California Genealogy Databases

Obtaining copies of California vital records can often be challenging. If you do not succeed in obtaining the copy you seek when writing to the State of California, then try writing to the county clerk. Alternatively, you may ask for a free estimate to find out if ProGenealogists has access to the vital record you need.

California State Vital Records

• California Births 1905-1995 $
• California Births 1905-1995 $
• California Marriages 1849-1973 (Partial)
• California Marriages 1849-1973 (Partial)
• California Marriages 1850-1877 $
• California Marriages 1949-1986 $
• California Marriages 1960-1985 $
• California Divorces 1966-1984 $
• California Deaths before 1905
• California Deaths 1905-2000 $
• California Deaths 1940-1999

California State (Other Records)

• California Southern District Naturalizations 1887-1940
• California Historical Newspapers 1849-1911
• California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 $

Alpine County

• Alpine County Birth Index 1905-1995

Contra Costa County

El Dorado County

Fresno County

Kern County

• Kern County Marriages (Restrictive search) (down)

Lassen County

• Lassen County Obituaries 1868-1969
• Marin County Marriage Index 1948-current

Mariposa County

• Mariposa County Birth Index 1905-1995
• Mariposa County Naturalization Records 1854-1906

Merced County

• Merced County Deaths 1852-1999 $

Placer County

San Francisco County

• San Francisco County Births pre-1905
• San Francisco County Probate Index 1906-1940
• San Franciso Funeral Home Records 1835-1931

Santa Clara County

• Santa Clara County Birth Index 1905-1995

Santa Cruz County

Shasta County

• Shasta County Marriage Records Index 1854-1930
• Shasta County Marriages 1852-1904 $
• Shasta County Naturalization Records 1852-1932 $

Solano County

• Solano County Death Index 1850-present

Trinity County

• Trinity County Marriage Index 1950s-present

Tulare County

• Tulare County Cemetery Index
• Tulare County Marriages 1852-1893
• Tulare County Marriages 1893-1909
• Tulare County Naturalization Records to 1991
• Tulare County Obituaries 1859-2002
• Tulare County Probate Records to 1920

Ventura County

• Ventura County Death Index 1872-1908
• Ventura County Obituaries to 1996
• Ventura County Probate Records 1873-1993

Research Tools and Aides

Family History Library's California Research Guide