About California Land Records
California is a federal-land state. Lands were generally bought from
the government or from other individuals. For lands purchased from
other individuals, consult the local county recorder's office, generally
in the county where the transaction took place. For federal land patents,
contact:
BLM California State Office
Room E-2841
2800 Cottage Way
Sacramento, CA 95825-1889
Land-entry case files for these patents are available at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C. Tract books and township plat maps are
also available at the address above.
Private land claims also need to be considered. The term refers to
the settling of property ownership by the government of the United
States for lands previously acquired under a different sovereign. Californians
received land under Spanish and Mexican governments. Records of many
of these transactions can be found at the State Archives in Sacramento.
For further reference to all transactions, consult the publications
below:
Gates, Paul W. "Public Land Disposal in California." Agricultural
History 49 (1975): 158-78
Robinson, William Wilcox. Land in California: The Story of Mission
Lands, Ranchos, Squatters, Mining Claims, Railroad Grants, Land Scrip
[and] Homesteads. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1948.
Avina, Rose H. Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in California. New
York: Arno Press, 1976.
Hone, E. Wade. Land and Property Research in the United States. Salt
Lake City: Ancestry, Inc., 1997.
California BLM Office:
Bureau of Land Management
California State Office
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834
Sacramento, CA 95825-1886
Phone: (916) 978-4400
Phone: (916) 978-4416
TDD (916) 978-4419
California State Historical
Society:
California Historical Society
2099 Pacific Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109-2235
(415) 567-1848
Conference of California Historical Societies
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
(209) 946-2169
California County Courthouses:
Alameda County
Alameda County Recorder
1106 Madison Street, 1st Floor
Oakland, CA 94607
Telephone: (510) 272-6363
(510) 272-5069 for credit card orders.
Alpine County
Alpine County Recorder
99 Water St
Markleeville, CA 96120
Telephone: (530) 694-2286
Amador County
Amador County Recorder's Office
500 Argonaut Lane
Jackson, CA 95642-2308
Telephone: (209) 223-6468
Butte County
Butte County Recorder
25 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965-3316
Telephone: (530) 538-7691
Calaveras County
Calaveras County Clerk
Government Ctr
San Andreas, CA 95249
Telephone: (209) 754-6372
Colusa County
Colusa County Clerk
546 Jay St.
Colusa, CA 95932-2443
Telephone: (530) 458-0500
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Clerk
730 Las Juntus
Martinez, CA 94553-1233
Telephone: (925) 646-2360
Del Norte County
Del Norte County Clerk
450 H St.
Crescent City, CA 95531-4021
Telephone: (707) 464-4139
El Dorado County
El Dorado County Clerk
360 Fair Lane, Building B
Placerville, CA 95667
Telephone: (530) 621-5490
Fresno County
Fresno County Recorder
Hall of Records
220 Tulare Street, Rm #303
Fresno, CA 93721
Telephone: (559) 488-3471 Info
(559) 488-3476
Glenn County
Glenn County Clerk
526 W. Sycamore St.
Willows, CA 95988-0391
Telephone: (530) 934-6412
Humboldt County
Humboldt County Recorder
Treasurer/Tax Collector
825 Fifth Street Room #125
Eureka, CA 95501
Telephone: (707) 445-7382
Imperial County
Imperial County Recorder
940 Main St, Rm #206
El Centro, CA 92243
Telephone: (760) 339-4272
Inyo County
Inyo County Clerk
168 North Edwards
Independence, CA 93526
Telephone: (760) 878-0221
Kern County
Kern County Recorder
Hall of Records
1655 Chester Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Telephone: (661) 868-6400
Kings County
Kings County Clerk
1400 West Lacey Blvd
Hanford, CA 93230-5905
Telephone: (559) 582-3211
Lake County
Lake County Superior Clerk
255 N. Forbes St.
Lakeport, CA 95453-4731
Telephone: (707) 263-2231
Lassen County
Lassen County Recorder
220 S. Lassen St. Suite 5
Susanville, CA 96130-4324
Telephone: (530) 251-8234
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Clerk
P.O. Box 53120
Los Angeles, CA 90053-0120
Madera County
Madera County Recorder
209 W. Yosemite Ave.
Madera, CA 93637-3534
Telephone: (209) 675-7724
Marin County
Marin County Recorder
3501 Civic Center Dr, Rm 232
San Rafael, CA 94903
Telephone: (415) 499-6094 (information)
Telephone: (415) 499-6092
Mariposa County
Mariposa County Recorder
P O Box 35
Mariposa, CA 95338
Telephone: (209) 966-5719
Mendocino County
Mendocino County Recorder
501 Low Gap Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
Telephone: (707) 463-4376
Merced County
Merced County Recorder
2222 M Street
Merced, CA 95340-3729
Telephone:(209) 385-7626
Modoc County
Modoc County Clerk
200 Court Street
Alturas, CA 96101-4026
Telephone: (530) 233-6205
Mono County
Mono County Clerk
P.O. Box 537
Bridgeport, CA 93517-0537
Telephone: (760) 932-7911
Monterey County
Monterey County Clerk
P.O. Box 29
Salinas, CA 93902-0029
Telephone: (408) 755-5041
Napa County
Napa County Recorder
900 Coombs St, Rm 116
Napa, CA 94559
Telephone: (707) 253-4246
Nevada County
Nevada County Recorder
Rood Center Administration Bldg
950 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959
Telephone: (530) 265-1221
Orange County
Orange County Recorder
12 Civic Center Plaza, Rm 106
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Telephone: (714) 834-3005 or (714) 834-3006
Placer County
Placer County Clerk
2954 Richardson Dr.
Auburn, CA 95603
Telephone: (530) 886-5600
Plumas County
Plumas County Clerk
520 Main Street Room 102
Quincy, CA 95971-9366
Telephone: (530) 283-6218
Riverside County
Riverside County Clerk
2724 Gateway Drive
P.O. Box 751
Riverside, CA 92502-0751
Telephone: (909) 486-7000
Sacramento County
Sacramento County Recorder
P.O. Box 839
Sacramento, CA 95812-0839
San Benito County
San Benito County Clerk
440 5th St., Room 206
Hollister, CA 95023-3843
Telephone: (408) 636-4029
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County Clerk
222 W. Hospitality Ln.
San Bernardino, CA 92415
Telephone: (909) 387-8314
San Diego County
San Diego County Recorder
1600 Pacific Hwy, Rm 260
P.O. Box 1750
San Diego, CA 92112-4147
Telephone: (619) 237-0502
San Francisco County
San Francisco Department of Public Health
101 Grove Street, Room 105
San Francisco, CA 94102
Telephone: (415) 554-2700
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County Clerk
P.O. Box 1968
24 S. Hunter #304
Stockton, CA 95201
Telephone: (209) 468-3939
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County Recorder
1144 Monterey Street, Ste C
San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
Telephone: (805) 781-5080
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Recorder
401 Marshall Street, 6th floor
Redwood City, CA 94063-1636
Telephone: (650) 363-4212
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder
1100 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2000
Telephone: (805) 568-2250
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Recorder
70 West Hedding Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Telephone: (408) 299-2481
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Recorder
701 Ocean Street, Rm 230
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Telephone: (831) 454-2800
Shasta County
Shasta County Recorder
1500 Court Street, Rm 102
Redding, CA 96001
Telephone: (530) 225-5678
Sierra County
Sierra County Clerk
P.O. Box D
Downieville, CA 95936-9999
Telephone: (530) 289-3295
Siskiyou County
Siskiyou County Clerk
P.O. Box 338
Yreka, CA 96097-9910
Telephone: (530) 842-8084
Solano County
Solano County Recorder
701 Texas St.
Fairfield, CA 94533
Telephone: (707) 421-6294
Sonoma County
Sonoma County Recorder
585 Fiscal Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Telephone: (707) 565-2651
Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County Clerk/Recorder
1201 I Street, Suite 101
Modesto, CA 95354
Telephone: (209) 525-5265 (information)
Telephone: (209) 525-5291
Sutter County
Sutter County Clerk
433 Second Street
Yuba City, CA 95991-5524
Telephone: (530) 822-7120
Tehama County
Tehama County Clerk
P.O. Box 250
Red Bluff, CA 96080-0250
Telephone: (530) 527-3350
Trinity County
Trinity County Recorder
101 Court Street
Weaverville, CA 96093
Telephone: (530) 623-1215
Tulare County
Tulare County Recorder
221 South Mooney, Rm #105
Visalia, CA 93291
Telephone: (559) 733-6418
Telephone: (559) 733-6419 (information)
Tuolumne County
Tuolumne County Clerk
2 S. Green St.
Sonora, CA 95370-4679
Telephone: (209) 533-5531
Ventura County
Ventura County Recorder
County Government Center in Ventura
Hall of Administration, Main Plaza
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009-1260
Telephone: (805) 654-2295
Yolo County
Yolo County Recorder
625 Court Street, Rm 105
P.O. Box 1130
Woodland, CA 95695
Telephone: (530) 666-8130
Yuba County
Yuba County Clerk
935 14th St.
Marysville, CA 95901
Telephone: (530) 741-6341
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