Santa Clara County CA Genealogy

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Santa Clara Records by Type

Birth Records (22)
Cemetery Records (105)
Census Records (40)
Church Records (36)
City Directories (362)
Court Records (3)
Death Records (23)
Histories and Genealogies (68)
Immigration Records (4)
Land Records (5)
Map Records (51)
Marriage Records (17)
Military Records (10)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (12)
Newspapers and Obituaries (212)
Probate Records (6)
School Records (374)

Santa Clara County Records by City/Town

Cupertino Genealogy (68)
Gilroy Genealogy (91)
Los Altos Genealogy (66)
Los Gatos Genealogy (120)
Mayfield Genealogy (53)
Milpitas Genealogy (55)
Morgan Hill Genealogy (60)
Mountain View Genealogy (88)

New Almaden Genealogy (44)
Palo Alto Genealogy (221)
San Jose Genealogy (558)
Santa Clara Genealogy (119)
Saratoga Genealogy (76)
Stanford Genealogy (52)
Sunnyvale Genealogy (69)

Overview of Santa Clara County Records

  • Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County Recorder has birth and death records starting in 1873, marriage records starting in 1850, land records starting in 1846, and military records starting in 1920.
  • The Santa Clara County Clerk has divorce records, probate records starting in 1850, and naturalization records.
  • Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.