Ridgecrest Genealogy (in Kern County, CA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Ridgecrest are also found through the Kern County and California pages.


Ridgecrest Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

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

Ridgecrest Cemetery Records

Desert Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Desert Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Desert Memorial Park, Ridgecrest US Gen Web Archives online

Local cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Ridgecrest Census Records

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

Ridgecrest Death Records

1905-1939 California Death Index Ancestry online

1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage online

California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry online

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

Obituaries from the Kern Valley Sun newspaper Internet Archive online

Ridgecrest Immigration Records

Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1940 Fold3 online

Ridgecrest Land Records

Deed records, 1856-1910 FamilySearch Library

Ridgecrest Marriage Records

1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

Marriages in Kern County (02 Jun 1821 - 14 Feb 2003 ) Western States Marriage Index online

Recorded marriages of Kern County, California, 1866-1874 FamilySearch Library

Ridgecrest Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Ridgecrest Newspapers and Obituaries

Daily Independent 10/17/2002 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Obituaries from the Kern Valley Sun newspaper Internet Archive online

Offline Newspapers for Ridgecrest

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.

Daily Independent. (Ridgecrest, Calif.) 1971-Current

Indian Wells Valley Independent and Times-Herald. (Ridgecrest, Kern County, Calif.) 1956-1963

Indian Wells Valley Independent. (Ridgecrest, Kern County, Calif.) 1955-1956

Valley Independent. (Ridgecrest, Kern County, Calif.) 1963-1971

Ridgecrest Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Ridgecrest School Records

Burroughs High School - Burro Yearbook (Ridgecrest, CA), 1948, 1955, 1958 E Yearbook online

Burroughs High School yearbook, 1948, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Burroughs High School yearbook, 1948, 1955, 1960, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975 Classmates online

Burroughs High School yearbook, 1948, 1955, 1960, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Immanuel Christian High School yearbook, 1986 Classmates online

Immanuel Christian High School yearbook, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mesquite High School yearbook, 1982 Classmates online

Mesquite High School yearbook, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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