Glenn County, California Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk Recorder has birth records from 1887 death records from 1905 marriage and land records from 1891 Military Records from 1919; Superior Court has probate and court records

Historical Facts

Parent County
11 March 1891: Glenn County was created from Colusa County. County seat: Willows

Description
The county was named for Dr. Hugh J. Glenn, who was the largest wheat farmer in the state during his lifetime, and a man of great prominence in political and commercial life in California. The County Seat is Willows and was founded 1891. It 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
 * Colusa
 * Lake
 * Mendocino
 * Tehama

Biography

 * Glenn County Biography Index (CAGenWeb Project)

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


 * Interment.net California cemetery records by County.

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)



Military History and Records

 * Glenn County Military Records (USGenWeb Archives)

Obituaries

 * Glenn County Obituary Index (Genealogy Trails)
 * Glenn County Obituaries (USGenWeb Archives)

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Willows California Family History Center

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Birth

 * 1812 - 1988 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1905 - 1995 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1905 - 1910 - Glenn County Births for 1905-1910 (Genealogy Trails)
 * Early Glenn County Birth Notices (Genealogy Trails)

Marriage

 * 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

Divorce

 * 1966 - 1984 - at FamilySearch — index

Death

 * 1905 - 1939 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1940 - 1997 - at FamilySearch — index

Voting Registers

 * 1892 - 1898 - Glenn County, California Great Register of Voters for the years 1892-1898 (Genealogy Trails)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Glenn Genealogy Group 1121 Marin Street Orlans, CA 95963


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

Websites

 * Glenn County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * California Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Glenn County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site