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Solano County, California
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Solano County, California Facts
When was Solano County, CA Created?
Solano County was established on February 18, 1850.
What is the County Seat of Solano County, CA?
The County Seat is located in Fairfield also, the county government website is www.co.solano.ca.us/
What counties are adjacent to Solano County, CA?
Bordering Counties are Contra Costa County, Sonoma County, Napa County, Yolo County, Sacramento County .
Solano County, CA Vital Records
Where can find Solano County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Solano 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 Solano 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, 275 Beck Avenue, MS 5-185, Fairfield, CA 94533-0677
- 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
Solano County, CA Census Records
What Solano County, CA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Solano County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Solano Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Solano Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Solano 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.
Solano County, CA Courthouse and Government Records
Solano County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Solano County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Solano 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 Solano 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.
- Solano County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address:600 Administration Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
- Phone: (707) 565-3800
- Solano County Recorder-Clerk
- Address: 675 Texas Street, Suite 2700 , Fairfield, CA 94533
- Phone: (707) 784-6294
- Birth / Death Records: 1873
- Marriage Records: 1850
- Land Records: 1848
- Solano County Clerk of Superior Court
- Probate Records: 1850
- Court Records: 1850
- Early California Wills
- BLM Land Records
Solano County, CA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Solano County, CA?
A list of Solano County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Californiia Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Genealogical Society of Vallejo-Benicia, 734 Marin Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
- Solano County Genealogical Society P O Box 2494, Fairfield, CA 94533; (707) 446-6869
- Solano Historical Society, PO Box 3009, Fairfield, CA 94533-0309
- 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 Solano County, CA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- California Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- California State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Solano County, California Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Solano County, California Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Solano County, CA?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Solano 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.
Solano Co. CA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- California Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Vallejo Times Herald (Vallejo, California) (search.ancestry.com)
- The Times Herald (Vallejo, California) (search.ancestry.com)
- Historical Newspapers from California (1813 – 1978) (genealogybank.com)
- Solano County, California Books (amazon.com)
- Search California Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Solano County California Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Solano Co. CA Cemeteries & Church Records
- Solano Co., California Graves (findagrave.com)
- Solano County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Solano Co., California Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Solano Co., California Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Solano County, California Church Books (amazon.com)
Solano 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.
Solano Co. CA General and History Websites
- See Also State History for California
- Solano County History (rootsweb.ancestry.com) A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California, 1891
- History of Solano and Napa Counties, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the counties, who (search.ancestry.com)
- History of Solano County : comprising an account of its geographical position, the origin of its name, topography, geology, and (search.ancestry.com)
- Solano County, California Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Solano County, California Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Solano Co. CA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Solano County, California (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – California – Counties – Solano (cyndislist.com)
- Solano County California (genealogytrails.com)
- Solano Co. CAGenweb (cagenweb.com)
- Solano County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Solano Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Solano Co. CA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of California Links and Information
- 1895 Solano County Map (livgenmi.com)
Solano 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 Solano County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.