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) 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

Web Sites

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


 * Family History Library Catalog
 * San Francisco Department of Public Health: Birth and Death Records