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 Researching Nevada County

 

Online Research Sources:

 

Nevada County Corporations - Catalog and Index

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Mining Claims - Index of articles from Nevada County Newspapers 1856-1866

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Nevada County Pioneers - Index of Pioneers and Native Sons & Daughters born prior to 1900

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Road & Turnpike Notices of Nevada County

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Nevada County Historical Society Bulletins - Index

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Early Truckee Records

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Grass Valley Union

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Additional Sources:

Nevada County Genealogical Society
Nevada County GenWeb
History of Bands in Nevada County
History of Graniteville
Truckee-Donner Historical Society
Nevada County Gold
My Nevada County - History
Placer County Historical Society
Sierra Heritage Historical Society (Sierra County)
Yuba County History

California Historical Society
Society of California Pioneers
California Genealogy and History Archives
California GenWeb
California State Library - Picture Catalog
California History in Dogtown Territorial Quarterly
California State Archives and Museum
University of California, Bancroft Library

 

 

 

Two excellent Historical Research Libraries in Nevada City:

 

Searls Historical Library

Operated by the Nevada County Historical Society: an archive of original historical documents and photos made accessible by a comprehensive card index. You will be assisted by volunteers. Photocopies $.50 each.

214 Church Street, Nevada City, CA 95959

Open Mon - Sat 1pm-4pm (530) 265-5910


Doris Foley Library for Historical Research

Newspapers on microfilm, cemetery and mortuary indexes, naturalizations, court records, tax records,

property records on microfilm, mining collection, maps, directories, local histories and much more. 

211 N. Pine Street
Nevada City, CA 95959

(530) 265-4606

Open only on Fridays 10-4 (closed during lunch).   

             

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