Alpine County, California Genealogy

United States California Alpine County

Guide to Alpine County California genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, court and land records from 1900

Parent County
1864--Alpine County was created 16 March 1864 from Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono and Tuolumne Counties. County seat: Markleeville

Boundary Changes
"Rotating Formation California County Boundary Maps" (1850-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Neighboring Counties

 * Amador
 * Calaveras
 * Douglas County, Nevada
 * El Dorado
 * Mono
 * Tuolumne

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for emigrant settlers included:


 * California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California


 * Carson (River) Trail 1848 (aka Mormon Emigrant Trail) crossed the Forty Mile Desert past the west side of the Carson Sink to pick up the Carson River near Fallon, Nevada up to Hope Valley and Red Lake. The Devil's Ladder then climbed 700 feet (210 m) in half a mile so ropes, chains, and pulleys were required to lift the wagons. Carson Pass was followed by the relatively easy West Pass (Kirkwood, California) and then on to Pollock Pines, Placerville, and Sutter's Fort, California


 * Big Tree Road (Ebbetts Pass) 1851 from western Nevada to Markleeville, Murphys, and Stockton, California
 * Sonora Road 1852 from the Carson Trail to Sonora, California
 * Luther Pass Trail 1854 connected the Carson Trail and Johnson's Cutoff and allowed travelers to avoid Lake Tahoe. It became one of the routes to the Comstock Lode in Nevada

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Alpine County CAGenWeb Project
 * Alpine County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
 * Alpine County, California Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site
 * Family History Library Catalog