Placer County, California Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Clerk- Recorder Divisions 2954 Richardson Drive Auburn, CA 95603 Dewitt Larry Oddo Building Recordings - (530) 886-5600 Clerk - (530) 886-5610 Fax: (530) 886-5687 E-mail: clerk@placer.ca.gov Placer County Free Public Records

Parent County
1851--Placer County was created 25 April 1851 from Sutter and Yuba Counties. County seat: Auburn

Migration
May 13, 1865, the Central Pacific Railroad reached Auburn, Placer County, California from Sacramento.

Populated Places
Populated places in Placer County include:


 * Alta
 * Auburn


 * Colfax
 * Dutch Flat


 * Foresthill
 * Gold Hill
 * Gold Run
 * Iowa Hill
 * Newcastle
 * Rocklin
 * Roseville
 * Tahoe City
 * Weimar
 * Yankee Jims

Neighboring Counties

 * Douglas County, Nevada
 * El Dorado
 * Nevada
 * Sacramento
 * Sutter
 * Washoe County, Nevada
 * Yuba



Cemeteries
The following web sites have entries for people buried in Placer County. None have complete lists:


 * Find A Grave
 * Interment.Net
 * USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project section for Placer County

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer, California, look at the list of records for Cemeteries. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.

Church
Church records are usually found in the towns rather than on the county level. Search the Family History Library Catalog - Place Searchfor the appropriate town in Placer County.

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Auburn
 * Roseville

Court
The Placer County Archives and Research Center has the following records:

Court Case Files 1851-1925


 * Assessment Rolls and Maps 1851-1961
 * Record of Wills 1874-1963
 * Board of Supervisor's Minutes 1852-1980

Naturalization Papers 1852-1939


 * Deed Books 1851-1960
 * Great Register of Voters 1867-1974
 * Department of Education Records 1895-1997
 * Mining Records 1856-1947

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer, California, look at the list of records for Naturalization and citizenship and Naturalization and citizenship - Indexes. Films can be sent to family history centers.

Land
County Clerk - Recorder keeps the land records. Land records are scanned and indexed in a grantor/grantee index. The index is cross-referenced by document type, document number and the names of the parties. The index and images of the original documents are available to the public for research or to have copies made.

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for Land and property. Films can be sent to family history centers.

Local Histories
Google Books has some books about the history and people in Placer County, California. Try various search terms, including the names of people. Books designated with "Full view" can be read online.

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for History. Films can be sent to family history centers. Public libraries may have copies of the books or can obtain them through Interlibrary Loan.

Maps
For historical maps,search the following free sites:

• Maps-Historical-Sate of California, the Carlifornia government's site. Links to American Memory (Library of Congress), California Missions, and the State Library

• Historical Maps of California

• California Maps - HSU Library, also lists and links to gazetteers

• David Rumsey Collection for Placer, California

• Perry-Castaneda Map Collection for California

Military
The California State Military Museum has a great deal of historical information and links to other military web sites.

Ancestry.com has Records of California men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867

Newspapers
The California Digital Newspaper Collection has newspapers from 1848 through 1922.&amp;nbsp; You can search by keyword, including names, and/or by date.

Probate
In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for Probate records. Films can be sent to family history centers.

The Placer County Archives and Research Center has probate records from 1851-1960.

Vital Records
At RootsWeb is an index to California Death Records 1940-1997 (free)

At Ancestry is the California Birth Index, 1905-1995 ($)

For marriages from 1850-1870 see Western States Marriage Index.

In the Family History Library Catalog Place Search on FamilySearch, for Placer County, California, look at the list of records for Vital records. Films can be sent to family history centers.

ThePlacer County Clerk-Recorder's Office has birth, death and marriage records for Placer County. This office has birth and death records, 1873 to the present and marriage records 1852 to the present.

Placer County California Vital Records Placer County Clerk-Recorder 2954 Richardson Drive Auburn, CA 95603 Phone: (530) 886-5600 Fax: (530) 886-5687 Guidelines For Ordering Vital Records

Societies and Libraries
Placer County Pulblic Library

Archives and Research Center

11437 D Avenue West DeWitt Center Auburn, CA 95603

Mailing address: 101 Maple Street Auburn, CA 95603

Phone: 530-889-7789 | Fax: 530-889-7708

Web Sites

 * The Placer County CA GenWeb Project, a member of The CAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project. The USGenWeb project may have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Linkpendium for Placer County
 * Online California Death Records &amp; Indexes links to California sites
 * Genealogy Trails section on Placer County, California Genealogy &amp; History