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1895 U.S. Atlas - California (Wayback Machine)

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

Ancestry - California County Message Boards

Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Census Collection

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

Ancestry.com Wiki - California Family History Research ^FREE

The Ancestry.com Wiki includes helpful content from two classic genealogical publications--The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy, and the Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.

California State Association of Counties - California's Counties

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

Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - California

FamilySearch - FamilySearch Center Locator: California

From FamilySearch.org - Find a FamilySearch Center

FamilySearch Catalog - California

FamilySearch Wiki - California Cemeteries

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.

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 at the California State Archives

Held by the California State Archives.

The Political Graveyard: Index to Cemeteries in California

USGenWeb - California

USGenWeb Archives - California

vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - California

Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS Database - Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)