Sacramento County, California Genealogy

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County Courthouse
County Offices Directory

County Clerk/Recorder 600 8th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 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

Railroads
The First Transcontinental Railroad started from Sacramento California.

American Memory has an [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl?data=/home/www/data/gmd/gmd436/g4361/g4361p/rr001890.sid&style=gmd&itemLink=r?ammem/gmd:@field%28NUMBER+@band%28g4361p+rr001890%29%29&title=New%20enlarged%20scale%20railroad%20and%20county%20map%20of%20California%20showing%20every%20railroad%20station%20and%20post%20office%20in%20the%20state. online map] showing the railroads and each railroad station and post office.

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.

Maps
For historical maps of Sacramento County,search the following free sites:

• Maps-Historical-Sate of California, the Carlifornia government's site. Links to American Memory (Library of Congress), California Missions, and the State Library

• Historical Maps of California

• California Maps - HSU Library, also lists and links to gazetteers

• David Rumsey Collection for Sacramento, California

• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for California

For topographical maps of California mountains, rivers, etc., try the sites listed at USGS Topographic Maps of California.

For current maps, search Google Maps or MapQuest or other map services online.

Probate
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Sacramento, California, look at the list of records for Probate records. Films can be sent to family history centers.

Taxation
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Sacramento, California, look at the list of records for Taxation. Films can be sent to family history centers.

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

The Sacramento County Clerk/Recorder 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.

County Clerk/Recorder, 600 8th Street Sacramento, CA 95814; phone: 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.

• Copies of marriage certificates for licenses issued in Sacramento County since 1905.

• 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