Placerville Genealogy (in El Dorado County, CA)

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Placerville Birth Records

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1872 births/deaths/marriages : Mountain democrat. WorldCat

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

Birth, marriage, and death notices [index] from the Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 13 June 1857 -- 20 September 1862 FamilySearch Library

Birth, marriage, and death notices from the Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 13 June 1857-20 September 1862 WorldCat

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

California, Birth Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

El Dorado County, California, births, 1902-1982, marriages, 1859-1932, deaths, 1909-1928; and indexes, 1904-1987 FamilySearch Library

Extracts from vital records, 1850-1964 FamilySearch Library

Index to births, 1881-1905 FamilySearch Library

Placerville Cemetery Records

Boles Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

California permits for dispostion of human remains : El Dorada County and Placerville, Diamond Springs and Georgetown, 1959-1964 (1 for 1941) FamilySearch Library

California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 Ancestry online

Camino Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Cemeteries of El Dorado County, California : heart of the '49 gold field BYU Family History Archives online

Chili Bar Toll House Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chinese Cemetery Find a Grave online

City Cemetery (included in California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-193) Ancestry online

City Cemetery, Chamberlain and Rector, Placerville, California Genealogy Gophers online

City Cemetery, Chamberlian and Rector, Placerville, California. WorldCat

County Hospital Cemetery Find a Grave online

Darlington Ranch Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dickinson Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

El Dorado County, California, Union Cemetery records : Placerville WorldCat

Jacquier Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jewish Pioneer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Methodist Church Cemetery (included in California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-193) Ancestry online

Methodist Episcopal (Federated) Cemetery Find a Grave online

Methodist Episcopal Church Pioneer Cemetery Billion Graves online

Methodist Episcopal Pioneer Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Middletown Cemetery Find a Grave online

Middletown Cemetery Billion Graves online

Missouri Flat Cemetery Find a Grave online

Nelsonville Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Placerville City Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old St Patrick's Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Uppertown Cemetery Billion Graves online

Placerville Union Cemetery Find a Grave online

Placerville Union Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Patrick Cemetery Find a Grave online

Smith Flat Cemetery Billion Graves online

Smiths Flat Cemetery Find a Grave online

Union Cemetery (included in California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-193) Ancestry online

Uppertown Cemetery Find a Grave online

Uppertown Cemetery (included in California, Mortuary and Cemetery Records, 1801-193) Ancestry online

Weberville Cemetery Find a Grave online

Westwood Hills Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Westwood Hills Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Westwood Hills Memorial Park Pet Cemetery Find a Grave online

Placerville Census Records

1852 California State Census MyHeritage online

1852 California State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Weekly Mountain Democrat (Placerville, California) Ancestry online

Placerville Church Records

Federated Church death records, 1853-1917 WorldCat

Record of members, 1938-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Placerville Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Placerville City Directories

Directory of the City of Placerville, 1862 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Directory of the city of Placerville : and the towns of upper Placerville, El Dorado, Georgetown, and Coloma containing a history of these places, names of their inhabitants and everything appertaining to a complete directory together with a business directory FamilySearch Library

Placerville Death Records

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1872 births/deaths/marriages : Mountain democrat. WorldCat

1905-1939 California Death Index Ancestry online

1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage online

Birth, marriage, and death notices [index] from the Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 13 June 1857 -- 20 September 1862 FamilySearch Library

Birth, marriage, and death notices from the Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 13 June 1857-20 September 1862 WorldCat

California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry online

California, Death Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 Ancestry online

El Dorado County, California, births, 1902-1982, marriages, 1859-1932, deaths, 1909-1928; and indexes, 1904-1987 FamilySearch Library

Extracts from vital records, 1850-1964 FamilySearch Library

Federated Church death records, 1853-1917 WorldCat

Obituaries - El Dorado Co., California : taken from Mt. Democrat newspaper, starting Sept. 10, 1984, ending Dec. 1985 FamilySearch Library

Placerville Histories and Genealogies

Pony express courier (Placerville, California) FamilySearch Library

The story of San Diego Ancestry online

Where rolls the Kern : a history of Kern County, California Ancestry online

Placerville Immigration Records

Naturalization records, 1883-1903; and indexes, 1852-1938, 1850 to date (1986) FamilySearch Library

Placerville Land Records

Land records 1851-1936 (California) FamilySearch Library

Placerville Map Records

Bird's eye view, map Placerville, Cal., 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Placerville, El Dorado County, California, 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Placerville, El Dorado County, California, 1910-1940 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Placerville, El Dorado County, California, January 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Placerville, El Dorado County, California, July 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Placerville, El Dorado County, California, July 1899 Library of Congress online

Placerville Marriage Records

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1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

1872 births/deaths/marriages : Mountain democrat. WorldCat

Birth, marriage, and death notices [index] from the Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 13 June 1857 -- 20 September 1862 FamilySearch Library

Birth, marriage, and death notices from the Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 13 June 1857-20 September 1862 WorldCat

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

El Dorado County, California, births, 1902-1982, marriages, 1859-1932, deaths, 1909-1928; and indexes, 1904-1987 FamilySearch Library

Extracts from vital records, 1850-1964 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1851-1905 FamilySearch Library

Placerville Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Placerville Newspapers and Obituaries

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1872 births/deaths/marriages : Mountain democrat. WorldCat

Birth, marriage, and death notices from the Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 13 June 1857-20 September 1862 WorldCat

El Dorado News 02/19/1853 to 05/21/1853 Genealogy Bank online

El Dorado Republican 1901-1909 Newspapers.com online

El Dorado Republican 1918-1923 Newspapers.com online

El Dorado Republican and Weekly Nugget 1909-1918 Newspapers.com online

Mountain Democrat (Placerville, 1857-1865) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Mountain Democrat (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) (from March 21, 1857 to Aug. 18, 1860) MyHeritage online

Mountain Democrat 03/09/2005 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Mountain Democrat 1857 to 1860, 1863 to 1865, and 1870 to 1876 Genealogy Bank online

Mountain Democrat 1857-1860 Newspapers.com online

Mountain Democrat 1863-1865 Newspapers.com online

Mountain Democrat and Placerville Times 1962-1962 Newspapers.com online

Mountain Democrat and Placerville Times, 1978-2000 Newspaper Archive online

Mountain Democrat, 1857-2020 Newspaper Archive online

Mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) (from March 21, 1857 to Aug. 18, 1860) Chronicling America online

Mountain democrat (placerville, el dorado county, calif.) (from jan. 3, 1863 to dec. 30, 1865) MyHeritage online

Obituaries - El Dorado Co., California : taken from Mt. Democrat newspaper, starting Sept. 10, 1984, ending Dec. 1985 FamilySearch Library

Placerville El Dorado Republican And Weekly Nugget, 1912-1914 Newspaper Archive online

Placerville Herald 05/21/1853 to 08/13/1853 Genealogy Bank online

Placerville Mountain Democrat and Times, 1962-1962 Newspaper Archive online

Placerville Mountain Democrat, 1854-2015 Newspaper Archive online

Placerville Nugget 1901-1908 Newspapers.com online

Semi Weekly Mountain Democrat, 1860-1860 Newspaper Archive online

Semi-Weekly Mountain Democrat 1860-1860 Newspapers.com online

Semi-Weekly mountain Democrat (Placerville, El Dorado Co. [Calif.]) (from Aug. 22, 1860 to Dec. 29, 1860) MyHeritage online

Semi-weekly mountain Democrat 08/22/1860 to 12/29/1860 Genealogy Bank online

The Mountain Democrat and Placerville Times 1962 (Placerville, California) Ancestry online

The Semi-weekly mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado Co. [Calif.]) (from Aug. 22, 1860 to Dec. 29, 1860) Chronicling America online

The Weekly mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) (from Jan. 5, 1861 to Dec. 27, 1862) Chronicling America online

The mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) (from Jan. 3, 1863 to Dec. 30, 1865) Chronicling America online

Village Life, 2007-2016 Newspaper Archive online

Weekly Mountain Democrat 1861-1863 Newspapers.com online

Weekly Mountain Democrat, 1861-1863 Newspaper Archive online

Weekly Nugget 1909-1909 Newspapers.com online

Weekly mountain Democrat (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) (from Jan. 5, 1861 to Dec. 27, 1862) MyHeritage online

Weekly mountain Democrat 01/05/1861 to 12/27/1862 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Placerville

According 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.

El Dorado County Republican. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1871-1891

El Dorado News. (Placerville, Calif.) 1840s-1840s

El Dorado News. (Placerville, Calif.) 1851-1853

El Dorado Republican and Weekly Nugget. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1909-1918

El Dorado Republican. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1918-1923

Mountain Democrat and El Dorado News. (Placerville, Calif.) 1983-1984

Mountain Democrat and Placerville Republican. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1943-1947

Mountain Democrat and Placerville Times. (Placerville, Calif.) 1984-1987

Mountain Democrat and Placerville Times. (Placerville, Calif.) 1989-1995

Mountain Democrat and Placerville Times. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1958-1983

Mountain Democrat. (Placerville [Calif.]) 1995-Current

Mountain Democrat. (Placerville, Calif.) 1987-1989

Mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860

Mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943

Mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1947-1958

Placerville American. (Placerville, Calif.) 1855-1858

Placerville Daily News. (Placerville, Calif.) 1860s-1862

Placerville Republican and El Dorado Republican. (Placerville, Calif.) 1923-1926

Placerville Republican. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1926-1943

Placerville Times. (Placerville, Calif.) 1936-1956

Reporter. (Placerville, Ca) 1981-1996

Semi-Weekly Observer. (Placerville, El Dorado County [Calif.]) 1859-1860

Times. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1956-1958

Weekly Mirror. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1865-1866

Weekly Mountain Democrat. (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862

Placerville Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Placerville School Records

El Dorado High School - Riffle Yearbook (Placerville, CA), 1952, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 E Yearbook online

El Dorado High School yearbook, 1952, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

El Dorado High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

El Dorado High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 2009 Classmates online



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