Databases (Santa Cruz County)
Find more Santa Cruz County records at California/Bay Area
Biographies
Books
Business
Census
Clubs
Ethnic
Government
Find vitals information in Vitals
Great Registers
Hospitals
Hotel Guests
Immigration
Land
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- “The index for those documents recorded from 1978 to current are on the computer. From 1977 back to 1850 the indices are in handwritten volumes.”
- 1847 to current (Alcalde records from 1779) ???
Maps
- University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Maps
- Land ownership maps
- Aerial photographs
Maritime
Miscellaneous
Military
Mortuaries
Naturalization
- Santa Cruz County Clerk of Superior Court : 1850 to current
For more information on local naturalization records, take a look at L Naturalization Documents at the National Archives - Pacific Region (San Bruno).
Newspapers
- California Digital Newspaper Collection (as of Jan 2025)
- Aptos Post (Aptos, 1981-1983)
- Evening Sentinel (Santa Cruz, 1896-1907)
- Santa Cruz Evening News (Santa Cruz, 1907-1941)
- Santa Cruz Sentinel (Santa Cruz, 1884-2010)
- Santa Cruz Sentinel (Weekly) (Santa Cruz, 1862-1894)
- Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel (Santa Cruz, 1905-1908)
- Santa Cruz Sentinel Archives, 1896-2005 (requires Santa Cruz Public Library card)
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- “a collection of over 87,000 articles, primarily from the Santa Cruz Sentinel”
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- “index to the early years of newspapers published in Santa Cruz County, primarily 1856-1960. The Santa Cruz Surf, Pacific Sentinel, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and Mountain Echo are the main newspapers included.”
- The Internet Archive provides another way to browse through the Mountain Echo births and deaths notices; however, it may be out-of-date.
- Santa Cruz City, Santa Cruz Sentinel Archives, 1999-current (requires Santa Cruz Public Library card, look in Newspapers section)
Orphans
Pioneers
Religious
Tax Assessment
Transportation
Vitals
Find more vitals on-line at California/Bay Area Vitals
- Santa Cruz County Government
- Santa Cruz County Recorder : Births, 1873 to current
- Santa Cruz County Recorder : Marriage, 1851 to current
- Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History : Marriage Applications, 1900-1975
- Santa Cruz County Recorder : Death, 1873 to current
- Santa Cruz County Clerk of Superior Court : Probate, 1850 to current
- Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History : Probate Court Records (1850-1898) and Probate and Miner's Court Ledger (1850-1950)
- Santa Cruz County Clerk of Superior Court : Will, 1850 to current
- Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History : Burial Permits, 1897 – 1914
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- Births (Delayed), 1943-1978
- Marriages-Grooms (transcribed), 1865-1980
- Marriages-Grooms (original documents), 1851-1905
- Marriages-Brides (transcribed), 1865-1980
- Marriages-Brides (original documents), 1851-1905
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