Santa Ana Genealogy (in Orange County, CA)

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Santa Ana 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 Co., birth/death/marriage/church records & cemetery census FamilySearch Library

Santa Ana birth records, 1915-1921 FamilySearch Library

Santa Ana births 1915-1921 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana Cemetery Records

Fairhaven Memorial Park Find a Grave online

Fairhaven Memorial Park Interment online

Fairhaven Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Orange Co., birth/death/marriage/church records & cemetery census FamilySearch Library

Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Santa Ana Cemetery Find a Grave online

Santa Ana Cemetery Billion Graves online

Santa Ana Cemetery Interment online

St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Santa Ana, California, sections I and II : tombstone inscriptions, 1890-1968 FamilySearch Library

Tombstones at Old Santa Ana Cemetery FamilySearch Library

Santa Ana 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

Santa Ana Church Records

Church records, 1885-1926 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Santa Ana Branch (Santa Ana, California)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1902-1967 (Catholic Church. Saint Joseph (Santa Ana, California)) FamilySearch Library

Orange Co., birth/death/marriage/church records & cemetery census FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1936-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1936- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Santa Ana Ward (California)) FamilySearch Library

Santa Ana City Directories

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Santa Ana (California) city directories FamilySearch Library

Santa Ana City Directory 1923 MyHeritage online

Santa Ana Valley, 1883/84 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Santa Ana and Orange City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Santa Ana, CA 1910-1923 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1949-1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana, California, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry 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

Santa Ana, Tustin and Lemon Heights, and Criss Cross City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Santa Ana 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

Death records, 1905-1919 FamilySearch Library

Orange Co., birth/death/marriage/church records & cemetery census 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

Santa Ana death Certificates 1912-1919 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana death index 1905-1911 vol 2 (included in California County Birth and Death Records collection) Ancestry online

Santa Ana Histories and Genealogies

Santa Ana, a narrative of yesterday 1870-1910 FamilySearch Library

Santa Ana 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

Santa Ana 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

Santa Ana Map Records

Alkali map of California, Santa Ana sheet FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Ana, Orange County, California, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Ana, Orange County, California, 1906-1949 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Ana, Orange County, California, February 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Ana, Orange County, California, February 1891 Library of Congress online

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

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Ana, Orange County, California, January 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Santa Ana, Orange County, California, June 1888 Library of Congress online

Santa Ana 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 Co., birth/death/marriage/church records & cemetery census FamilySearch Library

Santa Ana Miscellaneous Records

California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 MyHeritage online

Santa Ana Newspapers and Obituaries

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OC Post-Irvine World News: Orange County Register weekly 02/19/2008 to 06/29/2013 Genealogy Bank online

Orange County Register 01/01/1987 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Orange County Register, The: Blogs 01/19/2006 to 04/05/2017 Genealogy Bank online

Orange County Register, The: Web Edition Articles 02/14/2006 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Register 1952-1973 Newspapers.com online

Santa Ana Aliso Viejo Newsᅠ(2012-2016) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Currentᅠ(1914-2014) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Daily Evening Registerᅠ(1911-2014) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Daily Registerᅠ(1909-1937) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Evening Bladeᅠ(1901-1996) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Fountain Valley Viewᅠ(2012-2013) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Long Beach Registerᅠ(2014-2014) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Newsᅠ(1998-2006) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Orange City Newsᅠ(2014-2017) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Orange County Register Eveningᅠ(1922-2014) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Orange County Register Sundayᅠ(1931-2016) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Orange County Register, 1927-2018 Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Pacific Weekly Bladeᅠ(1888-1937) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Rancho Canyon Newsᅠ(1936-2015) Newspaper Archive online

Santa Ana Register 1906-1977 Newspapers.com online

Santa Ana Register 1943-1952 Newspapers.com online

Santa Ana Weekly Bladeᅠ(1889-1905) Newspaper Archive online

Star-Progress: Orange County Register weekly 05/13/2004 to 01/15/2016 Genealogy Bank online

Sunday Orange County News-Herald 1923-1923 Newspapers.com online

Tustin News, The: Orange County Register weekly 05/06/2004 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Santa Ana

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.

Azteca News. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1987-Current

Daily Evening Blade. (Santa Ana, Orange County, Cal.) 1890s-1894

Evening Blade. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1894-1918

Free Press. (Santa Ana, Cal.) 1889-1890

From Out of Sherwood Forest. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1970-1970s

Leavenworth Herald. Online Resource (None) 1894-1899

Miniondas. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1970s-Current

Orange County Register. (Santa Ana, Calif) 1985-Current

Pacific Weekly Blade. (Santa Ana, Los Angeles County, Cal.) 1880s-1889

Register. (Santa Ana, Cal.) 1952-1985

Santa Ana Daily Evening Register. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1911-1939

Santa Ana Daily Register. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1900s-1911

Santa Ana Herald. (Santa Ana, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 1876-1890

Santa Ana Independent. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1935-1966

Santa Ana Journal. (Santa Ana, Orange County, Calif.) 1935-1938

Santa Ana Register. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1939-1952

Santa Ana Standard. (Santa Ana, Los Angeles County, Calif.) 1880s-1901

Santa Ana Times. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1928-1930

Sunday Orange County News-Herald. (Santa Ana, Calif.) 1920s-1923

Weekly Standard. (Santa Ana, Los Angeles Co., Cal.) 1882-1880s

Santa Ana Probate Records

1782-1999 California Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Santa Ana School Records

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Calvary Chapel School yearbook, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 Classmates online

Calvary Chapel School yearbook, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Foothill High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Foothill High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Foothill High School yearbook, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002 Classmates online

Hewes Middle School - Hewes Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA), 1983 E Yearbook online

Hewes Middle School yearbook, 1983, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Maranatha Christian Academy yearbook, 1988 Classmates online

Maranatha Christian Academy yearbook, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mater Dei High School - Crown Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA), 1899, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1973, 1981 E Yearbook online

Mater Dei High School yearbook, 1899, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Mater Dei High School yearbook, 1899, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993 Classmates online

Mater Dei High School yearbook, 1899, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA), 1985 E Yearbook online

Saddleback High School yearbook, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Saddleback High School yearbook, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2002, 2003 Classmates online

Saddleback High School yearbook, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2002, 2003 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Santa Ana College yearbook, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Santa Ana High School - Ariel Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA), 1904, 1906, 1908, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1988 E Yearbook online

Santa Ana High School yearbook, 1904, 1906 (Jun), 1906 (May), 1908, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Santa Ana High School yearbook, 1904, 1906 (Jun), 1906 (May), 1908, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2004 Classmates online

Santa Ana High School yearbook, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Santa Ana Junior College - Del Ano Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA), 1922, 1923, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970 E Yearbook online

Santa Ana Junior College yearbook, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Santa Ana Valley High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Santa Ana Valley High School yearbook, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Santa Ana Valley High School yearbook, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987 Classmates online

Spergeon Intermediate School yearbook, 1979 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Spurgeon Intermediate School - Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA), 1979 E Yearbook online

Spurgeon Intermediate School yearbook, 1979 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Valley High School - Talon Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA), 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 E Yearbook online

Valley High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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