Ventura County, California

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Revision as of 07:11, 12 August 2010

United States Gotoarrow.png California Gotoarrow.png Ventura County

Contents

County Courthouse

Quick Facts

Wikipedia
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Parent County

22 March 1872: Ventura County was created from Santa Barbara County. County seat: Ventura [1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Fillmore,Hueneme, Moorpark, Nyeland Acres, Newbury Park, Oak View, Ojai, Oxnard,Piru, Santa Paula, Simi, Somis, Thousand Oaks, Ventura

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Archives and Libraries

Cemeteries

[List of Ventura County cemeteries with transcriptions of a few cemeteries

Census

Church History and Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

  • Ventura

Court Records

Guardianship record index,1873-1993

Directories

History

Land and Property

Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in Ventura County

Index to Ventura County Deeds, 1873-1917

Maps

Military History and Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Probate Records

Taxation

Vital Records

The County Recorder maintains records from 1873. Prior to that the Santa Barbara Recorder has the records. Ventura County Recorder fees: $14 to search and/or copy birth and death records, $12 to search and/or copy marriage records.

Societies, Libraries and Museums

  • Ventura County Museum of History and Art The museum is currently closed for renovation, though a temporary exhibit space and gift shop are open on California St. The Librarian is available to answer question by phone. Once the museum is reopened the Library is an excellent research resource.

Websites

References

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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