Lake County, California Genealogy

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County Courthouse

Parent County
20 May 1861: Lake County was created from Napa County. County seat: Lakeport

Record Loss
1867 -- 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

 * Colusa
 * Glenn
 * Mendocino
 * Napa
 * Sonoma
 * Yolo

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Highlands California Family History Center
 * Lakeport California Family History Center

Websites

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