

Merced County Genealogy & History
Genealogy and History for the Towns and County of Merced, California
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Photo courtesy of the Merced County Historical Society.
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Hello! My name is Alma Stone, I live in Merced Co., I'm a lifelong resident.
My goal is to help keep genealogy free, this is why I created these pages.
If you have a Merced County connection and have a question, feel free to
email me.

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift."
that's why they call it a present."
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
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History of Merced County
Message Board (Queries) Merced County Genealogical Society
Message Board (Queries) Merced County
Merced County Library, List of newspapers on micro-film
Merced County Cemeteries {up dated}
Merced County Assessment Roll 1857, contributed by: Carol Lackey
Members of La Grange Lodge No. 99 (1882) contributed by; Pam Storm & Ron Filion
Merced County Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
USGS Mapping Information: Geographic Names Information (GNIS
Index to Federal Land Records - Merced County

Old Occupations contributed by: Carol Lackey
Disease Chart (Old Names) contributed by: Carol Lackey
CA Indexes ~ Birth 1905-1995~Marriage 1949-59-1960-85~Death 1905-2000.
Merced Co. Death Index (Certificate locater, Book & Page No.)
1850 Federal Census of Mariposa County), contributed by Steven Williams
1870 Merced County Federal Census
1880 Federal Census (LDS Family Search)
1930 Census Enumeration Dist. Merced Co.
CA. Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900-1990
County of Merced - Official Website
Winton Families & More, Lorraine Richards blog spot
Winton Historical Society's photostream: Winton Cemetery headstone pictures/ more will be added monthly.
DAR - Merced River Chapter, Merced, CA
Merced County Public Library (Some obituaries indexed)
Merced County Historical Society (Courthouse Museum)
Merced County Genealogical Society (M.C.G.S.)
Gustine Historical Society
Historic Merced Theatre (Restoration in progress)
Merced Sun Star (Newspaper online)
Los Banos Enterprise (Newspaper online)
California Newspapers (on-line)
Obituary Daily Times (The Obituary Daily Times is a daily index of published obituaries)
CA-Obituary Lookup Volunteers
California State Library
California Public Libraries
California Vital Records
California Pioneer Project
California Files on Rootsweb Calisphere - University of California Primary Source Archives
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet Linkpendium Merced County/Genealogy and Family History
Death Records On The Pacific Coast-1872 (Overland Monthly-CA, NV, OR, WA)
Marriage Records On The Pacific Coast-1872 (Overland Monthly-CA, NV, OR, WA)
Notaries Public 1886-1909 Searchable Database-All CA Counties, contributed by Nancy Pratt Melton
The Western Shore Gazetteer and Commercial Directory: Transcribed by Peggy B. Perazzo
CA Civil War Rosters (War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1867” by Brig.-Gen. Richard H. Orton, pub. 1890
Argonauts Of California -Pioneer Assns. & 1849 Passenger Lists (by C. W. Haskins 1890
CA State Officials Biographies 1911, Contributed by Natalie Huntley
Yosemite Valley Railroad (Y.V.R.R.), Clayton Guest
Books for Sale
Merced Co. Genealogical Society.
Delayed Births, 1850 Mariposa County Fed Census, 1890 Merced County List of Reg. Voters, 1855-1915 Merced County Marriages,
1861-1949 Early Merced County Naturalization Records, 1883-1918 Merced County Coroners Book,
1877-1896 Merced County Funeral Book, Winton Cemetery, Plainsburg Cemetery, Snelling Cemetery.
Merced County Birth Records, Death Records & Los Banos Cemetery : Los Banos Genealogical Society
Gleanings From The Merced County Newspapers (Vitals), by: Thomas Hilk
Merced County ~Biographies~Stories~Obituaries~Photos
Merced County Biographies
Old Merced County News Articles
Stories of Days Gone By
Merced Co. Obituaries
Old Photos of Merced Co.
Sesquicentennial Parade Photo's
World War II Casualties Army & Air Force, Merced County
Indexing: Obituaries of individuals born in Merced Co., CA.
Merced Co. Genealogist Family Web-Sites
Abell, Peak, Spears & Lathrop Photo Gallery
Don Fitchett's Genealogy Page
Genealogy Groups
Portuguese Genealogy Group (Research of genealogy relating to the Azores, Madera and the continent of Portugal)
Azore Genealogy Group ( Genealogical interest in the Azores. To help the Portuguese researcher)
Pioneer Family Stories
Crossing The Plains in 1856, by; Frances Helm McClure
Interview with Helen Osterhaut about Leora & Arthur Helm; contributed by Carol Lackey
Allen Helm Sr., Last Will & Testament, contributed by; Carol Lackey
Nicholas Turner's First Wagon Trip To California in 1849, contributed by: Carol Lackey
Nicholas Turner's Last trip west in 1857, contributed by; Carol Lackey
Pioneers of the Golden State ~ McClure Family, contributed by; Carol Lackey
The Central Hotel of Merced 1879~1999 by; John Edward Powell
The Pioneer Adair Family of Merced & Mariposa
Migrant Mother; written by; Roger Sprague (grandson)
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Other California County Site's
Mariposa County [Carolyn Feroben]
Mendocino County [Phil Carnahan]
NORCAL Genealogy Resource Center
Golden Nugget Library's California Statewide [Nancy Pratt Melton]
Golden Nugget Library's San Joaquin Co. Databases [Nancy Pratt Melton]
Golden Nugget Library's San Francisco Co. Databases [ Nancy Pratt Melton ]
San Francisco County [Pamela Storm & Ron Filion]
San Mateo County [Pam Strom & Ron Filion]
San Joaquin County Obituary Index (2001) [Colleen Norby]
Santa Clara County History [Carolyn Feroben]
Santa Clara County Genealogy [Pamela Storm & Ron Filion]
Shasta County [Janie Edwards]
Ventura County Genealogical Society [Sandy Neders]
Yuba County [Kathy Sedler]
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