Torrance Genealogy (in Los Angeles County, CA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Torrance are also found through the Los Angeles County and California pages.


Torrance Cemetery Records

First Lutheran Church and School Find a Grave online

Torrance Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Torrance, California LDS Genealogy online

Torrance Church Records

Record of members, 1931-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1931- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Torrance Ward (California)) FamilySearch Library

Torrance City Directories

Torrance City Directory 1949 MyHeritage online

Torrance, California, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Torrance, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Torrance Death Records

Funeral records, 1950-1980 FamilySearch Library

Torrance Histories and Genealogies

Surname register, South Bay Cities Genealogical Society, Torrance, California FamilySearch Library

Torrance, a city for today FamilySearch Library

Torrance Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, 1929 Library of Congress online

Torrance Newspapers and Obituaries

Daily Breeze 08/03/2005 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Daily Breeze 1974-1985 Newspapers.com online

Daily Breeze 1985-1998 Newspapers.com online

More San Pedro 02/18/2006 to 01/19/2008 Genealogy Bank online

Torrance Daily Breeze 1923-1923 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Torrance

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.

Carson Star. (Torrance, Calif.) 1960s-1970

Daily Breeze. (Torrance, Calif.) 1974-Current

News Advertiser-Press. (Torrance, Calif.) 1969-1970

Press. (Torrance, Calif.) 1950-1951

Torrance Herald. (Torrance, Calif.) 1954-1964

Torrance Press-Herald and Advertiser. (Torrance, Calif.) 1970-1971

Torrance Press-Herald. (Torrance, Calif.) 1964-1969

Torrance Press-Herald. (Torrance, Calif.) 1971-1983

Torrance Press. (Torrance, Calif.) 1951-1964

Torrance School Records

Bishop Montgomery High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1980, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Bishop Montgomery High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bishop Montgomery High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Classmates online

North High School - Valiant Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1973, 1974 E Yearbook online

North High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

North High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2005 Classmates online

South High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1960, 1974 E Yearbook online

South High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

South High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2002 Classmates online

Torrance High School - Torch Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 E Yearbook online

Torrance High School yearbook, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Torrance High School yearbook, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 Classmates online

West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA), 1972, 1975, 1988 E Yearbook online

West High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

West High School yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2003 Classmates online


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