Shasta County, California Genealogy

United States California  Shasta County

Parent County
18 February 1850: Shasta County was created as an original county. County seat: Redding

Record Loss
14 June 1853: Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Indian Reservations or Rancherias
The Big Bend Indian Rancheria is located in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Lassen
 * Modoc
 * Plumas
 * Siskiyou
 * Tehama
 * Trinity

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Redding
 * Shasta

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Anderson California Family History Center
 * Anderson, California

Websites

 * Shasta County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site