Alameda County CA Genealogy

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Alameda County Records by City/Town

Alameda Genealogy (243)
Albany Genealogy (33)
Alvarado Genealogy (34)
Berkeley Genealogy (323)
Brooklyn Genealogy (32)
Castro Valley Genealogy (35)
Dublin Genealogy (43)
Emeryville Genealogy (40)
Fremont Genealogy (104)
Hayward Genealogy (133)
Irvington Genealogy (30)


Livermore Genealogy (105)
Murray Genealogy (30)
Newark Genealogy (37)
Niles Genealogy (30)
Oakland Genealogy (652)
Piedmont Genealogy (49)
Pleasanton Genealogy (58)
San Leandro Genealogy (92)
San Lorenzo Genealogy (47)
Union City Genealogy (35)
Washington Township Genealogy (30)


Overview of Alameda County Records

  • Alameda County was created in 1853 from Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties.
  • Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1905 and later can be obtained from the California Department of Public Health.
  • The Alameda County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1854, probate records starting in 1853, divorce records, court records starting in 1853, land records starting in 1853, birth records starting in 1873, and death records starting in 1873.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.