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SearchUSACalifornia San Mateo County

San Mateo County

Welcome to our San Mateo County family history research page. Here you'll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your San Mateo County ancestors.

Collections

Data Collections
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There are no census & voter lists collections unique to San Mateo
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Data Collections
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Times (San Mateo, California)128,177
San Mateo Times And Daily News Leader (San Mateo, California)44,680
San Mateo Times (San Mateo, California)9,003
Post (San Mateo, California)5,945

Data Collections
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California, U.S., San Mateo County Records, 1855-19911,595,496

Data Collections
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History of San Mateo County, California1,119
Peninsula community book : (San Mateo County, California)453
History of San Mateo County : from the earliest times, with a description of its resources and advantages, and the biographies243

Featured San Mateo collections

California, U.S., San Mateo County Records, 1855-19911,595,496
San Mateo Times And Daily News Leader (San Mateo, California)44,680
Post (San Mateo, California)5,945
Times (San Mateo, California)128,177
San Mateo Times (San Mateo, California)9,003
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  • 25
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  • 1
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  • 4
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  • 4
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  • 3
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  • 5
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  • 6
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  • 5
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  • 2
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  • 1
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  • 32
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  • 1
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  • 4
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  • 1
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  • 2
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  • 1
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  • 6
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  • 3
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  • 2
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  • 4
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  • 1
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  • 2
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  • 2
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  • 8
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  • 1
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  • 6
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  • 12
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  • 39
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  • 6
  • San Luis Obispo
  • 2
  • San Mateo
  • 8
  • Santa Barbara
  • 7
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  • 6
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  • 1
  • Shasta
  • 7
  • Sierra
  • 2
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  • 4
  • Sonoma
  • 2
  • Stanislaus
  • 3
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  • 1
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  • 4
  • Tulare
  • 4
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  • 3
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  • 6
  • Yolo
  • 4
  • Yuba
  • 2

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