Butte County CA Genealogy

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Butte County Records by City/Town

Bangor Genealogy (58)
Bidwell Genealogy (59)
Biggs Genealogy (88)
Cherokee Genealogy (58)
Chico Genealogy (210)
Durham Genealogy (71)


Gridley Genealogy (81)
Magalia Genealogy (65)
Oroville Genealogy (184)
Paradise Genealogy (104)
Stirling City Genealogy (63)
Yankee Hill Genealogy (58)


Overview of Butte County Records

  • Butte County was created in 1850.
  • Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1905 and later can be obtained from the California Department of Public Health.
  • The Butte County Recorder has marriage records starting in 1851, birth records starting in 1859, death records starting in 1859, and land records starting in 1846.
  • The Butte County Clerk has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1850.
  • The Butte County Meriam Library has divorce, probate, and court records from 1850 to 1879, and naturalization records from 1850 to 1960.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.