Welcome
To
Calaveras County
California
One of California's Original Counties
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My ancestors arrived in Calaveras
County during the Gold Rush then moved on to other California counties.
I am unable to do lookups for this county. If you desire lookups
please post your query to the query page or contact the Calaveras
County
Archives for a research form.
For those of you who may have an interest in the use
of DNA in genealogical research the GSSC will be presenting a DNA Seminar
with Katherine Hope Borges in October 26, 2013 at the Trinity United
Presbyterian Church in Modesto. Katherine is the co-founder of the
International Society of Genetic Genealogy and intimately familiar with the
genetic genealogical process. It was this familiarity and her personal
experience that lead to the founding of ISOGG.
Flyer &
Application
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Calaveras County History
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West Calaveras
County History
Calaveras and Hwy 48
History and Information-
Calaveras Heritage
Council
Calaveras County 1850 Census -
108 pages - Very
slow loading PDF file
Calaveras County 1852 Special Census-
Calaveras County Post
Offices (History)
Calaveras County
Reference Page
Calaveras County
Queries
Calaveras County
Historical Society
California Digital Newspaper Collection - Amador Ledger and several
other early California newspapers
U.S. Frontier Roads &
Trails from 1820 - present
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A video presentation of routes
to the west
The Prairie Traveler
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hand-book for overland expeditions - Captain Randolph B. Marcy 1859
California Pioneers
List
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Calaveras County and Area Links
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Calaveras County
Government - Slow connecting
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Calaveras County Archives
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Calaveras County Recorder
- Land Title Documents
Vital Statistics (Births, Deaths,
Marriages)
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Calaveras County Cemeteries
Tombstone Project
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Calaveras County Landmarks
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Calaveras County Mining Communities Directory
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The Virtual
California Gold Country Tour Guide
Gold Rush Bibliography Resource
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Calaveras County Chamber of
Commerce
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"Notaries Public 1891-1909" (Searchable Database-All California
Counties)
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Vallecito Cemetery #2
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Other California Links
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USGenWeb
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Cyndi's List
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Adjacent Counties
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- Alpine County
- San Joaquin
County
- Stanislaus
County
- Tuolumne County
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Calaveras County History Calaveras County, California. County seat, San Andreas. Created
February
18, 1850. The meaning of the word calaveras is "skulls." This county
takes
its name from the Calaveras River which was reportedly so designated by
an early explorer when he found, on the banks of the stream, many
skulls
of Indians who had either died of famine or had been killed in tribal
conflicts
over hunting and fishing grounds. In 1854 a portion of Calaveras County
was incorporated as Amador County.
Calaveras History 1
Calaveras History 2
Calaveras History 3
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Calaveras County Page Coordinator
Lewis M. Ruddick
Updated June 14, 2013
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