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Yolo County, California
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Yolo County, California Facts
When was Yolo County, CA Created?
Yolo County was established on February 18, 1850. This county name in the original act of 1850, the name was spelled “Yola.” Yolo is an Indian name variously believed to be a corruption of an Indian tribal name Yo-loy meaning “a place abounding in rushes” or of the name of the Indian chief, Yodo, or of the Indian village of Yodoi.
What is the County Seat of Yolo County, CA?
The County Seat is located in Woodland also, the county government website is http://www.yolocounty.org/
What counties are adjacent to Yolo County, CA?
Bordering Counties are Sacramento County, Solano County, Napa County, Lake County, Colusa County, Sutter County .
Yolo County, CA Vital Records
Where can find Yolo County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Yolo 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 Yolo 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 Deaths, P.O. Box 1130, 625 Court Street, Room B01, Woodland, CA 95776; Office (530) 666-8680
- 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
Yolo County, CA Census Records
What Yolo County, CA census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Yolo 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.
Yolo Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Yolo Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Yolo 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.
Yolo County, CA Courthouse and Government Records
Yolo County CourthouseWhat genealogical records can I find in the Yolo County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Yolo 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 Yolo 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.
- Yolo County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 725 Court St, Woodland, CA 95695
- Phone: (530) 666-8130
- Yolo County Recorder-Clerk
- Address: 625 Court Street, Room B01, Woodland, CA 95695 ; Mail to: P. O. Box 1130, Woodland, CA 95776-1130
- Phone: (530) 666-8130
- Birth / Death Records: 1878 / 1863
- Marriage Records: 1873
- Land Records: 1849
- Yolo County Clerk of Superior Court
- Probate Records: 1850
- Court Records: 1850
- Early California Wills
- BLM Land Records
Yolo County, CA Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Yolo County, CA?
A list of Yolo County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Californiia Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Davis Historical Society
- West Sacramento Historical Society, P.O.Box 1202, 324 Third Street, W. Sacramento, CA 95691; Phone: (916) 374-1849
- Yolo County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1447, Woodland, CA 95776 (530) 661-2212
- 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 Yolo County, CA Researchers through message boards and forums?
- California Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- California State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Yolo County, California Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Yolo County, California Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Yolo County, CA?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Yolo 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.
Yolo Co. CA Books, Newspapers & Publications
- California Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- The Argus (Fremont, California) (search.ancestry.com)
- Woodland Daily Democrat (Woodland, California) (search.ancestry.com)
- Historical Newspapers from California (1813 – 1978) (genealogybank.com)
- Yolo County, California Books (amazon.com)
- Search California Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Yolo County California Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Yolo Co. CA Cemeteries & Church Records
- Yolo Co., California Graves (findagrave.com)
- Yolo County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Yolo Co., California Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Yolo Co., California Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Yolo County, California Church Books (amazon.com)
Yolo 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.
Yolo Co. CA General and History Websites
- See Also State History for California
- Yolo County History (rootsweb.ancestry.com) History of Yolo County With Biographical Sketches of The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth and Development From the Early Days to the Present, 1913
- History of Yolo County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county, who have been ident (search.ancestry.com)
- Yolo County, California Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Yolo County, California Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Yolo Co. CA Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Yolo County, California (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – California – Counties – Yolo (cyndislist.com)
- Yolo County California (genealogytrails.com)
- Yolo Co. CAGenweb (cagenweb.com)
- Yolo County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Yolo Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Yolo Co. CA Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of California Links and Information
- 1895 Yolo County Map (livgenmi.com)
Yolo 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 Yolo County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.
