California historical records

California, a western U.S. state, spans nearly 900 miles along the Pacific from the Mexican border. Bordered by Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and Baja California, it is the most populous state with 39 million residents. Los Angeles, the entertainment hub, and San Francisco, known for the Golden Gate Bridge, are major cities. Sacramento is the capital.

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California vital records California Births, 1905 - 1995 49,182,913 records available California Deaths, 1940 - 1997 19,493,739 records available California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 9,089,070 records available California, Marriages, 1960 - 1985 7,966,652 records available Western United States, Marriage Index, 1838-2016 1,826,320 records available California, Los Angeles County Coroner Reports 145,741 records available California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1931 114,319 records available California, San Joaquin, County Public Library Obituary Index, 1850-1991 98,473 records available California, Births and Christenings, 1812-1988 92,451 records available California, Marriages, 1850-1945 92,142 records available California, Sacramento Burials 57,171 records available California, Alameda County Obituaries and Death Notices 42,116 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in California	California histories, memories and biographies History of Orange County, California 1,696 records available History of Kern County, California 1,590 records available History of Stanislaus County, California 1,562 records records available History of Fresno County, California, Volume 2 1,404 records available Historical And Biographical Record of Southern 1,338 records available History of Fresno County, California 1,312 records available History of Alameda County, California (1883) 1,192 records records available California Passenger Lists, 1893-1957 2,398,631 records available US Naturalization Records, Northern California, 1852-1989 544,172 records available California, San Diego Passenger Lists 158,968 records available California and Hawaii, Chinese immigration to the United States 131,688 records records available Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II 1942-1946 109,376 records available California, San Francisco Immigration Special Inquiry Detainees, 1910-1941 66,305 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in California
California government, land, court & wills records California, Great Registers, 1866-1910 3,302,524 records available See the entire collection catalog of land records in government, land, court & wills	California newspaper records California Newspapers, 1847-2009 2,098,543 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in California
California schools and universities records California, University Students 368,324 records available University of California, Los Angeles, Yearbook (Los Angeles, ) 2,144 records available See the entire collection catalog of school and universities records in California	California census records 1852 California State Census 187,996 records available See the entire collection catalog of census records in California
California directories, guides and references San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1957 2,585 records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1960 2,146 records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1958 1,988 records records available San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1958 1,957 records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1944 1,722 records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1957 1,583 records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1941 1,550 records records available Ventura, California, City Directory, 1959 1,453 records available Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, City Directory, 1960 1,443 records available San Bernadino, California, City Directory, 1949 1,405 records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1956 1,379 records records available Santa Cruz, California, City Directory, 1960 1,375 records available Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, City Directory, 1959 1,348 records available Ventura, California, City Directory, 1956 1,320 records available San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, City Directory, 1938 1,199 records records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1940 1,313 records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1939 1,292 records available San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, City Directory, 1957 1,265 records available Redwood, San Mateo County, California, City Directory, 1955 1,226 records records available San Diego, California, City Directory, 1953 1,218 records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in California

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