Colusa County, California Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Colusa County has birth records 1873, marriage records from 1853, death records from 1889, probate, court, land and assessment rolls from 1851, Great Registers from 1866 and military rolls from 1879

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

Description
The county was named for of an Indian tribe living on the west side of the Sacramento River. The county seat Colusa and the county was created 1850. The County is located in the north central corner 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

 * Butte
 * Glenn
 * Lake
 * Sutter
 * Yolo

Biography

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

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Colusa County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net California cemetery records by County.

Church History and Records

 * 1864-1985 - at FamilySearch — index

History

 * Colusa County CAGenWeb

Land and Property

 * Colusa County, CA - Index to Federal Land Records USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)

Migration

 * 1906-1935 - at FamilySearch — index

Civil War

 * Colusa County, Gen, John F. Miller Post No. 110, G. A. R. 1886, Civil War - Rosters (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Colusa County, Williamsburg Post No. 116, G. A. R. 1886, Civilwar - Rosters (USGenWeb Archives)

World War II

 * Index of World War II Army Enlistment Records for Colusa County, California (Genealogy Trails)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1831-1985 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Obituaries

 * Index to Colusa County Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Index to Colusa County Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)

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

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Colusa County Library 738 Market Stret Colusa, CA 95932 530 458-7671

Colusa County Historical Society Colusa County Historical Records Commission c/o Colusa County Library 738 Market Street Colusa, CA 95932 Phone: (530) 458-7671 The county commission oversees preservation and conservation of county records of historical importance and the county records archives.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Birth

 * 1800 - 1994 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1812 - 1988 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1870 - 1884 - Colusa County Birth Notices (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1905 - 1995 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1905 - 1906 - Colusa County Birth Index (Genealogy Trails)
 * Colusa County Birth Announcements (CAGenWeb Project)

Marriage

 * 1800 - 2007 - California, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1850 - 1945 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1850 - 1952 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1854 - 1885 - Western States Marriage Index.
 * 1960 - 1985 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Colusa County Marriage Notices (CAGenWeb Project)

Divorce

 * 1966 - 1984 - at FamilySearch — index

Death

 * 1800 - 1994 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - 1939 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1940 - 1997 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Colusa County Death Notices (CAGenWeb Project)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Colusa County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 973 Williams 95987

Colusa County Historical Society P.O. Box 643 Willows 95988 Website


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

Websites

 * Colusa County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * California Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Colusa County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * FamilySearch Catalog
 * Colusa County, California Genealogy Trails
 * Colusa County CA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)