Mono County, California Genealogy

Guide to Mono County, California ancestry, family history, and 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

Description
The county was named for a Native American Paiute tribe that inhabited the Sierra Nevada from north of Mono Lake to Owens Lake. The County is located in the east 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
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:

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

Biography

 * Mono County Biographies (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Mono County, Eclectic Collection (CAGenWeb Project)

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


 * Interment.net California cemetery records by County.


 * 1850 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Church History and Records

 * 1864-1985 - at FamilySearch — index

Native Americans

 * 1905 - 1906 - Census of Non-reservation California Indians, 1905-1906 by Charles E. Kelsey; Robert F. Heizer, ed. CAGenWeb Project

Land and Property

 * Mono County, Index to Federal Land Patents (USGenWeb Archives)

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)

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


 * 1906-1935 - at FamilySearch — index

Military Records and Records

 * 1883 - Mono County, List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883 (Genealogy Trails)
 * Mono County, Index of names from Muster Rolls (CAGenWeb Project)
 * 1862 - 1880 - Mono County Muster Rolls (CAGenWeb Project)
 * 1876 - List of Persons Subject to Military Duty in Mono County State of California for the Year 1876 (CAGenWeb Project)

World War I

 * 1917 - 1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

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

Obituaries

 * Mono County Obituaries (Genealogy Trails)

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

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
 * Mono 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
 * Mono 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

Voting Registers

 * Mono County Great Registers - Scroll down to Great Registers. (CAGenWeb Project)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Mono County Historical Society P. O. Box 417 Bridgeport, CA 93517


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

Websites

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