Madera County, CA
History and Genealogy

   


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HISTORY

Madera County was formed in 1893 from parts of Fresno County.

Madera in Spanish means timber or lumber. The county derives its name from the town of Madera, named when the California Lumber Company built a log flume to carry lumber to the railroad there in 1876.

Madera County is a county of the U.S. state of California, located in the Central Valley north of Fresno County. The county seat is Madera.

The southernmost part of Yosemite National Park is located in the county's northeast.

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Cities & Towns:

Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos
Chowchilla
Madera
Madera Acres
O'Neals
North Fork
Coarsegold
Oakhurst
Bass Lake
Raymond
Parksdale
Parkwood
Ripperdan
Yosemite Lakes

Vital Records Resources

County Courthouse
209 W. Yosemite Avenue
Madera, CA 93637-3534
Phone: (559) 675-7700
Fax: (559) 675-7693


County Seat: Madera
Year Organized: 1893
Square Miles: 2,138


 

Cemetery Locations:

Arbor Vitae Cemetery
Chowchilla Cemetery
Fine Gold Cemetery
New Hope Cemetery
North Fork Cemetery
Picayune Cemetery
Raymond Cemetery
Walker Cemetery

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Biographies Births Cemeteries
Census Deaths History
Marriages Military Obituaries
Probate    

Archives Locations

National Archives - San Francisco
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066-2350

Library Locations

Chowchilla Branch Library
Madera Library
North Fork Branch Library
Oakhurst Branch Library
Ranchos Branch Library



 

   

 

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Neighboring counties

Fresno County, California
Mariposa County, California
Merced County, California
Mono County, California
Tuolumne County, California

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