Humboldt County CA Genealogy

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Humboldt Records by Type

Birth Records (12)
Cemetery Records (91)
Census Records (34)
Church Records (3)
City Directories (84)
Court Records (2)
Death Records (22)
Histories and Genealogies (24)
Immigration Records (5)
Land Records (3)
Map Records (39)
Marriage Records (14)
Military Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (11)
Newspapers and Obituaries (97)
Probate Records (3)
School Records (36)

Humboldt County Records by City/Town

Arcata Genealogy (49)
Blue Lake Genealogy (45)
Eureka Genealogy (187)
Ferndale Genealogy (55)
Fortuna Genealogy (39)
Garberville Genealogy (31)
Hoopa Genealogy (33)

Hydesville Genealogy (31)
Loleta Genealogy (30)
Mckinleyville Genealogy (31)
Miranda Genealogy (29)
Petrolia Genealogy (29)
Rohnerville Genealogy (31)
Trinidad Genealogy (31)

Overview of Humboldt County Records

Humboldt County was created in 1853 from Trinity and Klamath counties.
Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1905 and later can be obtained from the California Department of Public Health.
The Humboldt County Clerk has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1853.
The Humboldt County Recorder has birth records starting in 1873, marriage records staring in 1864, death records starting in 1873, burial records, and land records starting in 1874.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.