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Guide to Colusa County, California ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Colusa
Organized: 10 Jan 1851
Parent County(s): Original
Neighboring Counties
Butte • Glenn • Lake • Sutter • Yolo
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Courthouse
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Location Map
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County Information

Description

Colusa County (originally spelled “Colusi”) was created 18 Feb 1850[1] and was named for an Indian tribe living on the west side of the Sacramento River. Its county seat is Colusa. It is located in the north-central area of the state[2]

County Courthouse

Colusa County Courthouse
547 Market Street
Colusa, CA 95932-2443
Phone: 530-458-5149
Colusa County Website

Colusa County has birth records 1873, marriage records from 1853, death records from 1889, probate, court, land and assessment rolls from 1851, Great Registers from 1866 and military rolls from 1879

Colusa County, California Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1873 1853 1889 1851 1851 1851 1850
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1905. General compliance by 1920.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]

Cities
Unincorporated communities
American Indian Communities
Census-designated places


History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Colusa, California online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See California Cemeteries for more information

Census Records

For online censuses (state and federal) and for more information, see California Census. For tips on accessing Colusa County, California Genealogy census records online, see: California Census.

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1850 115 —
1860 2,274 1877.4%
1870 6,165 171.1%
1880 13,118 112.8%
1890 14,640 11.6%
1900 7,364 −49.7%
1910 7,732 5.0%
1920 9,290 20.2%
1930 10,258 10.4%
1940 9,788 −4.6%
1950 11,651 19.0%
1960 12,075 3.6%
1970 12,430 2.9%
1980 12,791 2.9%
1990 16,275 27.2%
2000 18,804 15.5%
2010 21,419 13.9%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records

Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. Usually listed on the town level, they may contain ages, dates (baptism, christening, birth, marriage, death), maiden names, and more. See also California Church Records.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Land and property records provide exact location of land, often reveal family relationships, and give names of witnesses and neighbors. They include deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See California Land and Property for online resources, including early land grants.

Online Land Indexes and Records


Local Histories

Local histories are available for Colusa County. Histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see California Local Histories.

  • Colusa County : its history ... also biographical sketches of pioneers and prominent residents. By Justus H. Rogers. Orland, California : Rogers, 1891. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • The history of Colusa County, California, and general history of the State. By Will Semple Green. Sacramento, California : Sacramento Lithograph Co., 1950. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • History of Colusa and Glenn counties, California : with biographical sketches. By Charles Davis McComish and Rebecca T. Lambert. Los Angeles, California : Historic Record Company, 1918. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
  • Colusa County CAGenWeb

Maps and Gazetteers

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Migration

Military Records

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers

Obituaries

Other Records

Voting Records

Periodicals

Probate Records

Probate records include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. They may give the decedent's date of death, names and residences of spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, and others. For online records and more information, see California Probate Records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

California tax records complement land records and can supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see California Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. The state has records since July 1905, although county records may start earlier. See California Vital Records for more information.

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Colusa County. For state-wide facilities, see California Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

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  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Colusa County. For state-wide library facilities, see California Archives and Libraries.

Colusa County Library
738 Market Street
Colusa, CA 95932
Phone: 530-458-7671
Website

Museums

Societies

Listed below are societies in Colusa County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see California Societies.

Colusa County Historical Society
Website
Facebook

Websites

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Individual County Chronologies, https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/CA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colusa County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colusa_County,_California 04/28/2017.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Colusa County, California. Page 84-88 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 81-83.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colusa County, California," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colusa_County,_California, accessed 12 September 2019.
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