San Benito County CA Genealogy

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San Benito County was created in 1874 from Monterey County.
Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1905 and later can be obtained from the California Department of Public Health.
The San Benito County Clerk has birth records starting in 1894, marriage records starting in 1894, death records starting in 1894, burial records, land records starting in 1894, and naturalization records starting in 1894.
The San Benito County Superior Court has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1874.
Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.