Shasta County, California Genealogy

United States &gt; California &gt; Shasta County

Parent County
1850--Shasta County was created 18 February 1850 as an original county. County seat: Redding

Record Loss
June 14, 1853 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Indian Reservations or Rancherias
The Big Bend Indian Rancheria is located in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Lassen
 * Modoc
 * Plumas
 * Siskiyou
 * Tehama
 * Trinity

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Redding
 * Shasta

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