Sonoma County, California Genealogy

United States California Sonoma County

Parent County
18 February 1850: Sonoma County was created as an original county. County seat: Santa Rosa

Record Loss
1906: Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Lake
 * Marin
 * Mendocino
 * Napa

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Santa Rosa

Vital Records

 * Sonoma County, California Obituary and Death Notice Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Santa Rosa area as well as those of celebrities and VIP's.

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Cloverdale California Family History Center
 * Cloverdale, California

Websites

 * Sonoma County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site