Santa Cruz Genealogy (in Santa Cruz County, CA)

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Santa Cruz Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

Births, 1873-1908; index, 1850-1980 FamilySearch Library

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

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

Santa Cruz birth registers 1850-1908 vol 1 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz city births (1905) and deaths (1891-1905) FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz delayed birth certificates 1850-1980 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz Cemetery Records

190 Capitola Rd Billion Graves online

California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 Family Search online

Evergreen Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evergreen Cemetery Interment online

Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Evergreen Cemetery records, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California FamilySearch Library

Home Of Peace Cemetery Billion Graves online

Home of Peace Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mission Santa Cruz Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakwood Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Oakwood Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Santa Cruz Mausoleum Find a Grave online

Santa Cruz Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Santa Cruz Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Santa Cruz Census Records

1852 California State Census MyHeritage online

1852 California State Census Ancestry online

The 1845 Villa de Branciforte census 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

Santa Cruz Church Records

A Century of Christian witness : history of First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz, California FamilySearch Library

Calvary Episcopal Church : records of early parishioners, Santa Cruz, California. WorldCat

Extracts of church records, 1791-1861 (Catholic Church. Mission Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California)) FamilySearch Library

Mission registers, 1791-1902 (Catholic Church. Mission Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1938-1946 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Santa Cruz Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz Mission, California baptisms and correspondence, 1791-1814 WorldCat

Santa Cruz, the early years : including Old Santa Cruz Mission; Villa de Branciforte; the story of Old Soquel; the Annals of Santa Cruz; Los Fundadores FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz City Directories

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California City Directories (includes Santa Cruz 1926) Ancestry online

California City Directories (includes Santa Cruz 1975) Ancestry online

California City Directories (includes Santa Cruz County Cities 1975) Ancestry online

Polk's Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County, California) city directory, FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz (California) city directories FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1933 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1934 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1941 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz, CA 1902-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1904-1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1907-1908 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1912-1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1916-1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1923-1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1939 MyHeritage online

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1940 MyHeritage online

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1960 MyHeritage online

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

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

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

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

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1965-1966 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

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

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

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1971 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1973 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1975 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1976 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1978 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1979 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

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

Santa Cruz, California, Surburban Directory, 1967 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, Surburban Directory, 1969 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, Surburban Directory, 1971 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, Surburban Directory, 1973 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, Surburban Directory, 1976 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, Surburban Directory, 1977 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz, California, Surburban Directory, 1978 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

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

Calvary Episcopal Church : records of early parishioners, Santa Cruz, California. WorldCat

Death records, 1873-1905; index, 1850-1980 FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz County death index 1850-1980 vol A2 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz city births (1905) and deaths (1891-1905) FamilySearch Library

Strays : marriages & deaths in Santa Cruz, CA of persons who resided elsewhere WorldCat

Strays : marriages & deaths in Santa Cruz, CA of persons who resided elsewhere, reported in newspapers 1919 through 1924 WorldCat

Strays, Marriages & Deaths in Santa Cruz, Ca of Persons Who Resided Elsewhere, Reported in Newspapers, 1919 Through 1924 FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz Histories and Genealogies

The America's first academic library, Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz Immigration Records

Index to Naturalization In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1852 - ca. 1989 Ancestry online

Naturalization service, petition and record, volumes 2-6, petition nos. 50 to 550, December 9, 1909-March 9, 1927 FamilySearch Library

US Naturalization Records, Northern California, 1852-1989 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz Land Records

Deeds, 1850-1874 FamilySearch Library

Records of deeds, 1854-1902, with indexes to grantors and grantees, 1854-1898, and homesteads, 1860-1904 FamilySearch Library

U.S. Government land patents, 1812-1903, Sonoma County FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, July 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, July 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, May 1888 Library of Congress online

Santa Cruz Marriage Records

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1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

Calvary Episcopal Church : records of early parishioners, Santa Cruz, California. WorldCat

Marriage records, 1851-1905; index, 1850-1979 FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz County, California marriages from early newspapers FamilySearch Library

Strays : marriages & deaths in Santa Cruz, CA of persons who resided elsewhere WorldCat

Strays : marriages & deaths in Santa Cruz, CA of persons who resided elsewhere, reported in newspapers 1919 through 1924 WorldCat

Strays, Marriages & Deaths in Santa Cruz, Ca of Persons Who Resided Elsewhere, Reported in Newspapers, 1919 Through 1924 FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz Social Register - 1899 Golden Nugget Library online

Santa Cruz Newspapers and Obituaries

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Evening Sentinel (Santa Cruz, 1896-1907) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Evening Sentinel 1896-1907 Newspapers.com online

Santa Cruz County Times 01/26/1867 to 01/16/1869 Genealogy Bank online

Santa Cruz County, California marriages from early newspapers FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz County, California, births & deaths from early newspapers 1856-1919 FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz Daily Surf 1885-1888 Newspapers.com online

Santa Cruz Evening News (Santa Cruz, 1907-1941) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Santa Cruz Evening News 1907-1941 Newspapers.com online

Santa Cruz Local Item 04/16/1875 to 12/29/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, 1884-2010) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Santa Cruz Sentinel 02/09/2008 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Santa Cruz Sentinel 06/21/1856 to 12/16/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Santa Cruz Sentinel 1884-2005 Newspapers.com online

Santa Cruz Sentinel Local News Index, June 1856 Through May 1884 FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz Surf 1883-1899 Newspapers.com online

Santa Cruz Surf 1883-1907 Newspapers.com online

Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel (Santa Cruz, 1862-1908) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel 1862-1908 Newspapers.com online

Santa Cruz daily surf local news index 1883-1919 FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz daily surf local news index, vol. 1 Genealogy Gophers online

Santa Cruz evening news, local news index 1919-1941 FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz evening news, local news index, vol. 3 Genealogy Gophers online

Santa Cruz evening news, local news index, vol. 5 Genealogy Gophers online

Strays : marriages & deaths in Santa Cruz, CA of persons who resided elsewhere, reported in newspapers 1919 through 1924 WorldCat

Strays, Marriages & Deaths in Santa Cruz, Ca of Persons Who Resided Elsewhere, Reported in Newspapers, 1919 Through 1924 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Santa Cruz

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.

Courier and Local Item. (Santa Cruz, Cal.) 1880-1881

Courier-Item. (Santa Cruz, Cal.) 1881-1889

Matrix. (Santa Cruz, Ca) 1976-1990

Monthly Planet. (Santa Cruz, Ca.) 1985-1980s

New Charter. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1893-1898

Pacific Sentinel. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1856-1862

Resistance. ([Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1974-1970s

Riptide. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1938-1953

San Lorenzo Valley Sun. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1949-1957

Santa Cruz County Independent. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1957-1958

Santa Cruz County Labor Journal. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1942-1954

Santa Cruz County Sentinel. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1993-2000

Santa Cruz County Times. (Santa Cruz [Calif.]) 1867-1870

Santa Cruz Daily Sentinel. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1884-1899

Santa Cruz Daily Surf. (Santa Cruz, Cal.) 1880s-1889

Santa Cruz Evening News. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1907-1941

Santa Cruz Labor Journal. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1937-1942

Santa Cruz Local Item. (Santa Cruz, Cal.) 1875-1880

Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel. (Santa Cruz, Cal.) 1899-1931

Santa Cruz Sentinel-News. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1942-1956

Santa Cruz Sentinel. (Santa Cruz, Ca) 2000-Current

Santa Cruz Sentinel. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1862-1891

Santa Cruz Sentinel. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1932-1941

Santa Cruz Sentinel. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1956-1993

Santa Cruz Surf. (Santa Cruz, Cal.) 1883-1880s

Santa Cruz Surf. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1889-1919

Santa Cruz Times. (Santa Cruz, Cal.) 1870-1871

Santa Cruz Weekly Courier. (Santa Cruz, Cal.) 1876-1880

Santa Cruz and Pajaro Times. (Santa Cruz [Calif.]) 1866-1867

Sundaz. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1972-1976

Sundaze. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1970-1972

Town Crier. (Santa Cruz, Calif.) 1977-1978

Santa Cruz Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Santa Cruz School Records

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Glad Tidings Bible Institute yearbook, 1951 Classmates online

Glad Tidings Bible Institute yearbook, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Glad Tidings Bible Institute yearbook, 1951 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Harbor High School yearbook, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Harbor High School yearbook, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987 Classmates online

Harbor High School yearbook, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Holy Cross High School - Torch Yearbook (Santa Cruz, CA), 1953, 1955, 1956 E Yearbook online

Holy Cross High School yearbook, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Holy Cross High School yearbook, 1955, 1956, 1966 Classmates online

Holy Cross High School yearbook, 1955, 1956, 1966 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Holy Cross School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952 (Jun), 1953 Classmates online

Holy Cross School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952 (Jun), 1953 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Holy Cross School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Marello Preparatory yearbook, 1971, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Marello Preparatory yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1980 Classmates online

Marello Preparatory yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Santa Cruz High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Santa Cruz, CA), 1927, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1978 E Yearbook online

Santa Cruz High School yearbook, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Santa Cruz High School yearbook, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990 Classmates online

Santa Cruz High School yearbook, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1990 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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