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Guide to Sutter County, California ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Sutter County, California
Map
Location in the state of California
Location of California in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 18, 1850
County Seat	Yuba City
Courthouse
Address	Sutter County Courthouse 433 2nd Street Yuba City, CA 95992 Phone: 530.822.7120 Sutter County Website

Sutterfort

County Information

Sutter County, California Record Dates

County Courthouse

County Clerk Recorder has birth and death records from 1873
marriage, land and military records from 1850
Civil Division of Courts has divorce, probate and court records^[2]

Historical Facts

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Sutter County, California

Parent County

18 February 1850: Sutter County was created as an original county. County seat: Yuba City ^[3]

Description

The county was named after General John Sutter, a native of Switzerland, who obtained a large land grant from the Mexican government, and called his first settlement New Helvetia (now the City of Sacramento). The county seat Yuba City and the county was created 1850. ^[4]The County is located in the north central area of the state.^[5]

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating California county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation California County Boundary Maps" (1850-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Records Loss

1871: The Courthhouse was destroyed by fire in 1871. A second and larger courthouse, completed in 1873, was also set fire and many records were damaged.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Butte, California
• Colusa, California
• Placer, California
• Sacramento, California
• Yolo, California
• Yuba, California

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

• Sutter County Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
• Index to Sutter County Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

Cemeteries

The following web sites may have additional information on Sutter County cemeteries.

• Interment.net California cemetery records by County.

• 1850 - 1960 - California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 at FamilySearch — index and images

Census

For tips on accessing Sutter County, California Genealogy census records online, see: California Census.

• Sutter County Census Records (CAGenWeb Project)

Church History and Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about California denominations, view the California Church Records wiki page.

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Sutter
• Yuba City

Court Records

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Germans

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Local histories are available for Sutter County, California Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the Wiki page section California Local Histories.

• Index to Sutter County History (USGenWeb Archives)
• Sutter County History (CAGenWeb Project)

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See California Land and Property for additional information about early California land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Maps

• Maps of California (1850-1925)
• 1895 map of Sutter County, California
  

Migration

Military History and Records

• 1883 - Sutter County – List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)

World War II

• Sutter County, Index to World War II Army Enlistees (USGenWeb Archives)
• Sutter County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

Naturalization and Citizenship

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has microfilmed copies of Naturalization records of Sutter County found in the county courthouse in Yuba City.  These copies are available for viewing at the Library in Salt Lake City, or can be ordered for viewing at any of the Library's Family History Centers.

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Sutter County, California Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• Do a Sutter County, California Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog. Do NOT use the word County. (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Obituaries

• Sutter County Transcribed Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)
• Index to Sutter County Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

Periodicals

Probate Records

The county clerk is usually the custodian of probate records. The records include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

You can obtain copies of the original probate records (such as wills and estate files) by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for California - Sutter - Probate records.

Online Probate Records

• 1782 – 1999 California Wills and Probate Records 1782-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
• 1833 – 1991 California Probate Estate Files 1833-1991 at FamilySearch — images

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

County Courthouse

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Yuba City California Family History Center
  

Societies

Taxation

California tax records complement land records and can supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page California Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. See the CDC Where to Write website for information on acquiring copies of these records. The State office has records since July 1905. For earlier records, contact the County Recorder. See also How to order California Vital Records

Birth

• 1812 - 1988 - California Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 at FamilySearch — index
• 1905 - 1995 - California Birth Index, 1905-1995 at FamilySearch — index
• Early Sutter County Birth Notices (Genealogy Trails

Marriage

• 1850 - 1945 - California Marriages, 1850-1945 at FamilySearch — index
• 1850 - 1952 - California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1854 - 1885 - Western States Marriage Index.
• 1960 - 1985 - California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 at FamilySearch — index and images
• Early Sutter County Marriage Notices (Genealogy Trails)

Divorce

• 1966 - 1984 - California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 at FamilySearch — index

Death

• 1905 - 1939 - California Death Index, 1905-1939 at FamilySearch — index
• 1940 - 1997 - California Death Index, 1940-1997 at FamilySearch — index

Voting Registers

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

Sutter County Historical Society
1333 Butte House Road
Yuba City 95993-2301

• List of California Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Websites

• Sutter County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• California Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• Sutter County CAGenWeb
• Linkpendium
• USGenWeb Archives
• FamilySearch Catalog
• Sutter County, California Genealogy Trails
• Sutter County CA Genealogy (LDS Genealogy)

References