Sacramento County, California Genealogy

United States &gt; California &gt; Sacramento County

County Courthouse
County Offices Directory http://www.servicedirectory.saccounty.net/Category/Records-Permits-and-Licenses.aspx#A7

County Clerk/Recorder 600 8th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-874-6334

Parent County
1850--Sacramento County was created 18 February 1850 as an original county. County seat: Sacramento

Record Loss
1854 -- 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

Populated Places
Populated places in Sacramento County include: Arcade Carmichael Citrus Heights Courtland Elk Grove Elverta Fair Oaks Florin Folsom Freeport Galt Rio Linda Sacramento Sheldon Sloughhouse Walnut Grove

Neighboring Counties

 * Amador
 * Contra Costa
 * El Dorado
 * Placer
 * San Joaquin
 * Solano
 * Sutter
 * Yolo

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 21 page 3 - New Helvetia Cemetery, Sacramento

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Arcade
 * Carmichael
 * Homestead
 * Sacramento

Land
For information about deeds and other land records in Sacramento County, see the Service Directory.

For deeds, 1965 to the present, see County Register.

Local Histories
Google Books has some books about the history and people in Sacramento, California. Try various search terms, including the names of people. Books designated with "Full View" can be read online.

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Sacramento, California, look at the list of records for History and History - Indexes. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have these books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.

Vital Records
The county has birth and death certificates for the county of Sacramento. These can be ordered in person, by mail, by fax, by email and online. For more information, see the [Sacramento County web site]. http://www.co.sacramento.ca.us/PopularLinks/default.htm

Service Provided By: County Clerk/Recorder 600 8th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916-874-6334

Sacramento County can only issue birth certificates for children born in Sacramento County since 1850. Certificates for births prior to 1850 are not available.

Sacramento County can only issue copies of marriage certificates for licenses issued in Sacramento County since 1905.

Sacramento County can only issue certificates for deaths which occurred in Sacramento County since 1850. Certificates for deaths prior to 1850 are not available.

Web Sites

 * The Sacramento County CA GenWeb Project, a member of The CAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * Family History Library Catalog