 Our library contains a wealth
of Butte County historical resources. The
list below contains some of our popular publications and our most
requested resource lookups. You may purchase any of our society
publications (see Publications).
If you find something in our indexes
or would like to have us search one of these resources, (see Lookups).
CEMETERY
Thirty-five cemeteries and isolated
grave sites (See Cemeteries).
CENSUS
1850 Butte County Federal Census
1860 Butte County Federal
Census (see
Publications)
1870 Butte County Federal Census
1880 Butte County Federal
Census
(see
Publications)
1900 Butte County Federal Census
1910 Butte County Federal Census
BUTTE COUNTY GREAT REGISTER
1866 - 1900 County-wide 30,000 record
database.
Click
HERE for sample output.
1866-1877 Great Register of Voters
1877-1884 Great Register of Voters
1890 Great Register of
Voters
(see
Publications)
1899-1900 Great Register of Voters (Excel) (pdf)
FIFTY YEARS OF MASONRY IN CALIFORNIA (1846-1896)
Click for
Masonic Index
CORONER’S
INQUEST INDEX 1852-1963
DEEDS
Grantee Index to Deeds 1855-1871
(indexed A-P only)
DIRECTORIES
Butte County Directory 1881
Chico City Directory 1941-1942, 1966,
1973-1981, 1983-1988
Oroville City Directory 1972, 1974-1976,
1978-1981, 1984, 1987
Magalia City Directory 1973-1981
Paradise Directory 1960, 1962-1965,
1967-1968, 1970-1971,
1984-1989, 1993
LAND
PRE-EMPTION CLAIMS INDEX 1850-1875 LIBRARY CATALOG/SHELF LIST
(Updated
4/22/2010)
Library Book Shelf List (Butte County Resources
(.pdf)
Library Book Shelf
List (entire catalog) (.pdf)
CD List (Excel) (.pdf)
Florence Styles Room Collection MORTUARY
RECORDS
Block Funeral Home, Gridley 1928-1953
Paradise Chapel of the Pines
1946-1983
(see
Publications)
Rose Chapel, Paradise
1964-1993 (Excel) (.pdf)
Scheer Mortuary, Oroville (currently
being indexed)
NATURALIZATIONS/DECLARATION
OF INTENTION
NEWSPAPERS
Butte County Newspaper Vitals
1880-1899 (see
Publications)
Newspaper Obituary Transcriptions
1885-1956
Paradise Progress Review Index 1939-1955
Paradise Progress Review Index 1925-1956
OBITUARIES
OROVILLE DEATH CERTIFICATES
Oroville Death Certificates. Click
HERE
PEOPLE/BIOGRAPHIES
"People of Butte County”, Florence Styles compilation of news articles (Excel) (.pdf)
“History of Butte County”, George C. Mansfield (1918)
“History of Butte County”, Joseph F. McGie (1840-1980)
“History of Butte County”, Harry L. Wells (1882)
“Fifty Years of Masonry in California” (1897)
“Bits and Pieces of People in Paradise” (1996-2002)
"Old Days in Butte", Florence Boyle/Bill Dolan (1941)
"This Paradise We Call Home", Lois H. McDonald (2000)
PROBATE
Probate Records Index 1850-1917
Probate Extracts (County/Superior Court)
1850-1880 (see
Publications)
SCHOOLS
Chico High School Yearbooks - Most years 1908-1936
Chico High School Reunions - 1931, 1965
Chico High School Class Grade books 1946-1958
Chico State College Yearbook 1934-1941, 1965-1966, 1968)
SURNAME LIST
Surname Search
Instructions:
Search the list for names of interest. Make a note of the
membership number
found in the last column associated with the name(s) of
interest. Call the library
(530) 877-2330) during open hours or e-mail the library with
the information
at
(pargenso@pacbell.net). Provide the name(s) of interest, the membership
number
and your contact information (name and phone number or e-mail
address). The
member associated with the name(s) will then return your
call.
Surname list (.pdf)
TAX
ASSESSORS RECORD INDEX 1857
VITAL
RECORDS
Births Index 1859-1905
Delayed Births Index
1869-1991 (see
Publications)
Marriage Index 1851-1920
Marriage Records Butte County, Lorraine
Hubb
Marriage Records Butte County 1931-1956
Earliest Butte County Deaths
1858-1905
(see
Publications)
California Death Index 1940-1997
Copies of vital record certificates may be
obtained from the Butte Co. Recorder
(see
Links) | 