Placer County, California Genealogy

United States &gt; California &gt; Placer County

Parent County
1851--Placer County was created 25 April 1851 from Sutter and Yuba Counties. County seat: Auburn

Neighboring Counties

 * Douglas County, Nevada
 * El Dorado
 * Nevada
 * Sacramento
 * Sutter
 * Washoe County, Nevada
 * Yuba



Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Auburn
 * Roseville

Maps
For historical maps,search the following free sites:

• Maps-Historical-Sate of California, the Carlifornia government's site. Links to American Memory (Library of Congress), California Missions, and the State Library

• Historical Maps of California

• California Maps - HSU Library, also lists and links to gazetteers

• David Rumsey Collection for Placer, California

• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for California

Vital Records
For marriages from 1850-1870 see Western States Marriage Index.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog