Costa Mesa Genealogy (in Orange County, CA)
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Costa Mesa Birth Records
1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage 
Birth records, 1887-1921; index, 1887-1956 FamilySearch Library
California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry
California, Birth Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health
Costa Mesa Cemetery Records
Harbor Lawn Cemetery Billion Graves
Harbor Lawn-Mount Olive Memorial Park Find a Grave
Harbor Lawn-Mount Olive Memorial Park, Costa Mesa US Gen Web Archives
Costa Mesa Census Records
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Costa Mesa City Directories
Costa Mesa Death Records
1905-1939 California Death Index Ancestry
1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage
California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry
California, Death Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health
Death and burial permit master index, 1889-1955 FamilySearch Library
Death records, 1889-1923 FamilySearch Library
Costa Mesa Histories and Genealogies
A slice of Orange : the history of Costa Mesa FamilySearch Library
Costa Mesa Immigration Records
Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1940 Fold3
Naturalization records, 1889-1944 FamilySearch Library
Costa Mesa Land Records
Contra Costa County land claims, 1852-1925 FamilySearch Library
Deed records, 1856-1920; general index to deeds, 1856-1900, indexes to grantees and grantors, 1856-1975 FamilySearch Library
Costa Mesa Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, 1928 Library of Congress
Costa Mesa Marriage Records
1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage
California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry
Marriage records ; Indexes, 1829-1953, 1889-1951 FamilySearch Library
Marriage records, 1889-1920; index, 1889-1959 FamilySearch Library
Costa Mesa Minority Records
West Coast Jewish News. (Costa Mesa, Ca) 2000s-Current US Newspaper Directory
Costa Mesa Miscellaneous Records
California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage
Costa Mesa Newspapers and Obituaries
Coastal Current: Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach 02/08/2018 to Current Genealogy Bank
Costa Mesa Breeze, 1998-2011 Newspaper Archive
Current, The: Orange County Register weekly 05/07/2004 to 09/28/2017 Genealogy Bank
OC Weekly 03/05/1998 to 10/22/2019 Genealogy Bank
OC Weekly: Blogs 12/09/2014 to 11/25/2015 Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for Costa MesaAccording 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. Costa Mesa Daily Globe-Herald. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1960-1961 Costa Mesa Globe-Herald Daily Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1961-1962 Costa Mesa Globe-Herald. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1955-1957 Costa Mesa Globe-Herald. (Costa Mesa, Orange County, Calif.) 1936-1948 Costa Mesa Globe. (Costa Mesa, Orange County, Calif.) 1934-1936 Costa Mesa Herald. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1925-1936 Costa Mesan. (Costa Mesa, Ca.) 1975-1970s Daily Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1963-1971 Daily Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1984-1985 Daily Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1998-Current Globe-Herald and Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1957-1959 Globe-Herald. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1959-1960 Globe-Herald. (Costa Mesa, Orange County, Calif.) 1948-1955 Newport Beach Costa Mesa Daily Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1992-1998 Newport Beach Costa Mesa Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1991-1992 Newport Harbor Daily Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1960-1961 Orange Coast Daily Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1980-1984 Orange Coast Daily Pilot. (Costa Mesa, Calif.) 1985-1991 West Coast Jewish News. (Costa Mesa, Ca) 2000s-Current |
Costa Mesa Probate Records
Costa Mesa School Records
Costa Mesa High School - Round Up Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA), 1965, 1971, 1978, 1988 E Yearbook
Davis Middle School yearbook, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Estancia High School - Flight Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA), 1987, 1988 E Yearbook
Maude B Davis Middle School - Davis Colts Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA), 1976 E Yearbook
Maude B Davis Middle School yearbook, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Orange Coast College - Log Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA), 1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1964 E Yearbook
Southern California College yearbook, 1920, 1968, 1969, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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