San Benito County, California Genealogy

United States California San Benito

Guide to San Benito County California genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth marriage, death, burial, land and naturalization records from 1894 Superior Court has divorce, probate and court records

Parent County
12 February 1874: San Benito County was created from Los Angeles and San Diego Counties. County seat: Holllister

Boundary Changes
"Rotating Formation California County Boundary Maps" (1850-1925) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Neighboring Counties

 * Fresno
 * Merced
 * Monterey
 * Santa Clara
 * Santa Cruz

Genealogy
The California State Genealogical Alliance serves as a statewide association of independent genealogical societies, individuals and non-profit organizations. The Alliance website provides genealogical resources for all 50 California counties. This is the link for San Benito County.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Hollister California Family History Center

Websites

 * San Benito County CAGenWeb
 * San Bento County, CA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site