Lake County CA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Lake Records by Type Birth Records (8) Cemetery Records (29) Census Records (21) Church Records (2) City Directories (3) Court Records (4) Death Records (13) Histories and Genealogies (19) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (7) Map Records (20) Marriage Records (12) Military Records (3) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (27) Probate Records (5) School Records (18)

Overview of Lake County Records

• Lake County was created in 1861 from Napa County.
• Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1905 and later can be obtained from the California Department of Public Health.
• The Lake County Recorder holds birth records starting in 1867, death records starting in 1867, land records starting in 1867, property records, marriage records starting in 1867, and military records.
• The Lake County Cemetery District has burial and cemetery records.
• The Lake County Superior Court has court records starting in 1867, divorce records, probate records starting in 1867, guardianship records, and newspapers.
• The Lake County Tax Collector has tax records.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.