Placer County Research Page last updated on
25 Apr 2011
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Birth and Marriage Records |
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| Societies | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Society | Member | Address | City | State | Zip |
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| Clayton Historical Society | PO Box 94 | Clayton | CA | 94517-0094 | |
| Colfax Area Historical Society | PO Box 185 | Colfax | CA | 95713 | |
| Maidu Genealogical Society | 1550 Maidu Drive | Roseville | CA | 95661 | |
| North Lake Tahoe Historical Society | 130 West Lake Blvd. | Tahoe City | CA | 95730 | |
| Placer County Genealogical Society | Y | PO Box 7385 | Auburn | CA | 95604-7385 |
| Roseville Genealogical Society | Y | PO Box 459 | Roseville | CA | 95678-0459 |
| Birth & Marriage Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Birth & Marriage Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Index | Index to Births from the Placer Herald | 1852-1885 | Placer County GS | Extracted and indexed by Roscoe Ashton, Jan Catalano, Annabelle Chandler, Harry Grady, Henritta Gustka, Barbara Leak, Louise Pilger, and Rita Santos | |
| Index | Index to Marriages from the Placer Herald | 1852-1885 | Placer county GS | Extracted and indexed by Roscoe Ashton, Jan Catalano, Annabelle Chandler, Harry Grady, Henritta Gustka, Barbara Leak, Louise Pilger, and Rita Santos |
| Church Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Church Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online |
| Court & Jail Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Court Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Original | Court Case Files | 1851-1925 | Placer County Archives & Research Center | ||
| Other | Index | Notaries | 1886-1909 | California Genealogy & History Archives | Peggy Hooper & volunteers |
| Superior Court | Website | Superior Court- Placer County | Official County Website |
| Death Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Death Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Cemetery | Website | Cemeteries in Placer County | Placer County GenWeb | ||
| Cemetery | Index | New Auburn Cemetery | Placer county GS | Jan Bishop, Gloria Horsey, Linda Sword Johnson, Joyce House, Jacqui Marcella, John Knox, and Jerry Unruh | |
| Obituary | Index | INDEX TO DEATHS 1852-1885 From the Placer Herald Newspaper, Auburn, California | 1852-1885 | Placer County Genealogical Society | Extracted and indexed by Roscoe Ashton, Jan Catalano, Annabelle Chandler, Harry Grady, Henrietta Gustka, Barbara Leak, Louise Pilger, and Rita Santo |
| Probate | Original | Probate Records | 1851-1960 | Placer County Archives & Research Center | |
| Probate | Original | Record of Wills | 1874-1963 | Placer County Archives & Research Center |
| Directories | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| 1861 Placer County Directory | 1861 | Access Genealogy | |||
| Website | California Directories | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online |
| Finding Aids | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Record Finding Aids | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Website | Family Search Wiki - Placer County | Family Search | |||
| Website | The California GenWeb Project | The US GenWeb Project | CAGW Administrative Team |
| Historical Resources | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California State History Resources | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Biography | Index | Biographies in the Placer County Archives | Placer county GS | ||
| City History | Website | Placer County Town Histories | Placer County GenWeb |
| Land Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Original | Assessment Rolls & Maps | 1851-1961 | Placer County Archives & Research Center | ||
| Index | Bill of Sale Records in the Placer County Archives | 1866-1945 | Placer county GS | ||
| Website | California State Land Records & Maps | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Index | Free Online Database | 1971-current | Placer County Clerk Recorder | login as guest, some maps included prior to 1971 | |
| Deeds | Original | Deeds | 1851-1960 | Placer County Archives & Research Center | |
| Mining | Website | Stone Quarries & Beyond- Placer County | Peggy Perazzo & Pat Perazzo | ||
| Mining | Original | Mining Records | 1856-1947 | Placer County Archives & Research Center |
| Military Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California State Military Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Index | Discharges in the Placer County Archives | Placer county GS | |||
| WWI | Transcription | Service Men & Women of WWI | Placer county GS | History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California, by W.B. Lardner and M.J. Brock (Los Angeles: Historic Record Co., 1924) |
| Miscellaneous Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Original | Board of Supervisor's Minutes | 1852-1980 | Placer County Archives & Research Center | ||
| Website | Miscellaneous California State Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| School | Original | Department of Education | 1895-1997 | Placer County Archives & Research Center | |
| Voter | Original | Great Register of Voters | 1895-1997 | Placer County Archives & Research Center | |
| Voter | Index | Index to Registered voters 1890 | 1890 | Placer county GS | Extracted by Barbara E. Leak and Margaret [Missy] Wilson |
| Naturalization & Immigration Records | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California State Naturalization & Immigration Records | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Original | Naturalization Papers | 1852-1939 | Placer County Archives & Research Center |
| Newspapers | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Newspapers | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Index | Chronicling America - Placer County CA Newspapers | Library of Congress | Inventory of Newspapers Published in the county | ||
| Website | The Auburn Journal | ||||
| Website | The Colfax Record | ||||
| Website | The Lincoln News Messenger | ||||
| Website | The Loomis News | ||||
| Website | The Roseville Press Tribune |
| Photographs | Back to the top of page | ||||
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| Sub Category | Type | Description | Years | Location | Bibliography |
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| Website | California Photograph Collections | CSGA | CSGA California Research Guide Online | ||
| Picture | Historic Photograph Collection Online | Meriam Library | Special Collections Meriam Library CSU Chico | ||
| Postcard | Digital Copy | Penny Postcards from California | US GenWeb Archives | US GenWeb Archives |
| Researchers | Back to the top of page | ||||
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