El Dorado County, California Genealogy

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Parent County
18 February 1850: El Dorado County was created ;as an original county. County seat: Placerville

Record Loss
PLACERVILLE, CAL., FIRE.

Placerville, Cal., May 16. -- Fire which broke out in a barn in the center of town last night, destroyed the courthouse, and several business houses, entailing a loss of about $100,000.

The Ogden Standard Utah 1910-05-16

source: gendisasters.com

Neighboring Counties
Alpine | Amador | Placer | Sacramento | Douglas County, Nevada

Vital Records
For marriages from 1850-1875 Western States Marriage Index.

Websites

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