Amador County, California Genealogy and History - presented by Genealogy Trails

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Amador County, California
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Amador County is the only county in the state of California to be named after a native Californian, Jose Maria Amador, a soldier, rancher and miner, who was born in San Francisco in 1794 to Sergeant Pedro Amador, a Spanish soldier who settled in California in 1771. In Spanish the word Amador means "one who loves". Jose and his native Americans mined along a creek in 1848 and 1849. This creek became known as Amadore's Creek, and soon after, camps called Amadore Crossing and South Amadore or Amadore City were founded.

Jackson is the county seat of Amadore county. The most prominent historical landmark is the Kennedy Mine which began operation in 1860 till it's closure during World War II in 1942, it was the deepest gold mine in North America, 5,912 feet.

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Vital Records Resources

Amador County California Vital Records
Amador County Recorder
500 Argonaut Lane
Jackson, CA 95642
Phone: (209) 223-6468

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Calaveras County, California - south
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Sacramento County, California - west
El Dorado County, California - north
Alpine County, California - east

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Welcome to Genealogy Trails! Amador County, California History and Genealogy Website updated March 17, 2008
This county website is in need of a permanent host. If you are interested joining our group as webmaster for this website, or any of our websites, view our Volunteer Information page and Email Kim. A desire to transcribe data and know-how to make a basic webpage is required. We'll be adding data to this site when we can. Subscribe to our mailing lists to get notification when we update this and our other western websites.
Amador County is the only county in the state of California to be named after a native Californian, Jose Maria Amador, a soldier, rancher and miner, who was born in San Francisco in 1794 to Sergeant Pedro Amador, a Spanish soldier who settled in California in 1771. In Spanish the word Amador means "one who loves". Jose and his native Americans mined along a creek in 1848 and 1849. This creek became known as Amadore's Creek, and soon after, camps called Amadore Crossing and South Amadore or Amadore City were founded. Jackson is the county seat of Amadore county. The most prominent historical landmark is the Kennedy Mine which began operation in 1860 till it's closure during World War II in 1942, it was the deepest gold mine in North America, 5,912 feet.
Births	Cemeteries
Military	Towns	Updates
Vital Records Resources Amador County California Vital Records Amador County Recorder 500 Argonaut Lane Jackson, CA 95642 Phone: (209) 223-6468
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