Solano County, California Genealogy

United States California  Solano County

Guide to Solano County California genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and land records County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1850 &lt;ref name="HBG"&gt;Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Solano County, California. Page 87; .&lt;/ref&gt;

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

Boundary Changes
"Rotating Formation California County Boundary Maps" (1850-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Neighboring Counties

 * Contra Costa
 * Napa
 * Sacramento
 * Yolo

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Vallejo

Genealogy
Vacaville California FamilySearch Center

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company C
 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company E
 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company F
 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company G
 * - 3rd Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company H
 * - 5th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company I
 * - 8th Regiment, California Infantry (Union), Company I

Obituaries
Solano County Library, Vacaville, CA - http://www.solanolibrary.com/research/template.cfm?id=2122

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Fairfield California Family History Center
 * Vacaville California Family History Center

Societies
Solano County Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Solano County CAGenWeb
 * Solano County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site