Watsonville Genealogy (in Santa Cruz County, CA)

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Watsonville 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

Watsonville city births, 1873-1879 FamilySearch Library

Watsonville Cemetery Records

California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 Family Search online

Pajaro Valley Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Pajaro Valley Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Pioneer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pioneer Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pioneer Cemetery, Watsonville US Gen Web Archives online

Saint Francis Cemetery Find a Grave online

Supplement to Watsonville cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Valley Public Cemetery Find a Grave online

Watsonville Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Watsonville Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., California cemetery records FamilySearch Library

Watsonville Census Records

1852 California State Census MyHeritage online

1852 California State Census Ancestry 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

Watsonville Church Records

Church records, 1864-1893 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Watsonville Branch (Watsonville, California)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1933-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Watsonville Branch (California)) FamilySearch Library

Watsonville City Directories

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California City Directories (includes Watsonville 1926) Ancestry online

Polk's Watsonville (Santa Cruz County, California) city directory : including Aptos, Freedom, La Selva Beach, Pajaro, rio Del Mar, and Seacliff FamilySearch Library

Santa Cruz (California) city directories FamilySearch Library

Watsonville City Directory 1928 MyHeritage online

Watsonville City Directory 1930 MyHeritage online

Watsonville City Directory 1937 MyHeritage online

Watsonville City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Watsonville City Directory 1941 MyHeritage online

Watsonville City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Watsonville City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Watsonville City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

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

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

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

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

Watsonville, California, City Directory, 1946 MyHeritage online

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

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

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

Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, City Directory, 1937 MyHeritage online

Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, City Directory, 1959 MyHeritage online

Watsonville Death Records

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

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

Watsonville Histories and Genealogies

Highlights in the history of Watsonville, California FamilySearch Library

Watsonville : memories that linger FamilySearch Library

Watsonville Woman's Club 1961 - 1962 SF Genealogy online

Watsonville Woman's Club 1963 - 1964 SF Genealogy online

Watsonville 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

Watsonville 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

Watsonville Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, 1920-1962 Library of Congress online

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, December 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, December 1920 Library of Congress online

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, July 1908 Library of Congress online

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

Watsonville Marriage Records

1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

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

Santa Cruz County, California marriages from early newspapers FamilySearch Library

Watsonville Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Watsonville Newspapers and Obituaries

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Evening Pajaronian (1903 - 1937) Watsonville Public Library online

Pajaro Times And Santa Cruz Times (1864 - 1867) Watsonville Public Library online

Register Pajaronian (1938 - 2012) Watsonville Public Library online

Register Pajaronian (1938 - Current) Watsonville Public Library online

Register Pajaronian (2013 - Current) Watsonville Public Library 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 Sentinel Local News Index, June 1856 Through May 1884 FamilySearch Library

The Pajaronian (1868 - 1913) Watsonville Public Library online

The Slav community of Watsonville, California : as reported in old newspapers (1881-1920) FamilySearch Library

Watsonville Morning Sun (1937 - 1942) Watsonville Public Library online

Offline Newspapers for Watsonville

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.

Evening Pajaronian. (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Cal.) 1903-1937

Pajaro Times. (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Cal.) 1863-1865

Pajaro Valley Times. (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Cal.) 1865-1866

Pajaronian. (Watsonville, Cal.) 1868-1874

Pajaronian. (Watsonville, Cal.) 1881-1910s

Register-Pajaronian. (Watsonville, Calif.) 1972-Current

Rustler. (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Cal.) 1888-1897

Watsonville Morning Sun. (Watsonville, Calif.) 1937-1940s

Watsonville Pajaronian. (Watsonville, Cal.) 1874-1881

Watsonville Register-Pajaronian and Sun. (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Calif.) 1949-1969

Watsonville Register-Pajaronian. (Watsonville, Calif.) 1969-1972

Watsonville Register-Pajaronian. (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Calif.) 1937-1949

Watsonville Register. (Watsonville, Calif.) 1900s-1920s

Watsonville Transcript. (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Cal.) 1870s-1880

Watsonville Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Watsonville School Records

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Monte Vista Christian High School - Yearbook (Watsonville, CA), 1972 E Yearbook online

Monte Vista Christian High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Monte Vista Christian High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988 Classmates online

Monterey Bay Academy yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Monterey Bay Academy yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 Classmates online

Mora Central High School yearbook, 1966 Classmates online

Mora Central High School yearbook, 1966 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Watsonville High School - Manzanita Yearbook (Watsonville, CA), 1916, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1981 E Yearbook online

Watsonville High School yearbook, 1916, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Watsonville High School yearbook, 1916, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1995 Classmates online



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