 
CALIFORNIA Counties  (The numbers shown in front of each county is often used 
by the State of California to identify them for many reasons.  As a result, the 
numbers are very important in doing California research. 
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 1. Alameda               21. Marin                41. San Mateo    
 2. Alpine                22. Mariposa             42. Santa Barbara 
 3. Amador                23. Mendocino            43. Santa Clara 
 4. Butte                 24. Merced               44. Santa Cruz 
 5. Calaveras             25. Modoc                45. Shasta 
 6. Colusa                26. Mono                 46. Sierra 
 7. Contra Costa          27. Monterey             47. Siskiyou 
 8. Del Norte             28. Napa                 48. Solano 
 9. El Dorado             29. Nevada               49. Sonoma 
10. Fresno                30. Orange               50. Stanislaus 
11. Glenn                 31. Placer               51. Sutter 
12. Humboldt              32. Plumas               52. Tehama 
13. Imperial              33. Riverside            53. Trinity 
14. Inyo                  34. Sacramento           54. Tulare 
15. Kern                  35. San Benito           55. Tuolumne 
16. Kings                 36. San Bernardino       56. Ventura 
17. Lake                  37. San Diego            57. Yolo 
18. Lassen                38. San Francisco        58. Yuba 
19. Los Angeles           39. San Joaquin          60. Alameda 
20. Madera                40. San Luis Obispo      70. Los Angeles 
                                                   80. San Diego 
                                                   90. San Francisco 
 
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COUNTY           OFFICE           RECORDS   DATE   OFFICE ADDRESS 
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Alameda          Clerk-Recorder   Birth     1919   1225 Fallon Street, 
                                  Marriage  1853   Oakland, CA 94612 
                                  Divorce   1853 
                                  Civil     1853 
 
                 Health Dept      Birth      ??    2180 Milvia, Berkeley, 
                                  Death      ??    CA 94703 
        
                 Superior Court   Court            Court House 
                                                   12th & Fallon 
                                                   Oakland, CA 94612 
 
                 Voter Registrar  Voting           1225 Fallon Street 
                                                   Oakland, CA 94612 
 
                 Assessor         Land             1221 Oak Street 
                                                   Oakland, CA 94612 
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Alpine           Clerk            Birth     1900   PO Box 158 
                                  Marriage  1900   Markleeville, CA 96120  
                                  Death     1900 
                                  Divorce   1900 
                                  Probate   1900 
                 Assessor         Land      1900   PO Box 155 
                                                   Markleeville, CA 96120 
 
                 Superior Court   Court            Courthouse 
                                                   Markleeville, CA 96120 
 
                 Recorder         Land             PO Box 266 
                                                   Markleeville, CA 96120 
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Amador           Clerk            Birth     1872   108 Court Street  
                                  Death     1872   Jackson, CA 95642 
                                  Marriage  1854 
                                  Divorce   1854 
                                  Probate   1854 
                                  Civil     1854 
                                  Land      1854 
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Butte            Clerk            Divorce   1850   25 Country Center Drive
                                  Civil     1850   Oroville, CA 95965

                 Recorder         Birth   
                                  Death
                                  Marriage
                                  Land    
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Calaveras        Clerk-Recorder   Birth     1860   Government Center
                                  Death     1882   San Andreas, CA 95249
                                  Divorce   1882
                                  Marriage  1882
                                  Civil     1866
                                  Probate   1866 
                                  Land      1852
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Colusa            Clerk-Recorder  Marriage   1853
                                  Death      1889
                                  Birth      1873
                                  Civil      1851
                                  Probate    1851
                                  Land       1851
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Contra Costa      Clerk           Divorce    1850   725 Court Street
                                  Birth      1850   Martinez, CA 94553
                                  Marriage   1850
                                  Death      1850
                                  Probate    1850
                                  Land       1850
                                  Civil      1850
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Del Norte         Clerk           Probate    1848   Courthouse, Room 15
                                  Divorce    1848   Crescent City, CA 95531
                                  Civil      1848

                  Recorder        Death             Courthouse, Room 15
                                  Marriage          Crescent City, CA 95531
                                  Birth
                                  Land
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El Dorado         Clerk           Civil      1850   495 Main
                                  Land       1850   Placerville, CA 95667
                                  Probate

                  Recorder        Marriage   1905   360 Fair Lane
                                  Death      1905   Placerville, CA 95667 
                                  Birth      1905
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Fresno            Clerk           Marriage   1855   1100 Van Ness Avenue
                                  Birth      1855   Fresno, CA 93715
                                  Death      1855
                                  Divorce    1860
                                  Probate    1860
                                  Civil      1860
                                  Burials    1900
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Glenn             Clerk-Recorder  Probate           526 West Sycamore Street
                                  Marriage   1891   Willows, CA 95988
                                  Civil      
                                  Divorce    1891
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Humboldt          Clerk           Divorce    1886  825 5th Street
                                  Probate    1886  Eureka, CA 95501
                                  Civil      1886
                                  Marriage      
                                  Naturalization 1886

                  Recorder        Land
                                  Death
                                  Birth
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 Imperial          Clerk          Marriage   1907  939 Main Street
                                  Divorce    1907  PO Box 1560
                                  Probate    1907  El Centro, CA 92243
                                  Civil         1907

                   Recorder       Birth         1907
                                  Death         1907
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 Inyo               Clerk        Birth       1904  Court House
                                 Death       1904  N. Edwards
                                 Marriage    1866  Independence, CA 93526
                                 Divorce     1866
                                 Civil       1866
                                 Land        1866
                                 Probate     1866
                                 Mining      1866
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 Kern               Clerk        Probate     1866  1415 Truxtun Avenue
                                 Divorce     1866  Bakersfield, CA 93301
                                 Civil       1866

                    Recorder     Birth
                                 Death
                                 Marriage
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 Kings              Clerk        Birth       1893  1400 W. Lacey Boulevard
                                 Death       1893  Hanford, CA 93230
                                 Marriage    1893
                                 Divorce     1893
                                 Probate     1893
                                 Civil       1893
                                 Naturalization  1893
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 Lake               Clerk        Birth        1867  255 N. Forbes Street
                                 Death        1867  Lakeport, CA 95453
                                 Land         1867
                                 Marriage     1867
                                 Divorce      1867

          Superior Court Clerk   Divorce      1867
                                 Probate      1867
                                 Civil        1867
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                     GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES 
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Amador County Genealogical Society, PO Box 1115, Sutter Creek, CA 95685 
Antelope Valley Genealogical Society, PO Box 1049, Lancaster, CA 93534 
Cahuilla Chapter, NSDAR, 117 Beckley, Circle, Palm Springs, CA 92262 
California Central Coast Genealogical Society, PO Box 832, Morro Bay, CA 93442 
California Historical Society, 2090 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94109 
California Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1525 Eigth St, Alameda, CA 94501 
Contra Costa County Genealogical Society, PO Box 910, Concord, CA 94522 
Covina, California Chapter DAR, 2441 N. Cameron, Covina, CA 91724 
ComputerRooters, PO Box 161693, Sacramento, CA 95816 
East Bay Genealogical Society, PO Box 2042, 918 Willow St, Alameda, CA 94501 
El Dorado Research Society, PO Box 56, El Dorado, CA 95623 
Escondido Genealogical Society, 1508 Encino Drive, Escondido, CA 92025 
Fresno California Genealogical Society, PO Box 2042, Fresno, CA 93718 
Genealogical Association of Sacramento, PO Box 28301, Sacramento, CA 95828 
Genealogical Friends of Pasadena Library, 285 E. Walnut, Pasadena, CA 91101 
Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County, PO Box 72, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 
Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County, PO Box 225, Yreka, CA 96097 
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