Welcome to Sierra County ...

Time Zone: Sierra County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Downieville is the Seat for Sierra County.

Sierra County was founded in 1852 and was created by taking area from Yuba County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sierra had a population of 2,959 people. This is a decrease of 8.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,240 people in 2010).

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to California
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  • Website for the California State Archives

• Websites specific to Sierra County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Lassen County
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  • Nevada County
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  • Plumas County
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  • Yuba County
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  • Washoe County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of California
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Sierra County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of California
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of California
  • Cemeteries of Sierra County