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San Diego Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

Birth records, 1860, 1870-1905; index, 1870-1910 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

San Diego Cemetery Records (64)


San Diego Census Records

1852 California State Census MyHeritage online

1852 California State Census Ancestry online

City census, 1899 FamilySearch Library

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

San Diego Church Records

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A history of St. Paul's Church, San Diego FamilySearch Library

Bethesda Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Book of baptisms, San Diego Mission (Catholic Church. Mission San Diego de Alcal (San Diego, California)) FamilySearch Library

Brooklyn Heights Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1932-1943 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Brooklyn Heights Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1955-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Brooklyn Heights Presbyterian Church, Deaths, 1912-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Calvary Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1935-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1876-1920 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. San Diego Branch (San Diego, California)) FamilySearch Library

Congregation Beth Israel Records 1921-1969 Archive Grid

El Redentor Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1925-1946 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

El Redentor Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1942-1957 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Extracts of church records, 1775-1888 (Catholic Church. Mission San Diego de Alcal (San Diego, California)) FamilySearch Library

Golden Hill United Presbyterian Church, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1929-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Heretofore, now and forevermore, our centennial celebration (Presbyterian Church (Pacific Beach, California)) FamilySearch Library

Landmark of a century, a centennial history : First United Methodist Church, San Diego, California FamilySearch Library

Old San Diego Community Church Records 1938-1970 Archive Grid

Pacific Portal Community Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1948-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Parish records (San Diego, Calif.), 1771-1904 (Catholic Church. Mission San Diego de Alcal (San Diego, California)) FamilySearch Library

Parish records (San Diego, Calif.), 1856-1970 (Catholic Church. St. Joseph (San Diego, California)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1919-1941 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. San Diego Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1928-1941 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. East San Diego Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1928-1941 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Logan Heights Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1936-1941 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. San Diego Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1936-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1941- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. North Park Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1950-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

San Diego Episcopal Church records FamilySearch Library

San Diego Mission FamilySearch Library

San Diego Mission baptisms, 1775-1808 FamilySearch Library

St. Mark's Church, San Diego, California FamilySearch Library

The First Presbyterian Church : [San Diego, California] FamilySearch Library

We open the cornerstone of the old church : (Central Christian Church, San Diego) FamilySearch Library

San Diego City Directories (218)


San Diego 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

Death records, 1876-1905; index, 1851-1905 FamilySearch Library

Mortuary records [1869-1888, 1907-1909] FamilySearch Library

Obituaries from the San Diego Union, and the San Diego Evening Tribune, 1967-1968 FamilySearch Library

Permits for burial or removal, 1913-1919 ; funeral home records, 1914-1921 FamilySearch Library

Records of death : Rancho de la Nacion and Vista Cemetery, 1870-1888 FamilySearch Library

San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Obituaries, 1993-1994 Ancestry online

San Diego Histories and Genealogies

Balboa Park, San Diego, California : a comprehensive guide to the city's cultural and recreational center Ancestry online

City of San Diego and San Diego County : the birthplace of California Ancestry online

City of San Diego and San Diego County : the birthplace of California, Volume I LDS Genealogy online

City of San Diego and San Diego County : the birthplace of California, Volume I Internet Archive online

City of San Diego and San Diego County, birthplace of California : with selected biography of actors and witnesses in the period of the city and county's greatest growth and achievement FamilySearch Library

History of San Diego Ancestry online

History of San Diego, 1542-1907 : an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States FamilySearch Library

History of San Diego, 1542-1907 : an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States, Vol. 1-2 Genealogy Gophers online

History of San Diego, 1542-1907, Volume 1 (1908) MyHeritage online

History of San Diego, 1542-1908 : an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast Ancestry online

History of San Diego, 1542-1908 : an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States Genealogy Gophers online

History of San Diego, 1542-1908 : an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States, Volume I LDS Genealogy online

History of San Diego, 1542-1908 : an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States, Volume I Internet Archive online

History of San Diego, 1542-1908 : an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States, Volume II LDS Genealogy online

History of San Diego, 1542-1908 : an account of the rise and progress of the pioneer settlement on the Pacific coast of the United States, Volume II Internet Archive online

San Diego as a health resort FamilySearch Library

San Diego yesterdays Google Books online

San Diego; the city and the county FamilySearch Library

The City and county of San Diego : illustrated, and containing biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers FamilySearch Library

The Journal of San Diego history FamilySearch Library

The city and county of San Diego : illustrated and containing biographical sketches of prominent men and pioneers FamilySearch Library

The history of the Sedgwick Reserve : (Rancho La Laguna de San Francisco) FamilySearch Library

Times : collecting, preserving, protecting and sharing San Diego's past FamilySearch Library

San Diego Immigration Records

California, San Diego Naturalization Index, 1868-1958 Family Search online

California, San Diego Passenger Lists, 1904-1952 Family Search online

California, San Diego, Airplane Passenger and Crew Lists, 1929-1954 Family Search online

California, San Diego, Chinese Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1923 Family Search online

Index Cards to Naturalized Citizens from the Superior Court of San Diego, California (Central Division), 1868-1958 Ancestry online

Index to Citizens Naturalized in the Superior Court of San Diego, California, 1853-1956 Ancestry online

Index to Declarations of Intention in the Superior Court of San Diego County, California, 1853-1956 Ancestry online

Index to passenger arrivals at San Diego, California, ca. 1904-ca. 1952 : National Archives microfilm publications, M1761 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization Index Cards from the Superior Court of San Diego, CA, 1868-1958 Fold3 online

Naturalization Records in the Superior Court of San Diego, CA, 1883-1958 Fold3 online

Naturalization Records in the Superior Court of San Diego, California, 1883-1958 (NARA M1526); Index to Naturalized Citizens from the Superior Court of San Diego, California, 1868-1958 (NARA M1613) FamilySearch Library

San Diego, California, Airplane Passenger and Crew List Arrivals, 1929-1954 Ancestry online

San Diego Land Records

Deeds of Sonoma County 1847-1901 FamilySearch Library

San Diego Map Records

Bird's eye view map of Coronado Beach, San Diego Bay and city of San Diego, Cal. in distance, 1880 Library of Congress online

Bird's eye view map of San Diego, California 1876. Library of Congress online

Map of Coronado Beach, San Diego, California FamilySearch Library

Map of Roseville, subdivision of Pueblo Lots nos. 198, 199 Y 208 FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1920 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1920-1940 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1920-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1921-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1940 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, 1940-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from San Diego, San Diego County, California, March 1887 Library of Congress online

Shell street map of San Diego FamilySearch Library

San Diego 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

Earliest marriage papers of San Diego County, California, 1850-1866 FamilySearch Library

San Diego Military Records

1915 Army and Navy review : being a review of the activities of the officers and enlisted men stationed in San Diego during the exposition FamilySearch Books online

Civil War veterans roster : Mount Hope Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery, San Diego, California WorldCat

Confederate veterans buried in the United Daughters of the Confederacy plot at Mt. Hope Cemetery, San Diego, California WorldCat

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California LDS Genealogy online

Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California Internet Archive online

The Complete roster of the Fortieth Division, Camp Kearny, California, November 15, 1917 Genealogy Gophers online

The rising tide : the history of San Diego FamilySearch Library

San Diego Minority Records

California, San Diego, Chinese Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1923 Family Search online

Old town, new town ; an enjoyment of San Diego Jewish history FamilySearch Library

San Diego Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Membership directory, 1981-1982 FamilySearch Library

U.S., Applications for Seaman's Protection Certificates, 1916-1940 (includes San Diego, California) Ancestry online

Vital records from family Bibles FamilySearch Library

San Diego Newspapers and Obituaries

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Beach and Bay Press (San Diego, 2007-2010) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Daily Morning Bulletin 04/06/1872 to 04/25/1872 Genealogy Bank online

Daily San Diegan 11/01/1887 to 02/29/1888 Genealogy Bank online

Evening Tribune 12/03/1895 to 09/24/1940 Genealogy Bank online

La Jolla Village News (San Diego, 2007) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

La Jolla Village News Readers Choice Awards (San Diego, 2009) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Mission Times Courier 08/19/2016 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Obituaries from the San Diego Union, and the San Diego Evening Tribune, 1967-1968 FamilySearch Library

Peninsula Beacon (San Diego, 1999-2010) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Peninsula Beacon 05/22/2014 to Current Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Daily Bee (San Diego, 1887) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

San Diego Daily Bee 05/16/1887 to 03/30/1888 Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Daily World 01/28/1873 to 07/25/1873 Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Downtown News (San Diego, 2009) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

San Diego Downtown News 08/31/2012 to Current Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Herald (San Diego, 1851-1860) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

San Diego Sud California Deutsche Zeitung, 1887-1923 Newspaper Archive online

San Diego Sun 01/03/1888 to 02/29/1888 Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Union 03/20/1871 to 12/31/1983 Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Union and Daily Bee (San Diego, 1871-1922) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Obituaries, 1993-1994 Ancestry online

San Diego Union-Tribune 12/07/1983 to Current Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Union-Tribune, The: Web Edition Articles 01/02/2019 to Current Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Uptown News 07/01/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

San Diego Weekly Bulletin 09/04/1869 to 07/20/1872 Genealogy Bank online

Sud California Deutsche Zeitung (San Diego, 1887-1923) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Sud California Deutsche Zeitung (San Diego, Calif.) (from April 23, 1887 to Dec. 28, 1923) MyHeritage online

Sud California Deutsche Zeitung 04/23/1887 to 12/28/1923 Genealogy Bank online

Sud California Deutsche Zeitung 1887-1923 Newspapers.com online

Sud California Deutsche Zeitung. (San Diego, Calif.) (from April 23, 1887 to Dec. 28, 1923) Chronicling America online

Sun 07/27/1881 to 01/16/1884 Genealogy Bank online

The Times Herald 1974 (Vallejo, California) Ancestry online

Weekly World 07/27/1872 to 07/19/1873 Genealogy Bank online

inewsource 06/30/2020 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for San Diego

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.

Beach & Bay Press. (San Diego, Ca) 1988-Current

Beacon. (San Diego, Ca.) 1980s-1990

Broom. (San Diego, Calif.) 1930-1953

Daily Bee. (San Diego, Calif.) 1880s-1887

Daily San Diegan. (San Diego, Calif.) 1885-1892

Daily San Diego Union. (San Diego, Cal.) 1871-1873

Door [Microform]. (San Diego, Calif.) 1970-1973

Door. (San Diego, Calif.) 1970-1973

Downtown San Diego. (San Diego, Ca) 1980-1981

Downtown. (San Diego, Ca) 1981-1984

Duck Power. (San Diego, Calif.) 1960s-1970s

Evening Tribune. (San Diego, Cal.) 1895-1939

Evening Tribune. (San Diego, Calif.) 1950-1981

Good Morning Teaspoon [Microform]. (San Diego, Calif.) 1966-1968

Good Morning Teaspoon. (San Diego, Ca.) 1966-1968

Greater San Diego Progress. (San Diego, Calif.) 1924-1925

Independent. (San Diego, Calif.) 1954-1968

La Jolla Village News. (San Diego, Ca) 1990s-Current

Labor Leader. (San Diego, Calif.) 1951-1965

North City Sentinel. (San Diego, Ca.) 1981-1982

North Shores Sentinel. (San Diego, Ca) 1981-1982

Ocean-Mission-Pacific Beach Star-News. (San Diego, Ca) 1985-1987

Peninsula Beacon. (San Diego, Ca) 1990-Current

San Diegan-Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1892-1895

San Diegan-Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1897-1908

San Diego Californian. (San Diego, Calif.) 1939-1940

San Diego Centre City News. ([San Diego, Calif.]) 1986-1990

San Diego County Advertiser. (San Diego, Calif.) 1891-1898

San Diego Daily Bee. (San Diego, Calif.) 1887-1890s

San Diego Daily Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1885-1889

San Diego Free Door to Liberation [Microform]. (San Diego, Calif.) 1969-1970

San Diego Free Door to Liberation. (San Diego, Ca) 1969-1970

San Diego Free Press [Microform]. (San Diego, Calif.) 1968-1969

San Diego Free Press. (San Diego, Calif.) 1968-1969

San Diego Herald. (San Diego, Calif.) 1851-1860

San Diego Independent. (San Diego, Calif.) 1924-1928

San Diego Independent. (San Diego, Calif.) 1968-1974

San Diego Labor Afl Leader. (San Diego, Calif.) 1947-1951

San Diego Newsline. (San Diego, Calif.) 1977-Current

San Diego Progress-Journal. (San Diego, Calif.) 1933-1944

San Diego Progress. (San Diego, Calif.) 1925-1933

San Diego Shopping News and Independent. (San Diego, Calif.) 1953-1954

San Diego Sun and Daily San Diegan. (San Diego, Calif.) 1895-1897

San Diego Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1908-1939

San Diego Tribune. (San Diego, Calif.) 1989-1992

San Diego Union and Daily Bee. (San Diego, Cal.) 1897-1922

San Diego Union-Tribune. (San Diego, Calif.) 1992-Current

San Diego Union. (San Diego [Calif.]) 1873-1888

San Diego Union. (San Diego, Cal.) 1889-1897

San Diego Union. (San Diego, Calif.) 1868-1924

San Diego Union. (San Diego, Calif.) 1922-1992

San Diego Weekly Bulletin. (San Diego, Calif.) 1869-1872

San Diego Weekly News. (San Diego, Ca) 1980s-1990s

San Diego Weekly Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1880s-1891

Sentinel. (San Diego, Ca) 1978-1981

Sentinel. (San Diego, Ca.) 1980-1980s

Sentinel. (San Diego, Calif.) 1978-1980s

Sentinel. (San Diego, Calif.) 1978-1986

Sentinel. ([San Diego, Calif.) 1980-1981

Southern Cross. (San Diego, Calif.) 1910s-Current

Street Journal & San Diego Free Press. (San Diego, Calif.) 1969-1970

Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1881-1885

Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1889-1892

Teaspoon Door [Microform]. (San Diego, Calif.) 1968-1969

Teaspoon Door. (San Diego, Calif.) 1968-1969

Trade Union News. (San Diego, Calif.) 1935-1937

Tribune-Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1939-1950

Tribune. (San Diego, Calif.) 1981-1989

Trolley Line News. (San Diego, Ca.) 1983-1986

University City Sentinel. (San Diego, Ca) 1978-1980

Up from the Bottom. (San Diego, Calif.) 1971-1978

Update [Microform]. (San Diego, Ca) 1979-Current

Update. (San Diego, Ca) 1979-Current

Voice of City Heights. ([San Diego, Calif.]) 1984-1990s

Weekly San Diegan-Sun. (San Diego, Calif.) 1890s-1895

Weekly San Diegan. (San Diego, Calif.) 1880s-1890s

Weekly Sun and Weekly San Diegan. (San Diego, Calif.) 1895-1897

Wildcat. (San Diego, Calif.) 1972-1975

San Diego Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

San Diego School Records (238)




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