Newspaper Indexes-California [Reference Shelf]

I have compiled here a list of indices to California newspapers and obituaries, arranged by county. I have focused on indices of historic newspapers (1940 and earlier), to the exclusion of more modern indexing projects. I have included here obituary indices, which seem to fall under the auspices of this listing.

I hope to maintain and update this listing as new sources are discovered. If you know of any pre-1930, California county newspaper indexing projects that are not listed here, please let me know by leaving a comment below.

Alameda

• Oakland Tribune Indices
  
  Butte
  
• Paradise Genealogical Society Butte County Obituary Index
  
  Lassen
  
• Lassen County Obituary Index
  
• Lassen Advocate Index
  
  Los Angeles
  
• Pasadena News Index
  
• San Fernando Valley Newspaper Index
  
  Mendocino
  
• Mendocino County Indexes
  
  Placer
  
• Indices to the Placer Herald
  
  San Francisco
  
• The San Francisco Call Database - Index
  
  Santa Barbara
  
• Santa Barbara California Newspapers
  
  Santa Clara
  
• Palo Alto News Indices
  
  Santa Cruz
  
• Mountain Echo Index
  
  Siskiyou
  
• Siskiyou County Newspaper Index
  
  Tulare
  
• Tulare Co. Obituary Index
  
  Ventura
  
• Ventura Obituaries index
  
  Yolo
  
• Woodland Daily Democrat Indices