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• 1895 U.S. Atlas - California

  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.

• Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses

  Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription.

  • 1850

  • 1860

  • 1870

  • 1880

  • 1900

  • 1910

  • 1920

  • 1930

• California Genealogy and History Archives - California Cemeteries

  Photos and transcriptions.

• California State Association of Counties - California's Counties

  Links for cities within each county, county websites, county maps, county history and more.

  • California County History

    • California County Seats From 1850 to Present, County by County

    • Chronology

    • How Did Our 58 Counties Get Their Names?

    • Maps of California Counties: 1850 to Present

    • Original 27 Counties

    • The Creation of Our 58 Counties

• Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - California

• ePodunk

  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.

• Family History Library Catalog - California

• FamilySearch Centers in California

  From FamilySearch.org - Find a FamilySearch Center

• Find A Grave - Browse Cemeteries by US County - California

  Information for over 300,000 cemeteries in over 170 different countries. Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave. You can also try the Find A Grave Search Form.

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - California Mailing Lists

• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

• Local Government Records

  Held by the California State Archives.

• NACO (National Association of Counties) - About Counties

  • Cities in the State

• Public Records Online - California

  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.

• RootsWeb - California County Message Boards

• RootsWeb - CaliforniaResources at RootsWeb

• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo

• The Political Graveyard: Index to Cemeteries in California

• US-Counties.com - California Counties, Cities and Townships