Del Norte County, California Genealogy

United States California Del Norte County

County Courthouse
Del Norte County Courthouse 981 H St; Crescent City, CA 95531; Phone 707.464.7204

County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1848; County recorder has birth, marriage and death records from 1873, land records from 1853, leases andagreements 1857-1954

Parent County
2 March 1857: Del Norte County was created from former Klamath County. County seat: Crescent City

Record Loss
18 January 1948: Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Curry County, Oregon
 * Humboldt
 * Josephine County, Oregon
 * Siskiyou

County Courthouse
www.co.del-norte.ca.us/

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Crescent City California Family History Center

Marriage
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Voting Registers
HEADINGS 4 and 5

Web Sites

 * Del Norte County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site