Skip Ancestry main menu Ancestry Home
  • Home
  • Trees
  • Search
  • DNA
  • Explore
  • Help
  • Extras
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In
Home
Loading
  • Family History Learning Hub
  • My Trees
  • Start a New Tree
  • Upload a GEDCOM
Loading
  • All Collections
  • Census & Voter Lists
  • Birth, Marriage & Death
  • Immigration & Travel
  • Public Member Trees
  • Military
  • Card Catalog
  • Member Search new
Loading
  • AncestryDNA®
  • Activate a Kit
  • AncestryDNA® Learning Hub
  • What’s Included in Your Results
  • DNA + Family Trees
  • How AncestryDNA® Works
Explore
Loading
  • Support Center
  • Community
  • Message Boards
  • Hire an Expert
  • Site Status
Loading
  • iOS & Android Apps
  • Photo Books & Posters
  • ProGenealogists
  • Ancestry Academy
  • Gift Memberships Offer
  • Ancestry Lab
  • Heritage Travel Updated
SearchUSACalifornia Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County

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

Collections

Data Collections
Sorted by Santa Clara census & voter lists
Sort by Count
There are no census & voter lists collections unique to Santa Clara
View other census & voter lists collections related to Santa Clara (1)

Data Collections
Sorted by Santa Clara directories & member lists
Sort by Count
Trinity Church, San Jose, California : Advent, 1860, to Easter, 1903.95

Data Collections
Sorted by Santa Clara stories, memories & histories
Sort by Count
History of Santa Clara County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county1,431
History of Santa Clara County, California866
Pen pictures from the garden of the world, or, Santa Clara County, California738
History of San Jose, California : narrative and biographical264
Trinity Church, San Jose, California : Advent, 1860, to Easter, 1903.95
View all Santa Clara stories, memories & histories (6)

Featured Santa Clara collections

Recollections of colorful El Dorado Street in early San José
Pen pictures from the garden of the world, or, Santa Clara County, California
History of Santa Clara County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county
History of San Jose, California : narrative and biographical
History of Santa Clara County, California
View all Santa Clara data collections

Search for historical records for ancestors in Santa Clara County.

Select another state or region

Narrow by region

Select a region to view its unique collections.

  • Alameda
  • 25
  • Alpine
  • 1
  • Butte
  • 4
  • Colusa
  • 4
  • Contra Costa
  • 3
  • El Dorado
  • 5
  • Fresno
  • 6
  • Humboldt
  • 5
  • Imperial
  • 1
  • Kern
  • 5
  • Kings
  • 2
  • Lake
  • 1
  • Lassen
  • 2
  • Los Angeles
  • 32
  • Madera
  • 1
  • Marin
  • 4
  • Mendocino
  • 1
  • Merced
  • 2
  • Modoc
  • 1
  • Monterey
  • 6
  • Napa
  • 3
  • Nevada
  • 2
  • Orange
  • 4
  • Placer
  • 1
  • Plumas
  • 2
  • Riverside
  • 2
  • Sacramento
  • 8
  • San Benito
  • 1
  • San Bernardino
  • 6
  • San Diego
  • 12
  • San Francisco
  • 39
  • San Joaquin
  • 6
  • San Luis Obispo
  • 2
  • San Mateo
  • 8
  • Santa Barbara
  • 7
  • Santa Clara
  • 6
  • Santa Cruz
  • 1
  • Shasta
  • 7
  • Sierra
  • 2
  • Solano
  • 4
  • Sonoma
  • 2
  • Stanislaus
  • 3
  • Sutter
  • 1
  • Tehama
  • 4
  • Tulare
  • 4
  • Tuolumne
  • 3
  • Ventura
  • 6
  • Yolo
  • 4
  • Yuba
  • 2

We only list regions for which we have unique data collections. Please try back later because we frequently add more collections. Alternatively, for more regional records try browsing within all California collections. Many country collections include some region level data.

View all in Card Catalog

More help

  • View Santa Clara County message boards
  • Santa Clara County Member Directory
  • Understanding Records
  • Handwriting Help
  • Support Center
  • Ancestry Blog
  • Site Map
  • Gift Memberships
  • Careers
  • © 1997-2023 Ancestry
  • Corporate Information
  • Updated Privacy
  • Updated Terms and Conditions
  • CCPA Notice at Collection
  • Do not sell or share my personal information
  • Patent