Mission Viejo Genealogy (in Orange County, CA)

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Mission Viejo Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

Birth records, 1887-1921; index, 1887-1956 FamilySearch Library

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

California, Birth Records, 1905-present California Department of Public Health

Mission Viejo Census Records

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

Mission Viejo Death Records

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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 and burial permit master index, 1889-1955 FamilySearch Library

Death records, 1889-1923 FamilySearch Library

Orange County death and burial permit index 1889-1955 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Orange County death registers 1889-1921 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Mission Viejo Immigration Records

Index to Naturalization Records of the U.S. District for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization Petitions for the Southern District Of California, 1887-1940 Fold3 online

Naturalization records, 1889-1944 FamilySearch Library

Mission Viejo 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

Mission Viejo Marriage Records

1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

Marriage records ; Indexes, 1829-1953, 1889-1951 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1889-1920; index, 1889-1959 FamilySearch Library

Mission Viejo Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Mission Viejo Newspapers and Obituaries

Lariat (Mission Viejo, 1968-2016) California Digital Newspaper Collection online

Mission Viejo Saddleback Valley News, 2011-2019 Newspaper Archive online

Mission Viejo Saddleback Valley, 2018-2019 Newspaper Archive online

Offline Newspapers for Mission Viejo

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.

Capistrano Valley News. (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 1978-Current

Laguna Beach News. (Mission Viejo, Ca) 1989-1995

Saddleback Valley News. (Mission Viejo, Calif.) 1971-Current

Mission Viejo Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Mission Viejo School Records

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Al Malaikah Temple yearbook, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA), 1951, 1988 E Yearbook online

Capistrano Valley High School yearbook, 1951, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Capistrano Valley High School yearbook, 1951, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999 Classmates online

Capistrano Valley High School yearbook, 1951, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

La Paz Intermediate School - Pirata Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA), 1971, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

La Paz Intermediate School yearbook, 1971, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1970-1971 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

La Paz Intermediate School yearbook, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 Classmates online

Los Alisos Intermediate School - Matador Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA), 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985 E Yearbook online

Los Alisos Intermediate School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Los Alisos Intermediate School yearbook, 1985 Classmates online

Mission Viejo High School - El Viejo Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA), 1975, 1984, 1988 E Yearbook online

Mission Viejo High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mission Viejo High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Mission Viejo High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Classmates online

Santa Margarita High School yearbook, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946 Classmates online

Santa Margarita High School yearbook, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Santa Margarita High School yearbook, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Trabuco Hills High School yearbook, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Classmates online

Trabuco Hills High School yearbook, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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