Santa Cruz 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. Santa Cruz Records by Type Birth Records (16) Cemetery Records (54) Census Records (29) Church Records (13) City Directories (109) Court Records (2) Death Records (21) Histories and Genealogies (32) Immigration Records (3) Land Records (7) Map Records (25) Marriage Records (13) Military Records (4) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (96) Probate Records (2) School Records (46)

Overview of Santa Cruz County Records

• Santa Cruz 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 Cruz County Recorder has marriage records starting in 1850, land records starting in 1847, birth and death records starting in 1905, and military records starting in 1930.
• The Santa Cruz County Clerk Superior Court has divorce, probate, and court records starting in 1850.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.