San Francisco County CA Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. San Francisco Records by Type Birth Records (24) Cemetery Records (59) Census Records (31) Church Records (42) City Directories (468) Court Records (5) Death Records (55) Histories and Genealogies (95) Immigration Records (52) Land Records (15) Map Records (49) Marriage Records (30) Military Records (5) Minority Records (29) Miscellaneous Records (20) Newspapers and Obituaries (491) Probate Records (11) School Records (234) Tax Records (2)

Overview of San Francisco County Records

• San Francisco County was created in 1850.
• Copies of birth, marriage, and death records for 1905 and later can be obtained from the California Department of Public Health.
• The San Francisco County Clerk has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1850.
• The San Francisco County Recorder has marriage records starting in 1860.
• The San Francisco County Department of Public Health has birth records starting in 1906.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.