Mono County, California Genealogy

United States California Mono County

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

County Courthouse
Mono County Courthouse Bryant Annex 2 PO Box 537 Bridgeport CA 93517 Phone: 760.932.5241

County Clerk has birth, marriage records from 1861, death burial, divorce, probate and land land rec from 1900

Parent County
24 April 1861: Mono County was created from Siskiyou County. County seat: Bridgeport

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

Indian Reservations
The Benton Paiute Indian Reservation is located in this county.

Neighboring Counties

 * Alpine
 * Douglas County, Nevada
 * Esmeralda County, Nevada
 * Fresno
 * Inyo
 * Lyon County, Nevada
 * Madera
 * Mineral County, Nevada
 * Tuolumne

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


 * California Trail 1844 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California


 * Carson (River) Trail 1848 (aka Mormon Emigrant Trail) crossed the Forty Mile Desert past the west side of the Carson Sink to pick up the Carson River near Fallon, Nevada up to Hope Valley and Red Lake. The Devil's Ladder then climbed 700 feet (210 m) in half a mile so ropes, chains, and pulleys were required to lift the wagons. Carson Pass was followed by the relatively easy West Pass (Kirkwood, California) and then on to Pollock Pines, Placerville, and Sutter's Fort, California


 * Sonora Road 1852-1854 from the Carson Trail south to the Walker River along the base of the Sierra Nevada until it ascends to Sonora Pass and then down to Strawberry and Sonora, California

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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