Kern County, California Genealogy

United States &gt; California &gt; Kern County

Parent Counties
2 April 1866: Kern County was created from Los Angeles and Tulare Counties. County seat: Bakersfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Inyo
 * Kings
 * Los Angeles
 * Monterey
 * San Bernardino
 * San Luis Obispo
 * Santa Barbara
 * Tulare
 * Ventura

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Bakersfield

Newspapers

 * Bakersfield Californian- 2700+ issues of the paper digitized and in the Google News Archive; covers 1907-1949.

Vital Records
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Bakersfield California East Family History Center
 * Bakersfield, California

Websites

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