Palm Desert Genealogy (in Riverside County, CA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Palm Desert are also found through the Riverside County and California pages.


Palm Desert Birth Records

1905-1995 California Births MyHeritage online

California Birth Index, 1905-1995 Ancestry online

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

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

Palm Desert Cemetery Records

California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960 Family Search online

Hope Lutheran Church Columbarium Billion Graves online

Hope Lutheran Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Palm Desert Community Presb. Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church Columbarium Billion Graves online

Saint Margaret's Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

St. Margaret's Episcopal Church Columbarium Billion Graves online

Palm Desert Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Palm Desert Death Records

1940-1997 California Death Index MyHeritage online

California Death Index, 1905-1939 Ancestry online

California Death Index, 1940-1997 Ancestry online

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

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

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Palm Desert Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

Palm Desert 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

Palm Desert Marriage Records

1850-1952 California County Marriages MyHeritage online

California Marriages, 1850-1877 Ancestry online

California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 (selected years) Ancestry online

Palm Desert Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Palm Desert Newspapers and Obituaries

Desert Post 1980-1983 Newspapers.com online

Desert Post 1980-1983 Newspapers.com online

Desert Post 1989-1996 Newspapers.com online

Desert Post 1989-1996 Newspapers.com online

Palm Desert Post 1963-1980 Newspapers.com online

Palm Desert Post 1963-1980 Newspapers.com online

Palm Desert Post 1985-1989 Newspapers.com online

Palm Desert Post 1985-1989 Newspapers.com online

Palm Desert Post 1987-1999 Newspapers.com online

Post Script 1980-1981 Newspapers.com online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Weekend Desert Post 1985-1990 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Palm Desert

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.

Desert Post. (Palm Desert, Ca) 1989-1996

Desert Post. (Palm Desert, Calif.) 1980-1980s

Palm Desert Post. (Palm Desert, Ca) 1980s-1989

Palm Desert Post. (Palm Desert, Calif.) 1963-1980

Palm Desert Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Palm Desert School Records

Palm Desert High School yearbook, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Palm Desert High School yearbook, 1996, 2000 Classmates online


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