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This site is undergoing a facelift. As a result, some links may not be working properly. Sorry about the inconvenience. Please bear with me.

Coordinator of this Site

I am Elizabeth E. Bullard, coordinator and website designer for The Plumas County CAGenWeb Project since May 1, 2004. I am a member in good standing of the California Genealogical Society, the California Historical Society, the New England Historical Genealogical Society, and the Association of Professional Genealogists.

I hope that you will find this site helpful and that you enjoy your visit. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me by email.

My sincerest thanks to the previous county coordinators
for all of their hard work and contributions to this project:

Jacquie Ansell (1996-1999)
Tim I. Purdy (1999-2004)

 

New to Genealogy?

Follow the Research Aids link above to locate excellent resources for new and experienced researchers alike.
Get information about where to start, or get ideas about how to break through that proverbial brick wall.

 

 

A Little Bit About Plumas County

Plumas County was formed from parts of Butte County in 1854. It was only natural to name the county for the river that flows through it - Feather River. In 1821, the river was named el rio de las plumas (the river of feathers) by Spanish explorer Luis Antonio Argüelo for the multitude of waterfowl that he observed upon its waters. In about 1850, the river's name was anglicized to Feather River.

Plumas County tidbits:

• As of the year 2010, the total population of Plumas County was 20, 007 (down by 817 since the year 2000) - that's about 8 people per square mile.
• The county seat is Quincy.
• The only incorporated city within the county is Portola.
• There are only three traffic lights in the entire county: two at Quincy intersections and one at a Portola intersection.

Learn more about Plumas County, California, by visiting the
County History page.

Neighboring Counties

Butte County (west-southwest)
Lassen County (north and east)
Shasta County (northwest)
Sierra County (south)
Tehama County (west)
Yuba County (south)

 

 

The USGenWeb Project



Organized in 1996, The USGenWeb Project is a loosely-organized group of volunteers that work to create a center for genealogical research for every county in the United States.

The USGenWeb Project is non-commercial and fully-committed to providing free access to genealogical and historical resources for everyone. The USGenWeb Project also sponsors several special projects at the national level.

To learn more about The USGenWeb Project and its history, visit the national site.

Our Founder

Jeff Donald Murphy was born August 28, 1947, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, a son of Powell Davis Murphy and Marjorie (Morrison) Murphy, and passed away May 20, 2001, Gresham, Oregon.

Jeff was the founder of The KYGenWeb Project, The USGenWeb Project, The USBiographies Project and co-founder of The KYBiographies Project.

The CAGenWeb Project



First loaded onto the Internet on July 16, 1996, The CAGenWeb Project was created when The USGenWeb Project organizers expanded by creating individual projects for every state within the U.S.A. and its territories. To learn more about The CAGenWeb Project, visit the state site.

Richard S. Wilson was
The CAGenWeb Project's
1st State Coordinator.

Current State Coordinator:
Bob Jenkins

Current Assistant State Coordinator:
Jeannette Harper

 

 

 

Search This Site

Use the search function below to search all of the collections on this site.

To match an exact phrase or name, you may use quotes around the phrase or name. If you prepend a word with a + or a - symbol, that word will be required or eliminated from your search (example: +Quincy or -Quincy). You may enter a partial word or name followed by a * symbol (example: John*). You may use a ? symbol to substitute any letter. You also may use boolean operators, such as AND, OR, and NOT (these operators must be in capital letters). All of these techniques may be combined. Do not include punctuation. The search function is not case-sensitive, except when using boolean operators.

A site map and an index also are available at the top of the search function box. With some exceptions, names such as Van der Bogart and de la Cruz are alphabetized as VanderBogart and DelaCruz. You probably will want to search both ways, enter a partial name, and/or use wildcard symbols in your seach. 

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The Legal Stuff:

Website Design  © 2018 Elizabeth E. Bullard. All Rights Reserved.

Copyright Notice: The content of this website is a collective work that may contain some private contributions. Said private contributions are so-noted and copyright of those private contributions belongs to the original author. Under no circumstances is any data from this site to be re-published in any fashion without the express written consent of its owner.

Disclaimers:

This site is not in any way affiliated with any governmental body or agency.

Links to some external websites have been provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only. The act of pointing, via hyperlink, to any website by this website does not in any way whatsoever constitute an endorsement or an approval by The CAGenWeb Project or The USGenWeb Project or any of their affiliates or any of their administrators of any product, service, or opinion that may be appear on that website.

The CAGenWeb Project and The USGenWeb Project and their affiliates and their administrators make no guarantee whatsoever about the content and/or quality of any research material that may be provided by any genealogical or historical researcher that may be listed on this website. The CAGenWeb Project and The USGenWeb Project and their affiliates and their administrators make no guarantee whatsoever about the expertise of any genealogical or historical researcher that may be listed on this website. The listing on this website of any genealogical or historical researcher does not in any way whatsoever constitute endorsement of that genealogical or historical researcher by The CAGenWeb Project or The USGenWeb Project or any of their affiliates or any of their administrators.