Siskiyou County, California

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United States California Siskiyou County

Dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1850-present	1852-present	1873-present	1852-present	1852-present	1852-present
For earlier dates, try...
Parent county: Shasta and Klamath counties Siskiyou County, California residents may also have records in Neighboring Counties: Shasta \|Klamath \| Del Norte \| Modoc \| Trinity \| Humboldt \| Jackson County, Oregon \| Klamath County, Oregon \| Josephine County, Oregon
Remember these collections
The Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County California State Genealogical Alliance: Siskiyou County			Siskiyou GenWeb Siskiyou County Historical Society FamilySearch Index

Siskiyou County, California
Map
Location in the state of California
Location of California in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 22, 1852
County Seat	Yreka
Courthouse
Website: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us
Named for: the Siskiyou mountain range

1 Historical Facts
2 Parent Counties
3 Boundary Changes
4 Record Loss
5 Places/Localities
6 Resources
7 Websites
8 References

Historical Facts

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Siskiyou County, California

Parent Counties

22 March 1852: Siskiyou County was created from Shasta and former Klamath Counties. County seat: Yreka ^[1]

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

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

Siskiyou Cemeteries Central

Siskiyou Cemeteries at Find A Grave

Dunsmuir Cemetery, Dunsmuir BillionGraves

Census

Church History and Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

Etna

FHL Catalog

California, Siskiyou Films

California, Siskiyou, Cecilville

California, Siskiyou, Dunsmuir

California, Siskiyou, Etna

California, Siskiyou, Forks of the Salmon

California, Siskiyou, Fort Jones

California, Siskiyou, Greenview Township

California, Siskiyou, Henley

California, Siskiyou, Hilt

California, Siskiyou, McCloud

California, Siskiyou, Montague

California, Siskiyou, Sawyers Bar

California, Siskiyou, Scott Valley Township

California, Siskiyou, Weed

California, Siskiyou, Yreka

Court Records

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Germans

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

1895 Atlas of Siskiyou County

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Siskiyou County, California for emigrant settlers included:^[2]^[3] :

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

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Websites

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).

v • d • e Links to California-related articles

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Migration Routes	Applegate Trail · Butterfield Overland Mail · California Trail · Camino Real de California · Central Overland Trail · Mormon Trail to Southern California · Old Spanish Trail · Atlantic and Pacific Railroad · Central Pacific Railroad · Santa Fe Railway · Southern Pacific Railroad · Texas and Pacific Railway · Union Pacific Railroad · Ship Passenger Arrivals

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+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1852-present
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+|-
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+*'''Parent county''': Shasta and Klamath counties<br>
+*Siskiyou County, California '''residents''' may also have records in<br>'''Neighboring Counties:''' [[Shasta County, California|<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Shasta</span>]] &#124;[[Klamath County, California|Klamath]] &#124; [[Del Norte County, California|Del Norte]] &#124;&nbsp; [[Modoc County, California|Modoc]] &#124; [[Trinity County, California|Trinity]] &#124; [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt ]]&#124; [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson County, Oregon]] &#124; [[Klamath County, Oregon|Klamath County, Oregon]] &#124; [[Josephine County, Oregon|Josephine County, Oregon]] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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+| width="100%" bgcolor="#ffdb4d" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Remember these collections'''
+|-
+| width="100%" valign="middle" style="height: 50px;" colspan="3" |
+*[http://www.siskiyougenealogy.org/ The Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County]<br>
+*[http://www.csga.com/CAResearch/Research_county.php?CountyName=Siskiyou&countycode=Siskiyou California State Genealogical Alliance: Siskiyou County]
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+*[http://www.cagenweb.com/siskiyou/ Siskiyou GenWeb]<br>
+*[http://www.siskiyoucountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Siskiyou County Historical Society]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/library_catalog#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=place&searchCriteria=&placeName=California,+Siskiyou&author_givenName=&author_surname=&subjectCountTotal=16 FamilySearch Index]
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+| state = California
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+| founded year = 1852
+| founded date = March 22
+| seat wl = Yreka
+| building image =
+| building address =
+| web = http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/
+| named for = the Siskiyou mountain range
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+}}
+==== Historical Facts  ====
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 == Resources  ==
-=== Bible Records ===
+=== Bible Records  ===
-=== Biography ===
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 === Cemeteries  ===
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 [http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=142460 Dunsmuir Cemetery, Dunsmuir] BillionGraves
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 === Church History and Records  ===
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 === Court Records  ===
-=== Crime and Criminals ===
-=== Directories ===
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+=== Directories  ===
 === Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups  ===
 ==== Germans  ====
-=== Gazetteers ===
-=== Genealogy ===
+=== Gazetteers  ===
+=== Genealogy  ===
 === History  ===
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 === Military History and Records  ===
-=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
+=== Naturalization and Citizenship  ===
 === Newspapers  ===
-=== Obituaries ===
-=== Periodicals ===
+=== Obituaries  ===
+=== Periodicals  ===
 === Probate Records  ===
-=== Repositories ===
-==== Archives, Libraries and Museums ====
+=== Repositories  ===
+==== Archives, Libraries and Museums  ====
 [http://www.snowcrest.net/siskiyoulibrary/ Siskiyou County Library]<br>719 4th Street<br>Yreka, CA 96097<br>[http://www.snowcrest.net/siskiyoulibrary/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=82 Searchable Siskiyou Pioneer Index]<br>[http://www.snowcrest.net/siskiyoulibrary/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=81 Searchable Siskiyou County Obituaries (1854-1990) Index]<br>[http://www.snowcrest.net/siskiyoulibrary/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=79 Searchable Siskiyou County Newspaper Index]
 [http://www.siskiyouhistory.org/ SiskiyouHistory.org: A Digital Library of Primary Sources in Siskiyou County History]
-==== County Courthouse ====
+==== County Courthouse  ====
-[http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/ASSESSOR/recorder.aspx Siskiyou County Assesor-Recorder]<br>311 4th Street, Room 108<br>Yreka, CA 96097<br> [http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/CLERK/clerk.aspx Siskiyou County Clerk's Office]<br>510 North Main Street<br>Yreka, CA 96097<br>
+[http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/ASSESSOR/recorder.aspx Siskiyou County Assesor-Recorder]<br>311 4th Street, Room 108<br>Yreka, CA 96097<br> [http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/CLERK/clerk.aspx Siskiyou County Clerk's Office]<br>510 North Main Street<br>Yreka, CA 96097<br>
+==== Family History Centers  ====
-==== Family History Centers ====
 *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
 *[[Etna California Family History Center]]
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 *[[Yreka California Family History Center]]<br>
-=== Societies ===
+=== Societies  ===
 === Taxation  ===
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 === Vital Records  ===
-==== Birth ====
+==== Birth  ====
-==== Marriage ====
-==== Divorce ====
+==== Marriage  ====
-==== Death ====
+==== Divorce  ====
+==== Death  ====
-=== Voting Registers ===
+=== Voting Registers  ===
 == Websites  ==