Sutter County, California Genealogy

Guide to Sutter 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 and death records from 1873 marriage, land and military records from 1850 Civil Division of Courts has divorce, probate and court records

Parent County
18 February 1850: Sutter County was created as an original county. County seat: Yuba City

Description
The county was named after General John Sutter, a native of Switzerland, who obtained a large land grant from the Mexican government, and called his first settlement New Helvetia (now the City of Sacramento). The county seat Yuba City and the county was created 1850. The County 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
1871: The Courthhouse was destroyed by fire in 1871. A second and larger courthouse, completed in 1873, was also set fire and many records were damaged.

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

 * Butte, California
 * Colusa, California
 * Placer, California
 * Sacramento, California
 * Yolo, California
 * Yuba, California

Biography

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

Cemeteries
The following web sites may have additional information on Sutter  County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net California cemetery records by County.


 * 1850 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Census

 * Sutter County Census Records (CAGenWeb Project)

Church History and Records

 * 1864-1985 - at FamilySearch — index

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Sutter
 * Yuba City

History

 * Index to Sutter County History (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Sutter County History (CAGenWeb Project)

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)
 * 1895 map of Sutter County, California

Migration

 * 1929-1954 - at FamilySearch — index

Military History and Records

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

World War II

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

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1831-1985 - at FamilySearch — index and images

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has microfilmed copies of Naturalization recordsof Sutter County found in the county courthouse in Yuba City. These copies are available for viewing at the Library in Salt Lake City, or can be ordered for viewing at any of the Library's Family History Centers.

Obituaries

 * Sutter County Transcribed Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)
 * Index to Sutter 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 Family History Centers
 * Yuba City California Family History Center

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Birth

 * 1800 - 1994 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1812 - 1988 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1905 - 1995 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Early Sutter County Birth Notices (Genealogy Trails

Marriage

 * 1800 - 2007 - California, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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
 * Early Sutter County Marriage Notices (Genealogy Trails)

Divorce

 * 1966 - 1984 - at FamilySearch — index

Death

 * 1800 - 1994 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - 1939 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1940 - 1997 - at FamilySearch — index

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Sutter County Historical Society 1333 Butte House Road Yuba City 95993-2301


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

Websites

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