Mariposa County, California Genealogy

United States California Mariposa County

Guide to Mariposa County, California ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and burial records

Parent County
18 February 1850: Mariposa was created as an original county. County seat: Mariposa

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

 * Madera
 * Merced
 * Stanislaus
 * Tuolumne

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)



Family History Centers

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

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Birth
Notices of vital events (births, marriages, and deaths), 1919-1921, abstracted from the Mariposa Gazette by William Disbro.

Marriage
Notices of vital events (births, marriages, and deaths), 1919-1921, abstracted from the Mariposa Gazette by William Disbro.

Death
Notices of vital events (births, marriages, and deaths), 1919-1921, abstracted from the Mariposa Gazette by William Disbro.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Web Sites

 * Mariposa County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * California Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * California Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Mariposa County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site