Butte County, California Genealogy

United States California  Butte County

Parent County
1850--Butte County was created 18 February 1850 as an original county. County seat: Oroville

Indian Reservations or Rancherias
The Berry Creek Indian Rancheria is located in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Colusa
 * Glenn
 * Plumas
 * Sutter
 * Tehama
 * Yuba

Biographies
Butte County Biography Project

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Chico
 * Gridley
 * Liberty (Gridley)
 * Oroville

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


 * California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Beckwourth Trail 1850 left the Truckee Trail near present-day Sparks, Nevada going to Oroville and Marysville, California

Obituaries
The Paradise Genealogical Society has a large collection of obituaries and death notices from local Butte County newspapers, The majority are full obituaries but also include short obituaries and death notices. The collection includes approximately 85,800 records covering the years 1855-2008. Letters A through F are indexed and online. Copies of the obituaries can be ordered for $5.00.
 * Paradise, California Obituaries Butte County, California Free from GenealogyBuff.com. These obituaries were collected from local newspapers and funeral homes for genealogy research. The dates listed under the deceased's name represents the announcement date
 * For FHL entries for the obituary file index, 1883-1896, click
 * For FHL entries for the obituary file index, 1902-1967, click
 * For FHL entries for the obituary file index, 1963-1990, click
 * Gridley Herald

This collection was gleaned and indexed from Footnote.com. If you find possible family, the complete Obituary is available.

Vital Records
For marriages from 1851-1886 see Western States Marriage Index.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Gridley California Family History Center
 * Oroville California Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Butte County [CAGenWeb]
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.