Nevada County, California Genealogy

''This article is about a western county of northern California. For other uses, see Nevada (disambiguation).''

United States &gt; California &gt; Nevada County

Parent County
25 April 1851: Nevada County was created from Yuba County. County seat: Nevada City

Record Loss
1856 and 1863: Courthouse burned twice 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

 * Placer
 * Sierra
 * Washoe County, Nevada
 * Yuba

Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Grass Valley

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Nevada County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site