Sonoma County CA Genealogy

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Sonoma County Records by City/Town

Bodega Bay Genealogy (45)
Cloverdale Genealogy (82)
Cotati Genealogy (46)
Forestville Genealogy (46)
Geyserville Genealogy (58)
Glen Ellen Genealogy (45)
Guerneville Genealogy (56)
Healdsburg Genealogy (83)


Kenwood Genealogy (45)
Occidental Genealogy (47)
Petaluma Genealogy (139)
Rohnert Park Genealogy (46)
Santa Rosa Genealogy (209)
Sebastopol Genealogy (86)
Sonoma Genealogy (81)
Windsor Genealogy (54)


Overview of Sonoma County Records

  • Sonoma County was created in 1850.
  • Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1905 and later can be obtained from the California Department of Public Health.
  • The Sonoma County Recorder has birth records starting in 1858, marriage records starting in 1846, death records starting in 1873, burial records, and land records starting in 1841.
  • The Sonoma County Clerk has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1850.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.