Gardena Genealogy (in Los Angeles County, CA)

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Gardena Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

Birth cards, 1894-1905 FamilySearch Library

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

California, Birth Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

Index to record of births, 1866-1920, and delayed certificates of births, 1866 on, requested from 1944-1968 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, original birth (1849-1901) and death records (1874-1901) FamilySearch Library

Gardena Cemetery Records

California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 Family Search online

Pet Haven Cemetery Find a Grave online

Roosevelt Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Gardena Census Records

1852 California State Census MyHeritage online

1852 California State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Gardena, California LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Gardena City Directories

Gardena City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Gardena Valley, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Watts - Compton (California) city directories FamilySearch Library

Gardena Death Records

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1905-1939 California Death Index Ancestry online

1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage online

California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry online

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

California, Death Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

Los Angeles County death certificates 1889-1960 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County death index 1905-1925, 1934-1978 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County deaths 1874-1905, 1918-1932 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Los Angeles County, California, deaths, 1873-1899 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, index to deaths, 1905-1979 and death records 1889-1960 FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County, California, original birth (1849-1901) and death records (1874-1901) FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles, California, Coroner's Inquest Index, 1992-2016 Ancestry online

Mission Mortuary records (formerly LeCheminant Mortuary), 1924-1947 FamilySearch Library

Register of deaths, 1877-1905 for Los Angeles County : and indexes to records of deaths, 1873-1920 FamilySearch Library

Gardena Immigration Records

Declarations of intention, 1927-1948 FamilySearch Library

Index to Naturalization Records of the U.S. District for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization Index Cards of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1915-1976 Ancestry online

Naturalization Index of the Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California, 1852-1915 Ancestry online

Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1940 Fold3 online

Naturalization index, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California, 1852-1915 FamilySearch Library

Naturalizations, 1852-1915 FamilySearch Library

Gardena Land Records

Nevada County, California, deeds, 1856-1921 ; indexes, 1856-1921 FamilySearch Library

Gardena Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, 1912 Library of Congress online

Gardena Marriage Records

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1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

Index to marriages 1951-1957 and marriage records 1951-1957, Los Angeles County, California FamilySearch Library

Los Angeles County California marriages 1876-1890, vol. 4 Genealogy Gophers online

Marriage application records, 1850-1905 FamilySearch Library

Marriage certificates, 1851-1924; index, 1851-1920 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1856-1944 ; indexes, 1856-1950 (Los Angeles County, California) FamilySearch Library

Marriages in Los Angeles County (04 Aug 1851 - 24 Oct 1935 ) Western States Marriage Index online

Gardena Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Gardena Newspapers and Obituaries

Gardena Valley News 1952-1959 Newspapers.com online

Gardena Valley News and Gardena Tribune 1965-1965 Newspapers.com online

Gardena Valley News and Gardena Valley Extended Area Merchants News 1950-1952 Newspapers.com online

Gardena Valley News and Imperial-Hollypark News 1959-1965 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Gardena

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Carson-Dominguez News. (Gardena, Calif.) 1968-1972

Dominguez News. (Gardena, Calif.) 1965-1968

Gardena Valley News and Gardena Tribune. (Gardena, Calif.) 1965-1988

Gardena Valley News and Gardena Valley Extended Area Merchants News. (Gardena, Calif.) 1949-1952

Gardena Valley News and Imperial-Hollypark News. (Gardena, Calif.) 1959-1965

Gardena Valley News. (Gardena, Calif.) 1952-1959

Gardena Valley News. (Gardena, Calif.) 1988-Current

Gardena Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Gardena School Records

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Gardena High School - El Arador Yearbook (Gardena, CA), 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1963, 1984 E Yearbook online

Gardena High School yearbook, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Gardena High School yearbook, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Gardena High School yearbook, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 Classmates online

Junipero Serra High School - El Padre Yearbook (Gardena, CA), 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 E Yearbook online

Junipero Serra High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Junipero Serra High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Junipero Serra High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2000 Classmates online

Peary Junior High School yearbook, 1976, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Peary Middle School - Polaris Yearbook (Gardena, CA), 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 E Yearbook online

Peary Middle School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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