San Francisco County, California Genealogy

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Parent County
1850--San Francisco County was created 18 February as an original county. County seat: San Francisco

Record Loss
1906 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Alameda
 * Marin
 * San Mateo

Census
1850 (1851) for the county is missing.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Balboa
 * Mission
 * San Francisco
 * Sunset (San Francisco)

Vital Records
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 (Birth Application, Death Application) from the website of the Office of Vital Records with your payment. 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.

Web Sites

 * San Francisco Genealogy (sfgenealogy)
 * Golden Nugget Library
 * California GenWeb


 * Family History Library Catalog