nevada early at present-day Rye Reservoir, Nevada and passing through the Black Rock Desert to Fandango Pass past Goose Lake on to the Lost River and eventually the Willamette Valley in Oregon
- Yreka Trail 1851 from the Applegate Trail to Yreka, California
Military History and Records
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
Siskiyou County Library
719 4th Street
Yreka, CA 96097
Searchable Siskiyou Pioneer Index
Searchable Siskiyou County Obituaries (1854-1990) Index
Searchable Siskiyou County Newspaper Index
SiskiyouHistory.org: A Digital Library of Primary Sources in Siskiyou County History
County Courthouse
Siskiyou County Assesor-Recorder
311 4th Street, Room 108
Yreka, CA 96097
Siskiyou County Clerk's Office
510 North Main Street
Yreka, CA 96097
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Etna California Family History Center
- Mount Shasta California Family History Center
- Yreka California Family History Center
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
Divorce
Death
Voting Registers
Websites
- Siskiyou County CAGenWeb
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Siskiyou County, California. Page 87At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ 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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