Amador County, California Genealogy

United States &gt; California &gt; Amador County

Parent County
1854--Amador County was created 11 May 1854 from Calaveras and El Dorado Counties. County seat: Jackson

Record Loss
1862-- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


 * https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Alpine
 * Calaveras
 * El Dorado
 * Sacramento
 * San Joaquin

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 21 page 1 - a cemetery located in the county

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ione

Vital Records
There are a considerable number of early marriages listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Web Sites

 * Amador County GenWeb Project 
 * Family History Library Catalog