Modesto Genealogy (in Stanislaus County, CA)

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Modesto Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

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

Marriage certificates, 1854-1920, with index, 1854-1921; registers of births and deaths, 1873-1905 FamilySearch Library

Modesto Cemetery Records

A partial list of those interred in the Modesto Pioneer Mausoleum : and a list of those interred who were not individually listed, or were missed on the 11/2/78 list FamilySearch Library

Acacia Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Acacia Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Acacia Memorial Park (Masonic) US Gen Web Archives online

California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 Family Search online

California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 Ancestry online

Cemeteries of Stanislaus County, California, Vol. 11 BYU Family History Archives online

Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Masonic Cemetery records, Modesto, Stanislaus, California FamilySearch Library

Modesto Citizens Cemetery Find a Grave online

Modesto Citizens Cemetery Billion Graves online

Modesto Citizens? Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Modesto County Cemetery Billion Graves online

Modesto County Cemetery Find a Grave online

Modesto Pioneer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Modesto Pioneer/Odd Fellows Billion Graves online

Roberts Ferry Cemetery, Roberts Ferry (near Modesto) US Gen Web Archives online

Saint Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery, Modesto US Gen Web Archives online

Saint Stanislaus Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sextons records, Modesto, Stanislaus, California : 1902-1918 FamilySearch Library

Woodcolony Cemetery Billion Graves online

Modesto Census Records

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

Modesto Church Records

Church records, 1874-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Modesto Branch (Stanislaus, California)) FamilySearch Library

First Baptist Church Directory, Modesto, Stanislaus Co. 1964 Golden Nugget Library online

In a goodly land; Latter-day Saints of the Stanislaus : a history of four stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) in the great central valley of California: Modesto California Stake, Modesto California North Stake, Manteca California Stake, Turlock California Stake FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1923-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1938- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Modesto Ward (California)) FamilySearch Library

Modesto City Directories

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Modesto & Stanislaus County Business Directory 1958-1962 Golden Nugget Library online

Modesto (California) city directories FamilySearch Library

Modesto City Directory 1919 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1921 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1946 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1954 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Modesto City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Modesto and Turlock, Stanislaus County, California, City Directory, 1941 MyHeritage online

Modesto and Turlock, Stanislaus County, California, City Directory, 1942 MyHeritage online

Modesto, CA 1910-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Modesto, CA 1937-1942, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952-1954, 1956-1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1918 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1930 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1934 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1961 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1962 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1963 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1964 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1965 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1966 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1967 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1968 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1969 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1970 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1972 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1974 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1977 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1978-1979 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1980 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1981 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, California, City Directory, 1985 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, City Directory, 1958 MyHeritage online

Modesto, Turlock and Stanislaus County (California) directories FamilySearch Library

Polk's Modesto (Stanislaus County, California) city directory : including Oakdale, Ceres, Hughson, Riverbank and Salida FamilySearch Library

Polk's Modesto City Directory (Including: Turlock, Oakdale, Ceres, Denair, Hughson, Keyes, Riverbank & Salida) 1960 Golden Nugget Library online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Modesto, March 1951 thru March 1952 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Modesto, November 1945 thru February 1948 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Modesto, November 1948 thru May 1950 Library of Congress online

Modesto 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

California, Death and Burial Records from Select Counties, 1873-1987 Ancestry online

Marriage certificates, 1854-1920, with index, 1854-1921; registers of births and deaths, 1873-1905 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from the Modesto, California Bee WorldCat

Stanislaus County coroner's register, vols. 1-4, 1883-1927 FamilySearch Library

State of California, County of Stanislaus, burial permits, 1889-1918 FamilySearch Library

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California FamilySearch Library

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California WorldCat

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California, 2005 BYU Family History Archives online

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California, 2006 BYU Family History Archives online

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California, 2007 Genealogy Gophers online

Modesto Histories and Genealogies

One hundred years : Modesto, California, 1870-1970 FamilySearch Library

The way we were fifty years ago east of Modesto to Empire and beyond FamilySearch Library

Modesto Immigration Records

Naturalization records, 1869-1906; indexes, 1854-1978 FamilySearch Library

Modesto Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, 1919 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, August 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, January 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, May 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, November 1894 Library of Congress online

Modesto Marriage Records

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

Marriage certificates, 1854-1920, with index, 1854-1921; registers of births and deaths, 1873-1905 FamilySearch Library

Modesto Military Records

Stanislaus County, California, Civil War veterans FamilySearch Library

Modesto Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Modesto Newspapers and Obituaries

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Angry Arab News 06/08/2011 to 06/01/2018 Genealogy Bank online

Daily Evening News 1884-1902 Newspapers.com online

Daily Evening News, 1895-1902 Newspaper Archive online

Modesto Bee 1975-2023 Newspapers.com online

Modesto Bee And News-Herald 1933-1975 Newspapers.com online

Modesto Bee and News Herald, 1933-1976 Newspaper Archive online

Modesto Bee, 1966-1977 Newspaper Archive online

Modesto Evening News 1910-1925 Newspapers.com online

Modesto Evening News 1910-25 (Modesto, California) Ancestry online

Modesto Evening News, 1902-1925 Newspaper Archive online

Modesto Herald 1875-1913 Newspapers.com online

Modesto Herald 1922-1924 Newspapers.com online

Modesto Herald, 1908-1910 Newspaper Archive online

Modesto Morning Herald 1908-1922 Newspapers.com online

Modesto Morning Herald 1924-1925 Newspapers.com online

Modesto Morning Herald, 1908-1910 Newspaper Archive online

Modesto News 1902-1913 Newspapers.com online

Modesto News 1911-13 (Modesto, California) Ancestry online

Modesto News Herald, 1925-1933 Newspaper Archive online

Modesto News, 1911-1912 Newspaper Archive online

Modesto News-Herald 1925-1933 Newspapers.com online

Modesto News-Herald 1925-1933 Newspapers.com online

Modesto News-Herald 1925-33 (Modesto, California) Ancestry online

Montclair Tribune 1967-72, 1974-75, and 1977 (Montclair, California) Ancestry online

Obituaries from the Modesto, California Bee WorldCat

Stanislaus County News 1870-1872 Newspapers.com online

Stanislaus County Weekly News 1870-1912 Newspapers.com online

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California FamilySearch Library

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California WorldCat

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California, 2005 BYU Family History Archives online

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California, 2006 BYU Family History Archives online

The Modesto Bee obituaries, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California, 2007 Genealogy Gophers online

Tuolumne City News 1868-1870 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Modesto

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.

Daily Evening News. (Modesto, Stanislaus Co., Cal.) 1884-1902

Modesto Bee and News-Herald. (Modesto, Calif) 1933-1975

Modesto Bee. (Modesto, Calif.) 1975-Current

Modesto Evening News. (Modesto, Calif.) 1913-1925

Modesto Herald. (Modesto, Stanislaus Co., Calif.) 1922-1924

Modesto Herald. (Modesto, Stanislaus County, Calif.) 1875-1913

Modesto News-Herald. (Modesto, Calif.) 1925-1933

Modesto News-Herald. (Modesto, Calif.) 1925-1933

Modesto News. (Modesto, Calif.) 1902-1913

San Joaquin Valley Mirror. (Modesto, Calif.) 1873-1874

Stanislaus County News. (Modesto, Stanislaus County [Calif.]) 1870-1872

Stanislaus Farmer's Journal. (Modesto, Calif.) 1881-1882

Modesto Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Modesto School Records

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Beyer High School yearbook, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Beyer High School yearbook, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1998, 1999 Classmates online

Beyer High School yearbook, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Brethren Heritage School yearbook, 1980, 1982, 1983 Classmates online

Brethren Heritage School yearbook, 1980, 1982, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Central Catholic High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Central Catholic High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1995, 1997 Classmates online

Central Catholic High School yearbook, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1997 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Davis High School - Olympian Yearbook (Modesto, CA), 1966, 1984, 1986 E Yearbook online

Davis High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Davis High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Classmates online

Davis High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Directory of Modesto City Schools 1937-1938 Golden Nugget Library online

Downey High School - Shield Yearbook (Modesto, CA), 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964 E Yearbook online

Downey High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Downey High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998 Classmates online

Downey High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Fred C Beyer High School - Stars and Stripes Yearbook (Modesto, CA), 1985 E Yearbook online

Grace M Davis High School yearbook, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Hart - Ransom Academic Charter School yearbook, 1964, 1965 Classmates online

Hart - Ransom Academic Charter School yearbook, 1964, 1965 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Hart-Ransom Academic Charter School yearbook, 1964, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

James C. Enochs High School yearbook, 2009 Classmates online

Mark Twain Junior High School yearbook, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Modesto Adventist Academy yearbook, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Modesto Adventist Academy yearbook, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1984 Classmates online

Modesto Adventist Academy yearbook, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Modesto Christian High School yearbook, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Modesto Christian High School yearbook, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984 Classmates online

Modesto Christian High School yearbook, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Modesto High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Modesto, CA), 1916, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook online

Modesto High School yearbook, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Modesto High School yearbook, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Modesto High School yearbook, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Classmates online

Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA), 1929, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1955 E Yearbook online

Modesto Junior College yearbook, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1955 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Modesto Union Academy - El Capitan Yearbook (Modesto, CA), 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1964 E Yearbook online

Modesto Union Academy yearbook, 1957, 1961, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Roosevelt Junior High School - Roughrider Yearbook (Modesto, CA), 1977, 1978 E Yearbook online

Roosevelt Junior High School yearbook, 1977, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Roosevelt School Graduation Exercises 1934 Golden Nugget Library online

Thomas Downey High School Supplemental Student Directory, Modesto, CA 1959 Golden Nugget Library online

Valley Business High School yearbook, 2002 Classmates online

Valley Business High School yearbook, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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