Santa Cruz County, California Genealogy

United States California  Santa Cruz County

County Courthouse
Santa Cruz County 701 Ocean Street Santa Cruz CA 95060

Parent County
18 February 1850: Santa Cruz County was created originally as Branciforte county. County seat: Santa Cruz

19 April 1850: Renamed from Branciforte County.

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

 * Monterey
 * San Benito
 * San Mateo
 * Santa Clara

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

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

Websites

 * Santa Cruz County CAGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site