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Welcome to El Dorado County, California Genealogy Trails! Welcome to Genealogy Trails! We are a group of volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. Real data and not a bunch of links! Want to join us in our efforts? You can! Send in your data today. We would be happy to add it.  Just use the links above. It's that easy! Please feel free to explore the data here for El Dorado County, California. Consider contributing and helping free genealogy grow. **** Our latest Updates **** * County Host for El Dorado County: Brenda Wiesner * We regret we are unable to perform personal research but will place data on this site as we come across it or as it is submitted. If you would like to be kept informed of our state and county website updates, subscribe to our mailing lists or follow us on Facebook! Visit our new blogspot! We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this project be successful. If you are interested in joining our group, view our Volunteer Page for further information and then contact Kim.  Don't want to host a site but still want to help? Check out our Transcription Team! Downtown Placerville ca. 1880's  El Dorado County is rich in history. Many of us can link some how to this county. Many flocked to it's rolling hills and rivers to 'strike it rich' in 1849 after James W. Marshall discovered gold here January 24th, 1848. The county seat is Placerville, also known as "Hangtown". Numerous hangings occurred in Placerville during the mining days, thus earning its name. Some its notable residents over time have included Levi Strauss, John Studebaker, Thomas Kinkade, and Mark Hopkins Jr. Neighboring Counties Alpine County, California Amador County, California Placer County, California Sacramento County, California Douglas County, Nevada Back to California Genealogy Trails Back to Genealogy Trails

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