Glenn County, California Genealogy

United States California Glenn County

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

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
For a list of record loss in California counties see: California Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Butte
 * Colusa
 * Lake
 * Mendocino
 * Tehama

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)



Family History Centers

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

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Web Sites

 * 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