Sierra County, California Genealogy

United States California  Sierra County

Parent County
16 April 1852: Sierra County was created 16 April 1852 from Yuba County. County seat: Downieville

Record Loss
1947: 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

 * Lassen
 * Nevada
 * Plumas
 * Washoe County, Nevada
 * Yuba

Websites

 * Sierra County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site
 * FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog