Merced County, California Genealogy

United States California Merced County

Guide to Merced 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 from 1855 County Recorder has birth, marriage, death and burial Records

Parent County
19 April 1855: Merced County was created from Mariposa County. County seat: Merced

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

 * Fresno
 * Madera
 * Mariposa
 * San Benito
 * Santa Clara
 * Stanislaus
 * Tuolumne

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Merced

Maps

 * Maps of California (1850-1925)



Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Los Banos California Family History Center
 * Merced California Family History Center

Vital Records
See also How to order California Vital Records

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Web Sites

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