Trinity County, California Genealogy

Guide to Trinity 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 Recorder has birth and death records indexes1873-1905 birth and death records from 1905 marriage record rec indexes 1857-1905 marriage records from 1905 and naturalization 1850-1940 Court Services has divorce and court from 1881 probate records from 1887 and land records

Parent County
18 February 1850: Trinity County was created as an original county. County seat: Weaverville

Description
The county was named from the Trinity River. The county seat Weaverville and the county was created February 18, 1850. The County is located in the northwest 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.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties

 * Humboldt
 * Mendocino
 * Shasta
 * Siskiyou
 * Tehama

Biography

 * Index to Trinity County Biographies (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Trinity County Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)

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:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

History

 * 1891 - Trinity County, 1891, in Memorial And Biographical History Of Northern California (USGenWeb Archives)

Land and Property

 * Index to Federal Land Records, Trinity County, California (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Migration

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

Civil War

 * - 1st Battalion Mountaineers, California Infantry (Union), Company C

Online Records
 * 1883 - Trinity County – List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)

World War I

 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * World War I Draft Registration, Trinity County, California (USGenWeb Archive

World War II

 * World War II Army Enlistees, Trinity County (Genealogy Trails)
 * Trinity County Army Enlistees, World War II (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Trinity County Honor List of World War II Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel (Genealogy Trails)

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * California Digital Newspaper Collection at UCR Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research

Obituaries

 * Trinity County Death Notices (CAGenWeb Project)
 * Index to Trinity County Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)

Probate Records
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

County Courthouse
www.trinitycounty.org/default.htm

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Weaverville California Family History Center

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records
 * Early Trinity County Vital Records (Births and Deaths) (CAGenWeb Project)

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 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($)
 * 1854 - 1885 Western States Marriage Index.
 * 1857 - 1860 Trinity County Marriage Index (Genealogy Trails)
 * 1960 - 1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images. Also at: MyHeritage($)
 * Index to Trinity County Marriage Records (USGenWeb Archives)

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 ($) has a searchable database of Trinity Great Registers from 1867-1896.
 * 1866-1898 California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
 * 1866-1910 California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 at MyHeritage - index, ($)
 * 1872 - The Trinity records for 1872 are available on the RootsWeb site, by clicking here.
 * 1887 - Index to the Trinity County Great Register, 1887 (USGenWeb Archives)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Trinity County Historical Society PO Box 333 Weaverville, CA 96093 Phone:530-623-5211 Website


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

Websites

 * Trinity County CAGenWeb
 * Trinity County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Trinity County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * FamilySearch Catalog
 * Trinity County, California Genealogy Trails
 * Trinity County CA Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)