Santa Cruz County, California Genealogy

Santa Cruz County, California Genealogy
This page is brought to you by Will Johnson


I am a professional genealogist, which means I charge for my services. Talk to me about your questions and needs regarding genealogical research in Santa Cruz County, California, or email me. Note that I actually live and work in Santa Cruz County, and so have access to many more resources than you can view online.

Below are just a few of the things I have access to:


Santa Cruz County, California Census and Tax Lists
--The census entries from 1850 to 1930 are available to search. Contact me
--Assessor's Office
--Parcel Number Index
----Note that I am able to track by name of person, this index above does not do that
--Auditor/Controller
--Tax Collector
Santa Cruz County, California Court Records
--County Government Site
Santa Cruz County, California Marriage Books
--Early marriages to 1900 have been extracted in print form. Contact me
--County Clerk
--County Recorder
Santa Cruz County, California Birth Registers
--County Recorder
Santa Cruz County, California Death Registers
--County Recorder
Santa Cruz County, California Divorces, Lawsuits, and Wills
--Superior Court, Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County, California Cemetery Transcriptions
--Some cemeteries have been transcribed in print versions. Contact me
Santa Cruz County, California Message Boards
Santa Cruz County, California Military Records
Santa Cruz County, California Biographies
Santa Cruz County, California Businesses
--Fictitious Business Name Online Inquiry
Santa Cruz County, California Newspaper Abstracts
--"Santa Cruz Sentinel", to today, index from 1999 online
--"Santa Cruz Sentinel", indexed from earliest years to 1954, print version
Santa Cruz County, California Phone Books
--From 1960 to today
Santa Cruz County, California Polk's Directories
--From 1890 to 1988
Santa Cruz County, California Genealogy and History Books
--Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County, California Libraries, Courthouses, Resources
--Santa Cruz Public Libraries
--Santa Cruz Local History
Santa Cruz County, California Family History Center
--Address and Hours