Yuba County, California Genealogy

Guide to Yuba County, California ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. California Online Genealogy Records

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1865 Divorce, probate and court records from 1850 and voting records from 1866

Parent County
18 February 1850; Yuba County was created as an original county. County seat: Marysville

Description
The county was named from after the Yuba River. The county seat Marysville and the county was created February 18, 1850. The County is located in the north central area 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.

Neighboring Counties

 * Butte
 * Nevada
 * Placer
 * Plumas
 * Sierra
 * Sutter

Biography

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

Church History and Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * 1864-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * FamilySearch Places

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

History

 * History of Yuba County California, by Thompson and West (1879)
 * Early Members of the Bar, Yuba County (Genealogy Trails)
 * Yuba County History Records (USGenWeb Archives)
 * 1913 - The Wheatland Hop Riot (CAGenWeb Project)
 * Research Guide to Yuba County History

Land and Property
An Index to Yuba County Federal Land Records is available online.

The following records of Yuba County land records have been microfilmed by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and are available for viewing at the Library in Salt Lake or they may be available viewing at various Family History Centers:


 * Deeds 1866-1906 (from Yuba County Clerk/Recorder Office in Marysville)
 * Deeds 1850-1888 (also from the Clerks office in Marysville)
 * Yuba County Plat Books 1854-1898 (from the John Q Packard Library in Marysville)

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)
 * History of Yuba County California has a number of maps available.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

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


 * California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Henness Pass Road 1850 branched off the Truckee Trail at Verdi, Nevada headed for Camptonville and steamboat service at Marysville, California. In 1860 it became a major route to the Comstock Lode silver mines in Nevada.
 * Beckwourth Trail 1850 left the Truckee Trail near present-day Sparks, Nevada going to Oroville and Marysville, California

Online Records
 * 1906-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Military History and Records

 * 1895 - Company C, 8th CA National Guard Infantry 1895 (USGenWeb Archives)

Civil War

 * - 1st Battalion, California Native Cavalry (Union), Company A
 * - 1st Regiment, California Cavalry (Union), Company D
 * - 1st Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company I
 * - 7th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company B
 * - 8th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company G
 * - 8th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company I


 * 1883 - Yuba County – List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1886 - Civil War Veterans, Corinth Post No. 80, G. A. R. 1886 (USGenWeb Archives)

World War I

 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Raymond H Banks has abstracted records of the Yuba County Civilian Draft Registration Cards (1917-1918) and made them available online through the USGenweb of Yuba County.

World War II

 * Index of World War II Army Enlistment Records for Yuba County, California (Genealogy Trails)
 * Yuba County World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

Naturalization/Citizenship Records

 * 1831-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has microfilmed copies of naturalization papers found in the Yuba County Clerk's Office, and these records are available for viewing either in Salt Lake City or they may be available for viewing at various Family History Centers.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Appeal-Democrat 1530 Ellis Lake Drive Marysville, CA 95901 Telephone: 505-741-2345 or 800-831-2345 Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm


 * California Digital Newspaper Collection at UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research

Obituaries

 * Index to Yuba County Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Yuba County Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Yuba County Obituaries (CAGenWeb Project)

Probate Records
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has made copies of probate records found in the Yuba County Clerk's Office in Marysville, California. These copies can be read at the Library in Salt Lake City or may be available at various Family History Centers. Copies of these records are also available at the California State Archives. The microfilm copies are as follows:


 * Probate records 1850-1920 (Superior and Probate Court records)
 * Wills 1855-1919 (Superior Court records)
 * Wills 1855-1919(another copy)
 * Early California Wills from Placer, Shasta and Yuba counties

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1782 – 1999 California Wills and Probate Records 1782-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1833 – 1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Forbestown Museum/Yuba-Feather Historical Association

P.O. Box 54 Brownsville, CA 95919 (530) 589-0218

http://www.caohwy.com/f/forbestm.htm

Mary Aaron Memorial Museum Association 704 D Street Marysville, CA 95901 (916) 743-1004

Yuba County Library Local History Room 303 2nd Street Marysville, CA 95901 530-749-7386

http://www.co.yuba.ca.us/departments/library/

County Courthouse
Main Courthouse

Address: 215 Fifth Street, Suite 200 Marysville, CA 95901 Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm Phone: (530) 749-7600 Courtrooms: Department 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

Richard A. Schoenig Annex Address: 120 Fifth Street Marysville, CA 95901 Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30am-12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:30pm Phone: (530) 749-7685

Courtrooms: Department 6

Family History Centers

 * Auburn California Family History Center
 * Camptonville California Family History Center
 * El Dorado California Family History Center
 * Gridley California Family History Center
 * Highlands California Family History Center
 * Loma Rica California Family History Center
 * Nevada City California Family History Center
 * Oroville California Family History Center
 * Willows California Family History Center
 * Yuba City California Family History Center


 * Doris Foley Library for Historical Research Nevada County Library - an affiliate library

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records
 * Selected Yuba County Vital Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Birth

 * 1800 - 1994 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1812 - 1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1905 - 1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at: MyHeritage($)


 * Early Yuba County Birth Notices by year (Genealogy Trails)

Marriage

 * 1800 - 2007 California, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1850 - 1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1850 - 1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images. Also at: MyHeritage($)
 * 1854 - 1885 Western States Marriage Index.
 * 1960 - 1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images. Also at: MyHeritage($)
 * Early Yuba County Marriage Notices by year (Genealogy Trails)

Divorce

 * 1966 - 1984 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Death

 * 1776 - 2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1800 - 1994 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1905 - 1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1940 - 1997 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at: MyHeritage($)

Voting Registers
California county clerks were to keep voting registers every other year from 1866 and well into the 20th century. These large books, called Great Registers, listed the men who registered to vote in that county. Besides name and age, the record may show place of birth, address, occupation, naturalization date and sometimes even a physical description.

These records are at the California State Library (1866-1944), and microfilmed copies are available through Family History Centers (1866-1910). Ancestry ($) has a searchable database of Yuba Great Registers from 1867-1896.

Several Yuba records from 1867 to 1894 are available on the RootsWeb site, by clicking here.
 * 1866-1898 California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
 * 1866-1910 California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 at MyHeritage - index, ($)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Websites

 * Yuba County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Yuba County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * FamilySearch Catalog
 * Yuba County, California Genealogy Trails
 * Yuba County CA Genealogy