Imperial County, California Genealogy

United States California  Imperial County, California

Guide to Imperial 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 marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1907 County Recorder has birth, marriage and death records from 1907

Parent County
6 August 1907: Imperial County was created from San Diego County. County seat: El Centro

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

 * La Paz County, Arizona
 * Riverside
 * San Diego
 * Yuma County, Arizona

Cemeteries
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Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)



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 LDS Family History Centers
 * El Centro California Family History Center

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Pioneers Museum and Cultural Center of the Imperial Valley 373 East Aten Road Imperial, Ca. 92251 website


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

Web Sites

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