Santa Cruz County, California
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=== County Courthouse === | === County Courthouse === | ||
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| + | Santa Cruz County <br>701 Ocean Street<br>Santa Cruz CA 95060<br> | ||
=== Quick Facts === | === Quick Facts === | ||
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==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
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| + | Incorporated Cities (2000): Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville | ||
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| + | Other populated places: | ||
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| + | Amesti <br>Aptos <br>Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley <br>Ben Lomond <br>Bonny Doon <br>Boulder Creek <br>Brookdale <br>Corralitos <br>Davenport <br>Day Valley <br>Felton <br>Freedom <br>Interlaken <br>La Selva Beach <br>Live Oak <br>Mount Hermon <br>Opal Cliffs <br>Rio del Mar <br>Soquel <br>Pasatiempo <br>Twin Lakes | ||
==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
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=== Archives and Libraries === | === Archives and Libraries === | ||
| − | + | *Santa Cruz Central Library | |
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| + | 224 Church Street<br>Santa Cruz, CA 95060 | ||
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| + | *Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County library | ||
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| + | (housed in the Central Branch Library) | ||
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| + | === Cemeteries === | ||
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| + | Evergreen Cemetery | ||
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| + | Home of Peace Cemetery (mainly Jewish) | ||
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| + | Holy Cross Cemetery | ||
=== Church History and Records === | === Church History and Records === | ||
Revision as of 03:47, 4 May 2011
United States 
California Santa Cruz County
Contents |
County Courthouse
Santa Cruz County
701 Ocean Street
Santa Cruz CA 95060
Quick Facts
Parent County
18 February 1850: Santa Cruz County was created originally as Branciforte county. County seat: Santa Cruz [1]
19 April 1850: Renamed from Branciforte County.
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Incorporated Cities (2000): Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville
Other populated places:
Amesti
Aptos
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
Ben Lomond
Bonny Doon
Boulder Creek
Brookdale
Corralitos
Davenport
Day Valley
Felton
Freedom
Interlaken
La Selva Beach
Live Oak
Mount Hermon
Opal Cliffs
Rio del Mar
Soquel
Pasatiempo
Twin Lakes
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Archives and Libraries
- Santa Cruz Central Library
224 Church Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County library
(housed in the Central Branch Library)
Cemeteries
Evergreen Cemetery
Home of Peace Cemetery (mainly Jewish)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Church History and Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Santa Cruz
- Watsonville
Court Records
History
Land
Maps
Military History and Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
Santa Cruz County Recorder
701 Ocean Street, Room 230
Santa Cruz CA 95060
831/454-2800
or, within last two years:
Santa Cruz County Office of Vital Records
12 West Beach Street
Watsonville CA 95076
831/454-8557
http://www.santacruzhealth.org/phealth/2birthdeath.htm
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Websites
- Santa Cruz County CAGenWeb
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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