Napa City-County Library
Main Library
580 Coombs Street
Napa, California 94559
(707) 253-4235
Map to Napa Main Library
Napa Library websiteThere are branch libraries in Calistoga, Yountville and American Canyon. Check the catalog for the dozens of books available on Napa Valley History. If you have a Napa library card, you can use it to access HeritageQuest, an online service for family historians similiar to Ancestry.com or Genealogy.com.
Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society (NVGBS)
Research Library
1701 Menlo Avenue
Napa, California 94558
(707) 252-2252
Map to the NVGBS Library
NVGBS website
According to their website, the NVGBS library has "Napa County marriage, census, voter, church, and cemetery records." If you cannot visit the library in person, society volunteers will do research for a fee. See their website for details.
Recorder - County Clerk, County of Napa
Recorder - County Clerk's Office
900 Coombs Street, Room 116
Napa, California 94559
(707) 253-4246
Map to the Napa Recorder-County Clerk
Napa County Clerk websiteBirth, marriage and death certificates for Napa County can be ordered from the Recorder's Office.
- Births: Birth records are available from approximately 1873.
- Marriages: Marriage records are available from approximately 1850.
- Deaths: Death records are available from approximately 1873.
Detailed information about ordering vital records is available online. Some vital records and indexes to vital records for Napa County are available on microfilm through Family History Centers worldwide. Search the Family History Library Catalog for details. The Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society also publishes indexes to some records, which can be purchased from the Society or viewed at their library.
Superior Court of California, Napa County
Napa Superior Court
825 Brown Street
Napa, California 94559-3031
(707) 299-1140
Map to Napa Superior CourtThe court may have records--such as probate files and divorce records--of interest to family historians. Note that probate records for Napa County are readily available on microfilm through Family History Centers worldwide. These microfilmed records go back to 1851.
St. Helena Historical Society
Box 87
St. Helena, CA 94574
St. Helena Historical Society website
Currently, the society does not allow public access to its collections. However, you may contact the society with research questions. Contact information is provided at the society's website.
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