Ventura County, California Genealogy

United States &gt; California &gt; Ventura County

Parent County
1872--Ventura County was created 22 March 1872 from Santa Barbara County. County seat:  Ventura

Places/Localities
Fillmore,Hueneme, Moorpark, Nyeland Acres, Newbury Park, Oak View, Ojai, Oxnard,Piru, Santa Paula, Simi, Somis, Thousand Oaks, Ventura

Neighboring Counties

 * Kern
 * Los Angeles
 * San Luis Obispo
 * Santa Barbara

Cemeteries
[List of Ventura County cemeteries with transcriptions of a few cemeteries]

Church
Ventura Congregational Church Baptisms to 1900, Ventura

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ventura

Court
Guardianship record index,1873-1993

Land
Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in Ventura County

Index to Ventura County Deeds, 1873-1917

Local Histories
Ventura County censuses from 1850-1900

Victims of the St. Francis Dam Disaster, 1928

Miscellaneous County Directories

Local Naturalization Records, 1873-1911

Military
Military Records

Probate
Probate Record Index, 1873-1993

Vital Records
The County Recorder maintains records from 1873. Prior to that the Santa Barbara Recorder has the records. Ventura County Recorder fees: $14 to search and/or copy birth and death records, $12 to search and/or copy marriage records.

Ventura County Recorder.

Ventura County Death Records Index, 1872-1908; Coroner's Inquest Records, 1873-1941

Societies and Libraries
Ventura County Genealogical Society

Conejo Valley Genealogical Society

Ventura County Museum of History and Art The museum is currently closed for renovatin, though a temporary exhibit space and gift shop are open on California St. The Librarian is available to answer question by phone. Once the museum is reopened the Library is an excellent research resource.

Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog