Los Angeles County, California Genealogy

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County Courthouse
County Courthouse

Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 W. Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (county seat)

Office of the Recorder (for Birth, Marriage and Death records going back at least to 1852) Norwalk RR/CC Building 12400 Imperial Highway Norwalk, CA. 90650 (not a county seat) (562) 462-2137 Office Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday

Parent County

 * Created 18 February 1850, one of 30 original counties from the California lands.
 * Prior to the creation of the counties, the records were either at city or mission places.

Populated Places

 * Cities: Beverly Hills, Burbank, Compton, Los Angeles, Whittier, more cities...
 * Communities: Hacienda Heights, South Whittier, Topanga, Universal City, East Los Angeles, more...

Neighboring Counties
Kern | Orange | San Bernardino | Ventura

Societies and Libraries

 * Los Angeles Regional Family History Center 10741 Santa Monica Blvd West Los Angeles, CA 90025 Phone: 310-474-9990 Hours: T-Th 10 am-9 pm; Fri-Sat 9 am-5 pm; Closed Sun &amp; Mon

Web Sites

 * The Los Angeles County CAGenWeb Project, a member of The CAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Los Angeles County.
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Los Angeles County.