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Plumas County, California
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Plumas County, California Facts
When was Plumas County, CA Created?
Plumas County was established on March 18, 1854 from Butte County .
What is the County Seat of Plumas County, CA?
The County Seat is located in Quincy also, the county government website is www.countyofplumas.com/
What counties are adjacent to Plumas County, CA?
Bordering Counties are Sierra County, Yuba County, Butte County, Tehama County, Shasta County, Lassen County (north & east) .
Plumas County, CA Vital Records
Where can find Plumas County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Plumas County vital records can be found at the California Office of Vital Records has copies of birth and death records from July 1905, marriage records that occurred from 1949-1986 and 1998-1999, divorce records that occurred between 1962 and June, 1984. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in California for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Plumas County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for California Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Vital Records can also be found in the Local Registrar of Births and Death, 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 111, Quincy, CA 95971; Office (530) 283-6330
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- USGenweb Archives California Marriage Project
- California Birth Index 1905 to 1995 from the California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics
- California Birth Index, 1905-1995
- California Marriage Records 1960 to 1985 from the California Department of Health
- California, County Marriages, 1850-1952
- California Marriages, 1850-1877
- California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
- California Divorce Index, 1966-1984
- Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011
- California Death Index 1940 to 1997
- California Death Index, 1940-1997
- California, World War I Death Announcements, 1918-1921
- California Biographical Collection: Responses to Vital Record Inquiries, 1822-1964
Plumas County, CA Census Records
What Plumas County, CA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Plumas County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Plumas Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Plumas Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Plumas Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890.
Another California census is the California State Census in 1852. One can find free online and printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also California Census Records Research Guide.
Plumas County, CA Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Plumas County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Plumas County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in California courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless California residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Plumas County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also California Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Plumas County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 115 State Highway 89, Greenville, CA 95947
- Phone: (530) 283-6256
- Plumas County Recorder-Clerk
- Address: 520 Main Street, Room 102, Quincy, CA 95971
- Phone: Office (530) 283-6218
- Birth / Death Records: 1873 / 1873
- Marriage Records: 1854
- Land Records: 1854
- Plumas County Clerk of Superior Court
- Probate Records: 1854
- Court Records: 1854
- Early California Wills
- BLM Land Records
Plumas County, CA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Plumas County, CA?
A list of Plumas County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Californiia Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Plumas County Museum Archives
- Plumas County Historical Society, P.O. Box 695, Quincy 95971
- California State Archives, Office of Secretary of State, 1020 O Street, Room 130, Sacramento, CA 95814
- California State Library, 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
- California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco 94105
- California Genealogical Society And Library, 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland 94612-3017
Where can I connect with other Plumas County, CA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- California Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- California State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Plumas County, California Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Plumas County, California Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Plumas County, CA?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Plumas County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a payment. This is basically a listing which has been gathered or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site above another.
Plumas Co. CA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- California Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- California historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from California (1813 – 1978) (genealogybank.com)
- Plumas County, California Books (amazon.com)
- Search California Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Plumas County California Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Plumas Co. CA Cemeteries & Church Records
- Cemetery inscription [sic] in California counties of Plumas, Alpine, and Sierra (search.ancestry.com)
- Plumas Co., California Graves (findagrave.com)
- Plumas County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Plumas Co., California Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Plumas Co., California Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Plumas County, California Church Books (amazon.com)
Plumas Co. CA Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- California Pioneer Project – The California Pioneer List (CPL) is a list of settlers to California who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880 (included in the 1880 California Census) and obtained from those sent (e-mailed) directly from individuals doing genealogical research.
Plumas Co. CA General and History Websites
- See Also State History for California
- Plumas County History (rootsweb.ancestry.com) Illustrated History of PLUMAS, LASSEN & SIERRA Counties with CALIFORNIA from 1513 to 1850
- Illustrated history of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties : with California from 1513 to 1850. (search.ancestry.com)
- Plumas County, California Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Plumas County, California Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Plumas Co. CA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Plumas County, California (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – California – Counties – Plumas (cyndislist.com)
- Plumas County California (genealogytrails.com)
- Plumas Co. CAGenweb (cagenweb.com)
- Plumas County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Plumas Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Plumas Co. CA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of California Links and Information
- 1895 Plumas County Map (livgenmi.com)
Plumas Co. CA Military Records
- California Military Records Research Guide
- California Military Records (fold3.com) gives you easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the California individuals that served. Great for Plumas County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.