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Riverside County, California
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Riverside County, California Facts
When was Riverside County, CA Created?
Riverside County was established on March 11, 1893 from San Diego County and San Bernardino County .
What is the County Seat of Riverside County, CA?
The County Seat is located in Riverside also, the county government website is www.countyofriverside.us/
What counties are adjacent to Riverside County, CA?
Bordering Counties are San Bernardino County, La Paz County, Arizona, Imperial County, San Diego County, Orange County .
Riverside County, CA Vital Records
Where can find Riverside County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Riverside 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 Riverside 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, 4065 County Circle Drive, Riverside, CA 92503; Office (951) 358-5068
- 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
Riverside County, CA Census Records
What Riverside County, CA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Riverside County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
One can find free online and printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also California Census Records Research Guide.
Riverside County, CA Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Riverside County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Riverside 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 Riverside 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.
- Riverside County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: Oasis St, Indio, CA 92201
- Phone: (909) 486-7000
- Riverside County Recorder-Clerk
- Address: 2724 Gateway Drive, Riverside, CA 92507, OR P.O. Box 751, Riverside, CA 92502-0751
- Phone: (951) 486-7000
- Birth / Death Records: 1893
- Marriage Records: 1893
- Land Records: 1893
- Riverside County Clerk of Superior Court
- Probate Records: 1893
- Court Records: 1893
- Early California Wills
- BLM Land Records
Riverside County, CA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Riverside County, CA?
A list of Riverside County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Californiia Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Genealogical Society of Riverside, P. O. Box 2557, Riverside, CA 92516
- Palm Springs Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2093, Palm Springs, CA 92263; Phone: (760) 297-6430
- Palm Springs Historical Society, 221 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262; 760-323-8297
- Temecula Valley Historical Society, P.O. Box 157, Temecula, CA 92593-0157
- 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 Riverside County, CA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- California Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- California State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Riverside County, California Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Riverside County, California Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Riverside County, CA?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Riverside 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.
Riverside Co. CA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- California Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Desert Hot Springs Sentinel (Desert Hot Springs, California) (search.ancestry.com)
- Historical Newspapers from California (1813 – 1978) (genealogybank.com)
- Riverside County, California Books (amazon.com)
- Search California Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Riverside County California Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Riverside Co. CA Cemeteries & Church Records
- Riverside Co., California Graves (findagrave.com)
- Riverside County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Riverside Co., California Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Riverside Co., California Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Riverside County, California Church Books (amazon.com)
Riverside 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.
Riverside Co. CA General and History Websites
- See Also State History for California
- History of Riverside County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been i (search.ancestry.com)
- Riverside County, California Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Riverside County, California Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Riverside Co. CA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Riverside County, California (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – California – Counties – Riverside (cyndislist.com)
- Riverside County California (genealogytrails.com)
- Riverside Co. CAGenweb (cagenweb.com)
- Riverside County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Riverside Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Riverside Co. CA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of California Links and Information
- 1895 Riverside County Map (livgenmi.com)
Riverside 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 Riverside County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.