Orange Genealogy (in Orange County, CA)

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Orange 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

Orange births 1915-1920 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Orange city birth and death records, 1915-1920 FamilySearch Library

Orange Cemetery Records

Chapman University Columbarium Find a Grave online

Holy Sepulcher Cemetery Find a Grave online

Holy Sepulcher Cemetery Billion Graves online

Holy Sepulcher Cemetery Interment online

Orange 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

Orange Church Records

First Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1874-1904 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, Births, and Deaths, 1889-1917 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, Births, and Deaths, 1917-1953 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

The First Christian Church of Orange, California : from memories and impressions of Alice M. Cole, church historian, 1966-1 967 FamilySearch Library

Orange City Directories

Santa Ana (California) city directories FamilySearch Library

Santa Ana and Orange City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Santa Ana, Orange, Huntington Beach, Balboa Island, Balboar, Newport Beach, and Costa Mesa City Directory 1941 MyHeritage online

Santa Ana, Orange, and Tustin City Directory 1951 MyHeritage online

Orange 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

Orange city birth and death records, 1915-1920 FamilySearch Library

Orange 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

Orange 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

Orange Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Orange County, California, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Orange County, California, 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Orange County, California, 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Orange County, California, April 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Orange County, California, January 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Orange County, California, March 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Orange County, California, March 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Orange, Orange County, California, November 1894 Library of Congress online

Orange 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

Orange Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Orange Newspapers and Obituaries

Orange County Registerᅠ(1975-2017) Newspaper Archive online

Offline Newspapers for Orange

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.

Orange City News. (Orange, Calif.) 1969-1972

Orange City News. (Orange, Calif.) 1976-Current

Orange Independent. (Orange, Ca) 1988-1993

Orange Semi-Weekly Star. (Orange, Orange County, Calif.) 1917-1918

Orange Star. (Orange, Orange County, Calif.) 1918-1921

Semi-Weekly Post. (Orange, Orange County, Calif.) 1915-1916

Orange Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Orange School Records

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Chapman College yearbook, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1980, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Chapman University - Ceer Yearbook (Orange, CA), 1939, 1940, 1941, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1980, 1985 E Yearbook online

Chapman University yearbook, 1933, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

El Modena High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

El Modena High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Classmates online

El Modena High School yearbook, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

La Veta Elementary School - Yearbook (Orange, CA), 1978 E Yearbook online

La Veta Elementary School yearbook, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

La Veta School yearbook, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lutheran High School yearbook, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lutheran High School yearbook, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982 Classmates online

Lutheran High School yearbook, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Marywood High School yearbook, 1973, 1974, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Marywood High School yearbook, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980 Classmates online

Marywood High School yearbook, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mountainview High School yearbook, 1984 Classmates online

Mountainview High School yearbook, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Orange High School yearbook, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1936, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Orange High School yearbook, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1936, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004 Classmates online

Orange High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Orange Union High School - Orange and White Yearbook (Orange, CA), 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Orange Union High School yearbook, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

South Orange Junior High School yearbook, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Southern California Christian High School yearbook, 1986 Classmates online

Southern California Christian High School yearbook, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Michael's Preparatory School yearbook, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Michael's Preparatory yearbook, 1980 Classmates online



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