Solano County, California Genealogy

Guide to Solano County, California ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. California Online Genealogy Records

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and land records County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1850.

Parent County
18 February 1850: Solano County was created as an original county. County seat: Fairfield

Description
The county was named from an Indian Chief, Chief Solano of the Suisunes, a Native American tribe of the region and Vallejo's close ally. The county seat Fairfield and the county was created 1850. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Contra Costa
 * Napa
 * Sacramento
 * Yolo

Biography

 * Index to Solano County Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Solano County Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Index to Solano County Biographies (CAGenWeb Project)

Church History and Records

 * 1864-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Vallejo
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories

 * 1942 Polk's Vallejo, California, City Directory, 1942 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1955 Vallejo, Solano County, California, City Directory, 1955 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1957 Vallejo, Solano County, California, City Directory, 1957 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Genealogy
Vacaville California FamilySearch Center

History

 * Solano History Database is an online, interactive database containing historical articles, photos, books, and other content relating to the history of Solano County, CA. The Vacaville Heritage Council updates this site on a regular basis.
 * Excerpt from Sacramento Valley Expositions Commission, 1915 (Genealogy Trails)
 * Solano County Historical Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Land and Property
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1848-1920 (*); Solano County Recorder at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * 1850-1921 (*); Solano CountyCounty Clerk at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images
 * (*); by Nancy Justus Morebeck at FamilySearch Library Catalog — images

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration

 * 1906-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company C
 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company E
 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company F
 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company G
 * - [3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company H
 * - 5th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company I
 * - 8th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company I


 * 1883 Solano County – List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1884, 1886 Civil War Veterans Rosters, G.A.R. Posts, Solano County, California (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Solano County. Record of burial of ex-Union soldiers, sailors, and Marines

World War I

 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War II

 * Index to Solano County Army Inductees, World War II (USGenWeb Archives)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1831-1985 at FamilySearch - [[California County Naturalizations - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * How to Use this Collection]]; index and images

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * California Digital Newspaper Collection at UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research

Obituaries

 * Solano County Library, Vacaville, CA
 * Solano County and Vallejo, CA Obituaries (Newspapers.net)
 * Index to Solano County Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Solano County Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1782 – 1999 California Wills and Probate Records 1782-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1833 – 1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Cloverdale California Family History Center
 * Concord California Family History Center
 * Fairfield California Family History Center
 * Napa California Family History Center
 * San Rafael California Family History Center
 * Santa Rosa California Family History Center
 * Sonoma California Family History Center
 * Vacaville California Family History Center
 * Vallejo California Family History Center


 * Napa Valley Genealogical & Biographical Society - an affiliate library

Societies
Solano County Genealogical Society

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Birth

 * 1800 - 1994 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1812 - 1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1905 - 1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at: MyHeritage($)


 * 1905 Birth Index, Solano County Genealogy Trails)
 * Early Birth Notice Index by year (Genealogy Trails)

Marriage

 * 1800 - 2007 California, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1850 - 1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1850 - 1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images. Also at: MyHeritage($)
 * 1850 - 1848 Solano County Marriages, 1850-1858 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1854 - 1885 Western States Marriage Index.
 * 1960 - 1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images. Also at: MyHeritage($)
 * Early Solano County Marriage Notices by year (Genealogy Trails)

Divorce

 * 1966 - 1984 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Death

 * 1776 - 2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1800 - 1994 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1905 - 1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1940 - 1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at: MyHeritage($)

Voting Registers

 * 1866-1898 California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
 * 1866-1910 California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 at MyHeritage - index, ($)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Genealogical Society of Vallejo-Benicia 734 Marin Street Vallejo, CA 94590 Website

Solano County Historical Society P.O. Box 922 Vallejo 94590 Website

Solano County Genealogical Society 610 East Main Street Vacaville, CA 95688 Phone: (707) 446-6869 Facebook


 * List of California Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Solano County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Solano County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * FamilySearch Catalog
 * Solano County, California Genealogy Trails
 * Solano County CA Genealogy (at LDS Genealogy]