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 
California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry
California, Birth Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health
Ridgecrest Cemetery Records
Desert Memorial Park Find a Grave
Desert Memorial Park Billion Graves
Desert Memorial Park, Ridgecrest US Gen Web Archives
Local cemetery records FamilySearch Library
Ridgecrest Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Ridgecrest Death Records
1905-1939 California Death Index Ancestry
1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage
California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry
California, Death Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health
Obituaries from the Kern Valley Sun newspaper Internet Archive
Ridgecrest Immigration Records
Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1940 Fold3
Ridgecrest Land Records
Deed records, 1856-1910 FamilySearch Library
Ridgecrest Marriage Records
1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage
California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry
Marriages in Kern County (02 Jun 1821 - 14 Feb 2003 ) Western States Marriage Index
Recorded marriages of Kern County, California, 1866-1874 FamilySearch Library
Ridgecrest Miscellaneous Records
California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage
Ridgecrest Newspapers and Obituaries
Daily Independent 10/17/2002 to Current Genealogy Bank
Obituaries from the Kern Valley Sun newspaper Internet Archive
Offline Newspapers for RidgecrestAccording 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
Ridgecrest School Records
Burroughs High School - Burro Yearbook (Ridgecrest, CA), 1948, 1955, 1958 E Yearbook
Burroughs High School yearbook, 1948, 1955, 1960, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975 Classmates
Immanuel Christian High School yearbook, 1986 Classmates
Immanuel Christian High School yearbook, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Mesquite High School yearbook, 1982 Classmates
Mesquite High School yearbook, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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