Humboldt County, California Genealogy

United States California  Humboldt County

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

County Courthouse
 County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1853 County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and burial and land records 

Parent Counties
12 May 1853: Humboldt County was created from Trinity County and part of the former Klamath County. County seat: Eureka

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
For a list of record loss in California counties see: California Counties with Burned Courthouses

1924--Humboldt County Courthouse damaged by fire on September 7, 1924. The clock tower was destroyed. County records were not destroyed.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Del Norte
 * Mendocino
 * Siskiyou
 * Trinity

Cemeteries

 * Ferndale Cemetery, Ferndale BillionGraves
 * Lilley Grave Cemetery, Garberville BillionGraves

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hydesville

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)



Civil War

 * - 1st Battalion Mountaineers, California Infantry (Union), Company A
 * - 1st Battalion Mountaineers, California Infantry (Union), Company B
 * - 1st Battalion Mountaineers, California Infantry (Union), Company C

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Eureka California 1st Ward Family History Center
 * McKinleyville California Family History Center
 * Miranda California Family History Center

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Humbolt County Historical Society 703 8th St Eureka, California 95501 Phone:(707) 445-4342 E-Mail:[mailto:hchs@humboldthistory.org] Website

Humboldt County Genealogical Society 2336 – G Street Eureka CA 95501

Humboldt County Historical Society PO Box 8000 Eureka, CA 95502 Redwood Genealogical Society PO Box 645 Fortuna, CA 95540 Website


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

Web Sites

 * Humboldt County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * California Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Humboldt County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site