Grass Valley Genealogy (in Nevada County, CA)
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Grass Valley Birth Records
1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage 
Birth (1890-1894) and death (1857-1905) records for Grass Valley, California FamilySearch Library
California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry
California, Birth Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health
Nevada County, California, index to birth records, 1873-1984 FamilySearch Library
Register of births, 1873-1905 FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley Cemetery Records
Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves
Cunningham Cemetery Find a Grave
Elm Ridge Cemetery Billion Graves
Elster Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave
Forester's Cemetery Find a Grave
Greenwood Memorial Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Greenwood Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave
Greenwood Memorial Gardens Billion Graves
Greenwood Memorial Gardens Interment
Greenwood Memorial Gardens Interment
Greenwood Memorial Gardens Interment
Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Grass Valley US Gen Web Archives
Lehr Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Nevada Co., cemetery census & death records, 1922-1983 FamilySearch Library
Nevada County, California, Catholic Cemetery records : Grass Valley WorldCat
New Elm Ridge Cemetery Find a Grave
Odd Fellows and Masonic Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Elm Ridge Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Grass Valley City Cemetery Find a Grave
Old Grass Valley cemetery Billion Graves
Old Saint Patricks Cemetery Find a Grave
Pioneer Jewish Cemetery Find a Grave
Red Dog Cemetery Find a Grave
Red Dog Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Red Men Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave
Grass Valley Census Records
1852 California State Census Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Grass Valley Church Records
Record of members, 1934-1948; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1935- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Grass Valley Ward (California)) FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley City Directories
Brown & Dallison's Nevada, Grass Valley and Rough and Ready directory for the year commencing January 1st, 1856 : including the first history of Nevada (city & county, California) FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley - Nevada City (Nevada County, Calif.) directory FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley, CA City Directories Allen County Public Library
Grass Valley, CA 1856 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Grass Valley, California, City Directory, 1965 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Grass Valley, California, City Directory, 1966 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Grass Valley, California, City Directory, 1968 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Grass Valley, California, City Directory, 1973 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Grass Valley, California, City Directory, 1974 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Grass Valley, California, City Directory, 1977 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Grass Valley, California, City Directory, 1979 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Grass Valley Death Records
1905-1939 California Death Index Ancestry
1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage
Birth (1890-1894) and death (1857-1905) records for Grass Valley, California FamilySearch Library
California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry
California, Death Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health
Mortuary Records Index 1877-1928 Nevada County Genealogical Society
Mortuary Records Index, 1940-1955 Nevada County Genealogical Society
Nevada Co., cemetery census & death records, 1922-1983 FamilySearch Library
Nevada County death index 1873-1986 FamilySearch Library
Register of deaths, 1873-1905 FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley Histories and Genealogies
A history of the North Star Mines, Grass Valley, California, 1851-1929 FamilySearch Library
A tale of two cities and a train : history of the Nevada County narrow-gauge railroad, 1874-1942 FamilySearch Library
After the gold rush : society in Grass Valley and Nevada City, California, 1849-1870 FamilySearch Library
Cornish mining families of Grass Valley, California BYU Family History Archives
Cornish mining families of Grass Valley, California FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley Immigration Records
Nevada County naturalization, card index, 1856-1950 FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley Land Records
Deed books, 1848-1920 FamilySearch Library
Deed records, 1848-1924 FamilySearch Library
General index to deeds, 1849-1910 FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grass Valley, Nevada County, California, 1912 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grass Valley, Nevada County, California, 1912-1941 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grass Valley, Nevada County, California, January 1891 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grass Valley, Nevada County, California, September 1898 Library of Congress
Grass Valley Marriage Records
1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage
California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1856-1905 FamilySearch Library
Nevada County Clerk-Recorder marriage index by groom's last name, and by bride's last name, as of 31 aug. 1984 (1856-1983) FamilySearch Library
Nevada County, California, marriage records, 1895-1950 ; indexes, 1856-1958 FamilySearch Library
Grass Valley Miscellaneous Records
California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage
Grass Valley Newspapers and Obituaries
California Mining Journal 04/01/1856 to 07/01/1858 Genealogy Bank
Daily Morning Union 1898-1901 Newspapers.com
Daily Morning Union 1903-1908 Newspapers.com
Daily Morning Union and the Herald 1901-1903 Newspapers.com
Daily National Gazette (Grass Valley, 1853-1860) California Digital Newspaper Collection
Foot-hill Weekly Tidings 02/12/1876 to 07/15/1876 Genealogy Bank
Grass Valley Daily Union 01/27/1876 to 09/19/1876 Genealogy Bank
Grass Valley Daily Union Newspaper, 1865-1884 Nevada County Community Library
Grass Valley Nevada National, 1859-1860 Newspaper Archive
Grass Valley Republican 03/26/1872 to 04/09/1872 Genealogy Bank
Grass Valley Telegraph 1853-1858 Newspapers.com
Grass Valley Telegraph, 1853-1858 Newspaper Archive
Grass Valley telegraph (Grass Valley [Calif.]) (from Oct. 6, 1853 to July 17, 1858) MyHeritage
Grass Valley telegraph 10/06/1853 to 07/17/1858 Genealogy Bank
Grass Valley telegraph. (Grass Valley [Calif.]) (from Oct. 6, 1853 to July 17, 1858) Chronicling America
Morning Union (Grass Valley, 1865-1916) California Digital Newspaper Collection
Morning Union 1908-1935 Newspapers.com
Name Card File Index, Searls Historical Library, Nevada City, California, Ca. 1851-1940 FamilySearch Library
Nevada National 1859-1860 Newspapers.com
Nevada national (Grass Valley, Calif.) (from Jan. 8, 1859 to July 21, 1860) MyHeritage
Nevada national 01/08/1859 to 07/21/1860 Genealogy Bank
Nevada national. (Grass Valley, Calif.) (from Jan. 8, 1859 to July 21, 1860) Chronicling America
Offline Newspapers for Grass ValleyAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. California Mining Journal. (Grass Valley, Calif.) 1856-1858 Daily Morning Union and the Herald. (Grass Valley and Nevada City, Cal.) 1901-1903 Daily Morning Union. (Grass Valley and Nevada City, Cal.) 1903-1908 Daily Morning Union. (Grass Valley, Cal.) 1893-1901 Daily National. (Grass Valley, Nev. County, Calif.) 1864-1870 Evening Telegraph. (Grass Valley, Nev. County, Calif.) 1889-1898 Foot-Hill Weekly Tidings. (Grass Valley, Calif.) 1874-1890s Foothill Weekly Tidings-Telegraph. (Grass Valley, Calif.) 1901-1903 Foothill Weekly Tidings-Telegraph. (Grass Valley, Nev. County, Cal.) 1898-1899 Free Lance. (Grass Valley, Cal.) 1880-1881 Grass Valley Daily Union. (Grass Valley, Nev. County, Cal.) 1860s-1893 Grass Valley National. (Grass Valley, Nev. County, Cal.) 1860s-1864 Grass Valley Republican. (Grass Valley, Nev. County, Calif.) 1871-1872 Grass Valley Telegraph. (Grass Valley [Calif.]) 1853-1858 Morning Union. (Grass Valley and Nevada City, Cal.) 1908-1945 Nevada National. (Grass Valley, Calif.) 1858-1860s Union and the Nevada County Nugget. (Grass Valley, Calif.) 1984-1987 Union. (Grass Valley, Calif.) 1945-1984 Union. (Grass Valley, Calif.) 1987-Current Weekly Telegraph. (Grass Valley, Nev. County, Calif.) 1890-1898 Weekly Tidings-Telegraph. (Grass Valley, Nev. County, Cal.) 1899-1901 |
Grass Valley Probate Records
Grass Valley School Records
Bear River High School yearbook, 1987 Classmates
Bear River High School yearbook, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Grass Valley High School yearbook, 1930, 1948, 1949, 1951 Classmates
Grass Valley High School yearbook, 1930, 1948, 1949, 1951 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Nevada Union High School - Prospector Yearbook (Grass Valley, CA), 1956, 1957, 1958, 1965 E Yearbook
Sierra Mountain High School yearbook, 1985 Classmates
Sierra Mountain High School yearbook, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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