Los Angeles County, California Records

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Los Angeles County, California Courthouse Records
Los Angeles County, California Census Records
Los Angeles County, California Vital Records
Los Angeles County, California Resources
Los Angeles County, California External Links

Los Angeles County, California (Map It) was created on February 18, 1850 as one of the original 27 counties . Los Angeles County was named for the words los angeles literally mean “the angels” and are a contraction of the original name Pueblo del Rio de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula (the Town of the River of Our Lady, Queen of the Angeles). In 1781, Governor Felipe de Neve issued orders for the establishment of the pueblo on El Rio Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles. The pueblo in time became known as the Ciudad de Los Angeles (City of the Angels), and it is from this contraction that the present name is derived

Los Angeles County is bordered by Ventura County (west), Kern County (north), San Bernardino County (east), Orange County (southeast) .

Los Angeles County Cities and Towns include Los Angeles .

Since its creation Los Angeles County boundries have changed to include these:

Los Angeles County, California Courthouse Records

Los Angeles County, California Courthouse
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Los Angeles County, CA Courthouse
Old Los Angeles County, California Courthouse
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Old Los Angeles County Courthouse

The Los Angeles County Courthouse is located in Los Angeles, California. Land was later added from counties Mariposa (1851) and Santa Barbara (1851). Learn More About State of California Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

Courthouse History - Los Angeles' first building to be built as a courthouse was considered at the time to be one of the West's finest examples of Romanesque architecture. The "Red Sandstone Courthouse" was built at Spring and Temple Streets on what was then known as Poundcake Hill. An outside elevator with windows that was later added to the building became a sightseeing attraction of the city. Damage sustained in the 1933 earthquake made the building unsafe, and it was demolished in 1936. The site is now occupied by the current courthouse.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. Some early court records from the various courts may have been sent to the California State Archives. Besides court minutes and judgements, these records include tax lists, wills, deeds, estate inventories, and marriage bonds. The California State Archives has microfilm of selected county records, 1850–1919.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Los Angeles county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. Some counties encompass land settled in the eighteenth century; their records pre-date county formation. Land transactions and vital records recorded in the county are at the county recorder's office. The county clerk general has probate books and files from the county's superior court, civil court records, and naturalizations. Divorces may be in either place, depending on how filed.

  • Los Angeles County Recorder-Clerk has Birth / Death Records from 1849 / 1874, Marriage Records from 1850 and Land Records from 1850. The County Recorder-Clerk is s responsible for examination and recording of all documents presented for recording that deal with establishing ownership of land in the County or as required by statute; administers the real property transfer tax law and maintains a permanent record and indexes of all documents for public viewing plus providing certified copies requested by the public; recording of all lawful documents such as deeds, deeds of trust, judgments, liens, affidavits, Uniform Commercial Code Financial Statements, etc; and the filing of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
  • Los Angeles County Clerk of Superior Court has Probate Records from 1850 and Court Records from 1850. The County Clerk of Superior Court has probate books and files from the county's superior court, civil court records, and naturalizations. Divorces may be here or in the Recorders Office, depending on how it was filed.
  • Los Angeles County County Treasurer / Tax Collector
  • Local Registrar of Births and Deaths, 313 North Figueroa Street, Room Lobby-1, Los Angeles, CA 90012; Birth (213) 240-7812, Death (213) 240-7816

Los Angeles County, California Census Records

Los Angeles County, California Vital Records

Los Angeles County, California Resources

Los Angeles County, California External Links

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