Stanislaus County, California Genealogy

United States California  Stanislaus County

County Courthouse
Stanislaus County Courthouse 1021 I St; Modesto CA 95354 Phone: 209.525.5250

County Clerk Recorder has marriage records from 1870 birth and death records from 1900 Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1854 County Recorder has land records from 1854Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Stanislaus County, California. Page 87; .</ref

Parent County
1 April 1854: Stanislaus County was created from Tuolumne County. County seat: Modesto

Neighboring Counties

 * Alameda
 * Calaveras
 * Mariposa
 * Merced
 * San Joaquin
 * Santa Clara
 * Tuolumne

Cemeteries

 * Grayson Cemetery, Grayson BillionGraves

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Modesto
 * Oakdale
 * Turlock

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Stanislaus County Library Address: 1500 I St Modesto, CA 95354 Telephone: (209) 558-7800 The library's catalog is online. It has many items genealogy related items. The library subscribes to a number of online databases, some of which would be useful to genealogists. The Special Collections room at the Modesto Library includes works on genealogy, sections on California and local history, and older high school yearbooks. This area also includes non-current editions of local telephone and city directories. None of these items may be checked out. Volunteers from the Stanislaus Genealogical Society often staff this room and answer genealogical queries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Modesto California Family History Center
 * Turlock California Family History Center

Societies
Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County, CA., Inc. Address: P. O. Box A Modesto, CA 95352-3660 Telephone: (209) 529-6467 Email: gssc@worldnet.att.net The Stanislaus Genealogical Society works closely with the Stanislaus County Library's Special Collections Room, adding to its holdings, volunteering there, and answering queries.

Websites

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