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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[California|California]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] San Francisco County'' {{Reflist}}  
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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[California|California]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] San Francisco County'' {{Reflist}}  
  
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=== <br>County Courthouse  ===
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[[Image:San francisco fire 1906.JPG|center|637px|San Francisco Fire 1906]]
  
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*'''Parent county''': Original county<br>
  
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*San Francisco County, California '''residents''' may also have records in<br>'''Neighboring Counties:''' [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo]] &#124;[[Alameda County, California|Alamedia]] &#124; [[Marin County, California|Marin]] &#124;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
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'''18 February 1850:''' San Francisco County was created as an original county. '''County seat:''' San Francisco <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>&nbsp;
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*[http://www.csga.com/CAResearch/Research_county.php?CountyName=San%20Francisco&countycode=SanFrancisco California State Genealogical Alliance - San Francisco County Resources]<br>  
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*[http://www.huntington.org/Information/ECPPmain.htm Early California Population Project]
  
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*[http://www.cagenweb.com/sanfrancisco/ San Francisco GenWeb]<br>
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*[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/ SFGenealogy]
  
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{{Infobox U.S. County
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| county = San Francisco County
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| county_map = California county map San Francisco County enlarged.gif
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| state = California
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| founded year = 1850
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| founded date = February 18
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| seat wl = San Francisco
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| building address = San Francisco Courthouse<br>400 McAllister Street<br>San Francisco, California, 94102<br>(415) 551-4000
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| web = http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/
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| named for = Saint Francis of Assisi
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=== County Court House  ===
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[http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/index.asp San Francisco County Courthouse]<br>1&nbsp;Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place<br>San Francisco, CA 94102<br>Phone 415.554.4950&nbsp;
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<br>Superior Court Clerk has divorce, probate and court records<br>Counter Recorder has marriage records <br>Department of Public Health has birth records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), San Francisco County, California. Page 85 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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==== Historical Facts  ====
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==== Parent County  ====
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'''18 February 1850:''' San Francisco County was created as an original county. '''County seat:''' San Francisco&nbsp;&nbsp;<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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'''1906:''' Courthouse burned and many records were damaged in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:  
 
'''1906:''' Courthouse burned and many records were damaged in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:  
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'''San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records''': A free internet index and images to the California, San Francisco Funeral Home Records can be viewed on the [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=fs%3A1385518&p=collectionDetails FamilySearch Historical Record Collections] website. For a description of the collection see [[San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records]].
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'''San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records''': A free internet index and images to the California, San Francisco Funeral Home Records can be viewed on the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=historical_records FamilySearch Historical Record Collections] website. For a description of the collection see [[San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records]]. <br>
  
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'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:&nbsp;'''
  
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=== Church History and Records ===
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[[San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
  
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[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/php/cemetery/cemeteryindex.php San Francisco Colma Cemetery Index]&nbsp;- A free, searchable index of more than 305,000 burial records (1887-2001) for the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma published by SFgenealogy.com.&nbsp;
  
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[http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_471/city_directories_san_francisco/ San Francisco City Directories] 1861-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
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{{Census|California}}
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*Balboa
 
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[http://www.fold3.com/ Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_471/city_directories_san_francisco/ San Francisco City Directories] 1861-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
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'''[[San Francisco Earthquake Victims|Earthquake]]'''  
 
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==== Emigration and Immigration &nbsp;  ====
  
 
*[http://www.aiisf.org/ Angel Island Immigration Station] – This site gives the history of the landmark near San Francisco known as the “Ellis Island of the West”. When Angel Island was opened in 1910, it was expected to handle European immigrants headed for California via the Panama Canal. Instead, the facility handled about 250,000 immigrants from Asia, 70 percent of whom were Chinese. While records aren’t searchable here, you will get a good insight into what those who were detained at Angel Island went through to enter the United States. Site provides links to sources that are available for researching ancestors.
 
*[http://www.aiisf.org/ Angel Island Immigration Station] – This site gives the history of the landmark near San Francisco known as the “Ellis Island of the West”. When Angel Island was opened in 1910, it was expected to handle European immigrants headed for California via the Panama Canal. Instead, the facility handled about 250,000 immigrants from Asia, 70 percent of whom were Chinese. While records aren’t searchable here, you will get a good insight into what those who were detained at Angel Island went through to enter the United States. Site provides links to sources that are available for researching ancestors.
  
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'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:'''
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[[California, San Francisco Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)|California, San Francisco Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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===== Germans  =====
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
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[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/California,_Genealogical_Collections_at_the_California_Genealogical_Society_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) California Genealogical Colleactions at the California Genealogical Society (FamilySearch HIstorical Records)]
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==== Land and Property &nbsp;  ====
  
 
The Family History Library has copies of original pre-statehood records for San Francisco, 1838 to 1851, on 21 films. These include Spanish grants and early Alcalde deeds. The original records are at the San Francisco County Courthouse. After the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, a law was passed to establish the ownership of land. A claimant filed the proper papers with the superior court, which, if approved, gave him title to the land. These claims are called the McInerney actions. The original records are at the San Francisco County Courthouse. The Family History Library has copies of these claims for the years 1906 to 1984 on 880 microfilm rolls. They are indexed by the name of the plaintiff (claimant).&nbsp;  
 
The Family History Library has copies of original pre-statehood records for San Francisco, 1838 to 1851, on 21 films. These include Spanish grants and early Alcalde deeds. The original records are at the San Francisco County Courthouse. After the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, a law was passed to establish the ownership of land. A claimant filed the proper papers with the superior court, which, if approved, gave him title to the land. These claims are called the McInerney actions. The original records are at the San Francisco County Courthouse. The Family History Library has copies of these claims for the years 1906 to 1984 on 880 microfilm rolls. They are indexed by the name of the plaintiff (claimant).&nbsp;  
  
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For historical maps,search the following free sites:  
 
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*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/california.html California Perry-Castaneda Map Collection]
 
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/california.html California Perry-Castaneda Map Collection]
  
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*[http://goo.gl/maps/uR2XN Map]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;showing locations of the mile houses of San Francisco</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;" />
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*[http://goo.gl/maps/TQdKJ Map] showing locations of Catholic parish churches of San Francisco (1893)
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*[http://goo.gl/maps/aXtcS Map]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> showing locations of Catholic parish churchs of San Francisco (present-day)</span>
  
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The San Francisco Department of Public Health has birth and death records since April 1906. You can obtain an informational copy for a fee by mailing the application ([http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/VS111.pdf Birth Application], [http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/VS112.pdf Death Application]) with your payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope. As with other California counties, you only need to get the form notarized if you want a certified copy. Informational copies do not need a notary. Mail the application to: San Francisco Public Health Department<br>Office of Vital Records<br>101 Grove St., Room 105<br>San Francisco, CA 94102
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Despite the destruction of the 1890 Federal Census, a few 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for Alcatraz in San Francisco County survived. They are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]].
  
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[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1385518 San Francisco Funeral Home Records]
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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]  
 
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]  
 
*[[San Francisco Golden Gate California Family History Center]]  
 
*[[San Francisco Golden Gate California Family History Center]]  
 
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The San Francisco Department of Public Health has birth records since April 1906. You can obtain an informational copy for a fee by mailing the application ([http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/VS111.pdf Birth Application], [http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/VS112.pdf Death Application]) with your payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope. As with other California counties, you only need to get the form notarized if you want a certified copy. Informational copies do not need a notary. Mail the application to: San Francisco Public Health Department<br>Office of Vital Records<br>101 Grove St., Room 105<br>San Francisco, CA 94102 <br>
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The San Francisco Department of Public Health has death records since April 1906. You can obtain an informational copy for a fee by mailing the application ([http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/VS111.pdf Birth Application], [http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/pubsforms/forms/CtrldForms/VS112.pdf Death Application]) with your payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope. As with other California counties, you only need to get the form notarized if you want a certified copy. Informational copies do not need a notary. Mail the application to: San Francisco Public Health Department<br>Office of Vital Records<br>101 Grove St., Room 105<br>San Francisco, CA 94102
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https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1385518 San Francisco Funeral Home Records]
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An online collection containing this collection is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1385527 FamilySearch.org]
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Revision as of 01:23, 15 March 2013

United States go to California go to San Francisco County

San Francisco Fire 1906
Dates for major county records 
Birth
Marriage
Death
Census
Land
Probate
1906-present
 1906-present 1906-present 1852-present 1838-present 1906-present
For earlier dates, try...
  • Parent county: Original county
  • San Francisco County, California residents may also have records in
    Neighboring Counties: San Mateo |Alamedia | Marin |                             
Remember these collections




San Francisco County, California
Map
Map of California highlighting San Francisco County
Location in the state of California
Map of the U.S. highlighting California
Location of California in the U.S.
Facts
Founded February 18, 1850
County Seat San Francisco
Courthouse
Sfcityhall.jpeg
Address San Francisco Courthouse
400 McAllister Street
San Francisco, California, 94102
(415) 551-4000
Website: www.ci.sf.ca.us
Named for: Saint Francis of Assisi
 

Contents

County Court House

San Francisco County Courthouse
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone 415.554.4950 


Superior Court Clerk has divorce, probate and court records
Counter Recorder has marriage records
Department of Public Health has birth records[1]

  

Historical Facts

Parent County

18 February 1850: San Francisco County was created as an original county. County seat: San Francisco  [2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

1906: Courthouse burned and many records were damaged in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Archives and Libraries

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries 

San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records: A free internet index and images to the California, San Francisco Funeral Home Records can be viewed on the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections website. For a description of the collection see San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records.

A wiki article describing this collection is found at: 

San Francisco California Area Funeral Home Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

San Francisco Colma Cemetery Index - A free, searchable index of more than 305,000 burial records (1887-2001) for the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma published by SFgenealogy.com. 

Census

For tips on accessing San Francisco County, California census records online, see: California Census.

1850 (1851) for the county is missing.

Church History and Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records
  • Balboa
  • Mission
  • San Francisco
  • Sunset (San Francisco)

Directories

Fold3.com ($) has San Francisco City Directories 1861-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Court Records

Disasters  

Earthquake

Emigration and Immigration  

  • Angel Island Immigration Station – This site gives the history of the landmark near San Francisco known as the “Ellis Island of the West”. When Angel Island was opened in 1910, it was expected to handle European immigrants headed for California via the Panama Canal. Instead, the facility handled about 250,000 immigrants from Asia, 70 percent of whom were Chinese. While records aren’t searchable here, you will get a good insight into what those who were detained at Angel Island went through to enter the United States. Site provides links to sources that are available for researching ancestors.

A wiki article describing this collection is found at:

California, San Francisco Passenger Lists (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Germans

Gazetteers

Genealogy

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

California Genealogical Colleactions at the California Genealogical Society (FamilySearch HIstorical Records)

History 

Land and Property  

The Family History Library has copies of original pre-statehood records for San Francisco, 1838 to 1851, on 21 films. These include Spanish grants and early Alcalde deeds. The original records are at the San Francisco County Courthouse. After the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, a law was passed to establish the ownership of land. A claimant filed the proper papers with the superior court, which, if approved, gave him title to the land. These claims are called the McInerney actions. The original records are at the San Francisco County Courthouse. The Family History Library has copies of these claims for the years 1906 to 1984 on 880 microfilm rolls. They are indexed by the name of the plaintiff (claimant). 

Maps

For historical maps,search the following free sites:


For some Custom Google Maps of San Francisco Mile Houses and Catholic Parishes in the city:

  • Map showing locations of the mile houses of San Francisco
  • Map showing locations of Catholic parish churches of San Francisco (1893)
  • Map showing locations of Catholic parish churchs of San Francisco (present-day)

Migration

Military History and Records

Civil War

Despite the destruction of the 1890 Federal Census, a few 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for Alcatraz in San Francisco County survived. They are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate Records

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums
County Courthouse
Family History Centers

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records  

Birth

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has birth records since April 1906. You can obtain an informational copy for a fee by mailing the application (Birth Application, Death Application) with your payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope. As with other California counties, you only need to get the form notarized if you want a certified copy. Informational copies do not need a notary. Mail the application to: San Francisco Public Health Department
Office of Vital Records
101 Grove St., Room 105
San Francisco, CA 94102

Marriage
Divorce
Death

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has death records since April 1906. You can obtain an informational copy for a fee by mailing the application (Birth Application, Death Application) with your payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope. As with other California counties, you only need to get the form notarized if you want a certified copy. Informational copies do not need a notary. Mail the application to: San Francisco Public Health Department
Office of Vital Records
101 Grove St., Room 105
San Francisco, CA 94102

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1385518 San Francisco Funeral Home Records]

Voting Registers

Websites  


Wiki articles describing online collections are found at: 

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), San Francisco County, California. Page 85 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).


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