Amador County, California Genealogy

United States &gt; California &gt; Amador County

Parent County
1854--Amador County was created 11 May 1854 from Calaveras and El Dorado Counties. County seat: Jackson

Record Loss
1862-- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Alpine
 * Calaveras
 * El Dorado
 * Sacramento
 * San Joaquin

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

US Vol. 21 page 1 - a cemetery located in the county

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Ione

Maps
For historical maps,search the following free sites:

• Maps-Historical-Sate of California, the Carlifornia government's site. Links to American Memory (Library of Congress), California Missions, and the State Library

• Historical Maps of California

• California Maps - HSU Library, also lists and links to gazetteers

• David Rumsey Collection for Amador, California

• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for California

For topographical maps of California mountains, rivers, etc., try the sites listed at USGS Topographic Maps of California.

For current maps, search Google Maps or MapQuest or other map services online.

Vital Records
For marriages from 1854-1885 see the Western States Marriage Index.

Web Sites

 * Amador County GenWeb Project 
 * Family History Library Catalog