Are you just beginning your ancestry research in California? Why not hire a professional genealogist to assist you
with your genealogy search? California became a U.S. state on September 9, 1850, but the written record there began much earlier when the Spanish explored and settled the area during the 1500's. Many types of records including land deeds, family wills, military records, family histories, and vital records are widely available for almost 500 years of the state's history. Contact our researchers today and learn how we might help you with your family tree search.

Many ethnic groups and nationalities settled or lived in
California in the past including Native American tribes like
the Chumash, Miwok, and Gabrielino; African-Americans;
and immigrants from places like Ireland, Mexico, Portugal,
Spain, and Italy. MyGenealogist.com is ready to assist
you with your ancestry search. Contact a genealogist today
and discover your unique ancestral heritage!

California is an exciting state to do research in because of the extensive and high quality records available to the professional genealogist at the various libraries, county courthouses, archives, and other repositories located throughout the state, and at places like the LDS Family History Library in Utah. Contact our genealogists today to learn how we might help you with your genealogy search in California using many of these great records and resources.

About Our California Research Team

If you would like a professional genealogist to undertake a tailor-made genealogy search for you and your family, please contact us today to learn  more about our unique ancestry research services. Our researchers are looking forward to assisting you with your California family tree search. Genealogy research can be carried out for you in all California towns, cities, and counties.

Our California genealogy research team consists of expert genealogists
who live and work in Sacramento (doing research at the California State Library, etc.), another group that works in the U.S. capitol in Washington, D.C. (at places like the U.S. National Archives and Library of Congress),
and a third team of researchers that works full time at the LDS Family
History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The records collection of the Family History Library is the single most important resource for family tree research since it consists of literally billions of genealogy records from all parts of the globe, making it the largest and most important collection of genealogical information available in the world. Included in the Family History Library's collections are literally millions of genealogical records related to the state of California which can be a great help to your ancestry search. Click here to read what our clients are saying about our genealogists and our unique family tree research services.

Did you know that millions of genealogy records are NOT available on the internet?

Many people are unaware that many important records which are crucial to their family tree search cannot be found online. Many California records, for example, are only available to researchers who physically visit repositories at the local level in California, at the federal level in Washington, D.C., or at the LDS Family History Library in Utah. Our genealogy researchers have access to all of these records and are ready to assist you with your genealogy search in California. So, if you have limited your past family tree research to exhaustive internet searches at Ancestry.com, Rootsweb, and other online databases and web sites, you may have reached a brick  wall because you're missing out on the literal gold mine of records available to our genealogists on microfilm, in books, and
in other published works at these important locations.

    Many genealogical records related to your ancestry search, important records like family wills, court records, obituaries, death certificates, military records and land deeds are generally not available online and can only be obtained by mailing research requests to places like local public libraries or cemeteries, or by visiting the LDS Family History Library results are to be achieved during your project. For these and other reasons, it's sometimes a great idea to hire a in Utah. These records are critical to any comprehensive ancestry search and should not be overlooked if high quality and thorough research professional genealogist to assist you with your genealogy search.

Hire a Genealogist

Because of the time and expense involved in doing your own research, it is often a great help to enlist the services of a professional genealogist who can undertake this hard work on your behalf, saving you hundreds of hours of time and money in the process. We know where to go to get the records you're looking for, we have people on the ground in the places of interest to you, we get fantastic results for our clients, and we love what we do! Hire a genealogist today and let us help you uncover the secrets of your family's past by allowing us to create an ancestry search that is custom made for you and your family. 

Testimonials

Click here to read what our clients are saying about our genealogists and our unique family tree research services. When you hire the professional services of our company, you will be enlisting the expertise of trained genealogists who have solved hundreds of cases just like yours! We get outstanding results for our clients and we're proud of the great and exciting work we do on their behalf. Speak to us today about your family history project and embark on one of the most exciting quests of your life as you unlock the secrets to your family's unique past and history!

Samples of Our Work

6 Generation Pedigrees Family Group Sheets Descendancy Reports Project Reports

Would you like to see some samples of our high quality work? Please click on the links to the left to see some of the typical family trees and reports we've created for our clients. All projects will be delivered to you in a 3 ring binder which will include a project CD of scanned documents found during your family tree search. Included in your research package will be family group sheets, descendancy reports, maps, and copies of original records.

"Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history" -Cicero (106-43 B.C.

Family Tree Research - Kings County, CA (*If you don't know exact dates, please state circa 1880, 1881, etc.) Current genealogy research goals (i.e. trace ancestors, find family, etc.) Full name of ancestor Date of birth of ancestor Birthplace of ancestor Marriage date of ancestor Marriage place of ancestor Spouse's name (If more than one please give details) Ancestor's siblings' names Ancestor's children's names Additional details about ancestor(s) which might be helpful Type of ancestry research you have conducted in the past Home phone number where you can reached Mobile number Please send the information above to helpdesk@mygenealogist.com If you'd like to speak to a professional genealogist today about your  ancestry research in California, please feel free contact us: 1-800-416-3497 (USA and Canada) We are looking forward to helping you trace your genealogy and  family history in California. Thanks so much for visiting  MyGenealogist.com!

Kings County, California Genealogy Resources

Cemeteries

Census Records

Directories

1944 Corcoran Phone Book

1944 Phone Books - Avenal, Hanford, Lemoore

1944 Stratford Phone Book

History

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office - Land Patent Search

Kings County Land Patents

Libraries and Archives

Military Records

Obituaries

Societies

California Genealogical Society - Oakland, CA

California Historical Society - San Francisco, CA

Vital Records

Click Below to Learn More about Your California Genealogy

County	Formation Date	County Seat	Origin
Alameda County	1853	Oakland	Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties
Alpine County	1864	Markleeville	Amador, El Dorado, Calaveras, Mono and Tuolumne Counties
Amador County	1854	Jackson	Calaveras
Butte County	1850	Oroville	original county
Calaveras County	1850	San Andreas	original county
Colusa County	1850	Colusa	original county
Contra Costa County	1850	Martinez	original county
Del Norte County	1857	Crescent City	Klamath County
El Dorado County	1850	Placerville	original county
Fresno County	1856	Fresno	Mariposa, Merced and Tulare Counties
Glenn County	1891	Willows	Colusa County
Humboldt County	1853	Eureka	Trinity County
Imperial County	1907	El Centro	San Diego County
Inyo County	1866	Independence	Mono and Tulare Counties
Kern County	1866	Bakersfield	Los Angeles and Tulare Counties
Kings County	1893	Hanford	Tulare County
Lake County	1861	Lakeport	Napa County
Lassen County	1864	Susanville	Plumas and Shasta, and now defunct Lake County, Nevada
Los Angeles County	1850	Los Angeles	original county
Madera County	1893	Madera	Mariposa County
Marin County	1850	San Rafael	original county
Mariposa County	1850	Mariposa	original county
Mendocino County	1850	Ukiah	original county
Merced County	1855	Merced	Mariposa County
Modoc County	1874	Alturas	Siskiyou County
Mono County	1861	Bridgeport	Calaveras, Fresno and Mariposa Counties
Monterey County	1850	Salinas	original county
Napa County	1850	Napa	original county
Nevada County	1851	Nevada City	Yuba County
Orange County	1889	Santa Ana	Los Angeles County
Placer County	1851	Auburn	Sutter and Yuba Counties
Plumas County	1854	Quincy	Butte County
Riverside County	1893	Riverside	San Bernardino and San Diego Counties
Sacramento County	1850	Sacramento	original county
San Benito County	1874	Hollister	Monterey County
San Bernardino County	1853	San Bernardino	Los Angeles County
San Diego County	1850	San Diego	original county
San Francisco County	1850	San Francisco	original county
San Joaquin County	1850	Stockton	original county
San Luis Obispo County	1850	San Luis Obispo	original county
San Mateo County	1856	Redwood City	San Francisco County
Santa Barbara County	1850	Santa Barbara	original county
Santa Clara County	1850	San Jose	original county
Santa Cruz County	1850	Santa Cruz	original county
Shasta County	1850	Redding	original county
Sierra County	1852	Downieville	Yuba County
Siskiyou County	1852	Yreka	Shasta and Klamath Counties
Solano County	1850	Fairfield	original county
Sonoma County	1850	Santa Rosa	original county
Stanislaus County	1854	Modesto	Tuolumne County
Sutter County	1850	Yuba City	original county
Tehama County	1856	Red Bluff	Butte, Colusa and Shasta Counties
Trinity County	1850	Weaverville	original county
Tulare County	1852	Visalia	Mariposa County
Tuolumne County	1850	Sonora	original county
Ventura County	1872	Ventura	Santa Barbara County
Yolo County	1850	Woodland	original county
Yuba County	1850	Marysville	original county

 your family and ancestors lived in the past. All U.S. states hold important collections of records which are critical
 to the success of any given genealogy search. Some major records of genealogical value include land deeds, vital
 records, local histories, biographical records, cemetery records, birth certificates, obituaries, newspapers, as well
as other types of records. Many of these records can be found be our researchers at county courthouses, state
 archives, public libraries, and other repositories of records and can be of great help to your family tree search.

Alabama	Hawaii	Massachusetts	New Mexico	South Dakota
Alaska	Idaho	Michigan	New York	Tennessee
Arizona	Illinois	Minnesota	North Carolina	Texas
Arkansas	Indiana	Mississippi	North Dakota	Utah
California	Iowa	Missouri	Ohio	Vermont
Colorado	Kansas	Montana	Oklahoma	Virginia
Connecticut	Kentucky	Nebraska	Oregon	Washington
Delaware	Louisiana	Nevada	Pennsylvania	West Virginia
Florida	Maine	New Hampshire	Rhode Island	Wisconsin
Georgia	Maryland	New Jersey	South Carolina	Wyoming

Worldwide Genealogy Resources

Hire a professional genealogist to assist you with your worldwide family tree search. Following is a list of
countries where our expert researchers may be able help you trace your genealogy.

Australia	Austria	Belgium	Canada	Denmark
England (UK)	France	Germany	Ireland	Italy
Mexico	Netherlands	New Zealand	Norway	Portugal
Scotland (UK)	Spain	Sweden	United Kingdom	USA

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our highly acclaimed ancestry research services. Our genealogists are looking forward to helping you trace your genealogy in California. Thanks for visiting MyGenealogist.com!