San Bernardino County, California Genealogy

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History
San Bernardino County is presently the largest county in terms of geographic area within the United States. The county seat is the city of San Bernardino which is also the county's largest in terms of population, and that city lies in the southwest corner of the county.

San Bernardino itself was founded by settlers sent by Brigham Young in the 1850s, but they left when the matter known as the 'Utah War' erupted back in Utah.

Parent County
1853--San Bernardino County was created 26 April 1853 from Los Angeles and San Diego Counties. County seat: San Bernardino

Boundary Changes
Record Loss

Populated Places

 * Communities: Victorville | Apple Valley | Barstow | Redlands | Colton Rialto Highland Hesperia Fontana

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark County, Nevada
 * Inyo
 * Kern
 * La Paz County, Arizona
 * Los Angeles
 * Mohave County, Arizona
 * Orange
 * Riverside

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Colton
 * Bloomington
 * Fontana
 * Highland
 * Needles
 * Ontario
 * Redlands
 * Rialto
 * San Bernardino
 * San Bernardino 1
 * San Bernardino 2
 * Victorville
 * Yucaipa

Vital Records
For early marriages see Western States Marriage Index.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog