Directories and Census
Local Directories, Census Documents & other Name Indexes at the John Steinbeck Library
Pre 1850
Soldiers and Census Early Alta California 1779 – 1850
Monterey County Genealogical Society
Local History
R317.94 Sol
History of Monterey County, California with Illustrations... With Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens
Elliott & Moore, Publishers 1881 (Facsimile)
Local History
R979.47 His
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Local History
R979.476 Chu
1850-1859
1850 U.S. Federal Census Schedule I: Free Inhabitants of Monterey County, California Lorraine “Rain Cloud” Escobar Local History . R317.9476 Esc
1852 California State Census Schedule I: Inhabitants of Monterey County Lorraine “Rain Cloud” Escobar Local History R317.9476 Esc
History of Monterey County, California with Illustrations... With Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens Elliott & Moore, Publishers 1881 (Facsimile) Local History R979.47 His
Index to the 1850 Census of the State of California Bowman, Alan P., compiler Genealogy R929.3794 Bow
A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California, 1893 Index to names at the front of the book Local History R979.47 Mem
Population Schedules 7th U.S. Census... 1850 includes data for Los Angels, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Napa, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Joaquin, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Microform 371.9476 Cen
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
1860-1869
A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California, 1893 Index to names at the front of the book Local History R979.47 Mem
History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties and History of the State of California Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of Past and Present Biographies in Volume 1, with the index to names at the front of Volume 2. Local History R979.471 Gui
History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, 1925 Rolin C. Watkins Biographies in volume 2 with index in back of volume 2 Local History R979.47 Wat
History of Monterey County, California with Illustrations... With Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens Elliott & Moore, Publishers 1881 (Facsimile) Local History R979.47 His
Population Schedules of the 8th U.S Census of the United includes data for Mariposa, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, and Monterey U.S. Census Microform 317.94 Cen 1860
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
1870-1879
Civil War Veterans Buried in Salinas, Soledad, Gonzales, Moss Landing and Austin, Nevada C.E. Sharrock Name List, No Dates Local History R929.5 Sha
Great Register of Voters, Monterey County, California, 1870 Newspaper Clippings Local History R917.9476 Gre
History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties and History of the State of California Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of Past and Present Biographies in Volume 1, with the index to names at the front of Volume 2. Local History R979.471 Gui
History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, 1925 Rolin C. Watkins Biographies in volume 2 with index in back of volume 2 Local History R979.47 Wat
History of Monterey County, California with Illustrations... With Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens Elliott & Moore, Publishers 1881 (Facsimile) Local History R979.47 His
A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California, 1893 Index to names at the front of the book Local History R979.47 Mem
Monterey County Civil War Veterans Biographies Timothy P. Reese and Robert Nelson, compilers Death Dates 1870-1935 Local History R973.7494 Ree
Newspaper Abstracts, The Salinas Weekly Index (later the Salinas Californian) 1873-1882 includes births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations, and other events of a genealogical value for Monterey County and other neighboring counties of California Reference Desk R071.79476 Cli
Population Schedules 9th U.S. Census, 1870 includes Mann, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, and Monterey Counties Microform 317.94 Cen 1870
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
1880-1889
Admission Census of the Monterey County Hospital 21 January 1886 through 8 February 1917: Census Data From a Document of the Monterey County Historical Society BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard, editor Local History R317.9476 Adm
Civil War Veterans Buried in Salinas, Soledad, Gonzales, Moss Landing and Austin, Nevada C.E. Sharrock Name List, No Dates Local History R929.5 Sha
Coast County City Directory, 1884 including Santa Cruz, San Diego, Ventura, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles L. L. McKenney Microform R917.9476 Coa 1884
First County Hospital Census Monterey County California 21 January 1886 through 8 February 1917 BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard, compiler Local History R317.9475 Fir
History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties and History of the State of California Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of Past and Present Biographies in Volume 1, with the index to names at the front of Volume 2 Local History R979.471 Gui
History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, 1925 Rolin C. Watkins Biographies in volume 2 with index in back of volume 2 Local History R979.47 Wat
A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California, 1893 Index to names at the front of the book Local History R979.47 Mem
History of Monterey County, California with Illustrations... With Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens Elliott & Moore, Publishers 1881 (Facsimile) Local History R979.47 His
Monterey County Civil War Veterans Biographies Timothy P. Reese and Robert Nelson, compilers Death Dates 1870-1935 Local History R973.7494 Ree
Newspaper Abstracts, The Salinas Weekly Index (later the Salinas Californian) 1873-1882 includes births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations, and other events of a genealogical value for Monterey County and other neighboring counties of California Reference Desk R071.79476 Cli
1889 Monterey County Directory Listing of All Adult Residents In the Townships In Monterey County... Monterey County Genealogical Society, Inc. Local History R917.9476 Mon
History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties and History of the State of California Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of Past and Present Local History R979.471 Gui
History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, 1925 Rolin C. Watkins Biographies in volume 2 with index in back of volume 2 Local History R979.47 Wat
10th U.S. Census, 1880 includes Mono, Monterey, and Napa Counties Microform R317.94 Cen 1880
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
Yearbooks The John Steinbeck Library has an extensive collection of local school yearbooks. Check with the Reference Desk to locate the schools and the years available, and how to request them. Yearbook R317.89
1890-1899
Admission Census of the Monterey County Hospital 21 January 1886 through 8 February 1917: Census Data From a Document of the Monterey County Historical Society
BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard, editor
Local History
R317.9476 Adm
California 1890 Great Register of Voters Index
California State Genealogical Alliance
Three Volumes
Genealogy
R929.3794 Cal
Civil War Veterans Buried in Salinas, Soledad, Gonzales, Moss Landing and Austin, Nevada
C.E. Sharrock
Name List, No Dates
Local History
R929.5 Sha
1890 Great Register of Monterey, California
Karen Clifford, ed.
Sorted by Last Name
Local History
R929.42 Cli
No11th U.S. Census 1890 – Most Reels were Destroyed by Fire
First County Hospital Census Monterey County California 21 January 1886 through 8 February 1917
BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard, compiler
Local History
R317.9475 Fir
History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties and History of the State of California Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of Past and Present
Biographies in Volume 1, with the index to names at the front of Volume 2
Local History
R979.471 Gui
History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, 1925
Rolin C. Watkins
Biographies in volume 2 with index in back of volume 2
Local History
R979.47 Wat
A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California, 1893
Index to names at the front of the book
Local History
R979.47 Mem
Monterey County Civil War Veterans Biographies
Timothy P. Reese and Robert Nelson, compilers
Death Dates 1870-1935
Local History
R973.7494 Ree
Newspaper Abstracts, The Salinas Weekly Index (later the Salinas Californian) 1873-1882 includes births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations, and other events of a genealogical value for Monterey County and other neighboring counties of California
Reference Desk
R071.79476 Cli
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery,Monterey, California
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Local History
R979.476 Chu
Yearbooks
The John Steinbeck Library has an extensive collectionof local school yearbooks. Check with the Reference Desk to locate the schools and the years available, and how to request them
Yearbook
R317.89
1900-1909
Admission Census of the Monterey County Hospital 21 January 1886 through 8 February 1917: Census Data from a Document of the Monterey County Historical Society BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard, editor Local History R317.9476 Adm
Civil War Veterans Buried in Salinas, Soledad, Gonzales, Moss Landing and Austin, Nevada C.E. Sharrock Name List, No Dates Local History R929.5 Sha
First County Hospital Census Monterey County California 21 January 1886 through 8 February 1917 BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard, compiler Local History R317.9475 Fir
Great Register of Voters, 1900-1944 Reel 1: 1900-1926; Reel 2: 1928-1938; Reel 3: 1940-1944 Microform 917.9476 Gre
History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties and History of the State of California Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of Past and Present Biographies in Volume 1, with the index to names at the front of Volume 2 Local History R979.471 Gui
History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, 1925 Rolin C. Watkins Biographies in volume 2 with index in back of volume 2 Local History R979.47 Wat
Monterey County Civil War Veterans Biographies Timothy P. Reese and Robert Nelson, compilers Death Dates 1870-1935 Local History R973.7494 Ree
12th U.S. Census of Population, 1900 includes Modoc, Mono and Monterey Counties Microform 317.94 Cen 1900
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
Yearbooks The John Steinbeck Library has an extensive collection of local school yearbooks. Check with the Reference Desk to locate the schools and the years available, and how to request them. Yearbook R317.89
1910-1919
Admission Census of the Monterey County Hospital 21 January 1886 through 8 February 1917: Census Data from a Document of the Monterey County Historical Society BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard, editor Local History R317.9476 Adm
Civil War Veterans Buried in Salinas, Soledad, Gonzales, Moss Landing and Austin, Nevada C.E. Sharrock Name List, No Dates Local History R929.5 Sha
First County Hospital Census Monterey County California 21 January 1886 through 8 February 1917 BettyAnn Lockwood Hedegard, compiler Local History R317.9475 Fir
Great Register of Voters, 1900-1944 Reel 1: 1900-1926; Reel 2: 1928-1938; Reel 3: 1940-1944 Microform 917.9476 Gre
History and Biographical Record of Monterey and San Benito Counties and History of the State of California Containing Biographies of Well-Known Citizens of Past and Present Local History R979.471 Gui
History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, 1925 Rolin C. Watkins Biographies in volume 2 with index in back of volume 2 Local History R979.47 Wat
Monterey County Civil War Veterans Biographies Timothy P. Reese and Robert Nelson, compilers Local History R973.7494 Ree
13th U.S. Census includes Merced, Mono, and Monterey Counties Microform R317.94 Cen
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
Yearbooks The John Steinbeck Library has an extensive collection of local school yearbooks. Check with the Reference Desk to locate the schools and the years available, and how to request them Yearbook R317.89
1920-1929
Census Roll of the Indians Of California, under the Act of May 18, 1928
Microform
R317.974 Uni
Civil War Veterans Buried in Salinas, Soledad, Gonzales, Moss Landing and Austin, Nevada
C.E. Sharrock
Name List, No Dates
Local History
R929.5 Sha
14th U.S. Census includes Modoc, Napa, and Monterey County
Microform
317.94 Cen
Great Register of Voters, 1900-1944
Reel 1: 1900-1926; Reel 2: 1928-1938; Reel 3: 1940-1944
Microform
917.9476 Gre
History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties
Biographies in volume 2 with index in back of volume 2
Rolin C. Watkins
Local History
R979.47 Wat
Monterey County Civil War Veterans Biographies
Timothy P. Reese and Robert Nelson, compilers
Death Dates 1870-1935
Local History
R973.7494 Ree
Polk’s Salinas, Monterey, and Pacific Grove Directory includes Carmel, Carmel Highlands, Castroville, Chualar, Del Monte, Gonzales, King City, Lakeside, Pebble Beach, & Soledad 1926
Microform
R917.9476 Pol
1926-1927
Business
R917.9476 P
1926
Polk’s Salinas, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel Directory, 1928 includes Carmel Rural Route, No. 1 (Carmel Highlands and Point Lobos), Castroville, Chualar, Del Monte, Gonzales, King City, Lakeside, Pebble Beach, Seaside, Soledad, and Spreckels
Microform
R917.9476 Pol
1928
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Local History
R979.476 Chu
Yearbooks
The John Steinbeck Library has an extensive collection of local school yearbooks. Check with the Reference Desk
to locate the schools and the years available, and how to request them, ask at the Reference Desk
Yearbook
R317.89
1930-1939
Civil War Veterans Buried in Salinas, Soledad, Gonzales, Moss Landing and Austin, Nevada C.E. Sharrock Name List, No Dates Genealogy R929.5 Sha
15th U.S. Census 1930 Monterey County Microform 317.95 Cen 1930
Great Register of Voters, 1900-1944 Reel 1: 1900-1926; Reel 2: 1928-1938; Reel 3: 1940-1944 Microform 917.9476 Gre
Monterey County Civil War Veterans Biographies Timothy P. Reese and Robert Nelson, compilers Death Dates 1870-1935 Local History R973.7494 Ree
Polk’s Salinas, Monterey, Pacific Grove & Carmel Directory includes Carmel Highlands, Castroville, Chualar, Del Monte, Gonzales, King City, Pebble Beach, Seaside, Soledad, Spreckels Microform R917.9476 Pol 1930
Polk’s Salinas, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel Directory, 1933 includes Carmel Rural Route, No. 1 (Carmel Highlands and Point Lobos), Castroville, Chualar, Del Monte; Gonzales, Pebble Beach, Seaside, Soledad, Spreckels Business R917.9476 P 1933 Microform R917.9476 Pol 1933
Polk’s Salinas, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel City Directory 1937 includes Aromas, Big Sur Carmel Highlands, Castroville, Chualar, Del Monte, Gonzales, Greenfield, Marina, Moss Landing, Seaside, Soledad, Spreckels Business Reference R917.9476 P 1937 Microform R917.9476 Pol 1937
Polk’s Salinas, Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Carmel City Directory 1939 includes Salinas, Monterey, Carmel, Salinas Rural Routes, Monterey Rural Routes , Carmel Rural, Big Sur Star Route and Jamesburg Star Route are included in Monterey Rural Routes Business Reference R917.9476 P 1939
Salinas A to Z Directory and Guidebook 1936-1937 An alphabetical listing of businesses and business persons Microform R917.9476 Sal 1936-1937
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
Yearbooks The John Steinbeck Library has an extensive collection of local school yearbooks. Check with the Reference Desk yo locate the schools and the years available, and how to request them Yearbook R317.89
1940-1949
[California Death Index 1940-1988]
Reference Desk
Microform
R929.3794 Cal
Great Register of Voters, 1900-1944
Reel 1: 1900-1926; Reel 2: 1928-1938; Reel 3: 1940-1944
Microform
917.9476 Gre
Polk’s Salinas, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel City Directory 1941 includes Salinas Rural Routes, Monterey Rural Routes (with Jamesburg Star Route)
Business Reference
R917.9476 P 1941
Microform
R917.9476 Pol 1941
Polk’s Salinas City Directory 1946 includes Salinas P.O. Rural Routes
Microform
917.9476 Pol 1941
Business Reference
917.9476 P 1946
Polk’s Salinas City Directory 1949 includes Salinas P.O. Rural Routes
Business Reference
917.9476 1949
Salinas A to Z Directory 1941-1942
Mainly a classified listing of businesses
Microform
R917.9476 Sal
1941-1942
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Local History
R979.476 Chu
Yearbooks
The John Steinbeck Library has an extensive collection of local school yearbooks. Check with the Reference Desk to locate the schools and the years available, and how to request them
Yearbook
R317.89
1950-1959
[California Death Index 1940-1988] Reference Desk Microform R929.3794 Cal
Polk Directory Monterey Peninsula Business Reference R917.9476 P 1951
Polk’s Salinas City Directory 1952 Including Salinas Rural Route Directory Business Reference R917.9476 P 1952
Polk Directory Monterey Peninsula Business Reference R917.9476 P 1953
Polk Directory Salinas Business Reference R917.9476 P 1953-1954
Polk Directory Monterey Peninsula Business Reference R917.9476 P 1954-55
Polk Directory Salinas Business Reference R917.9476 P 1955
Polk Directory Monterey Peninsula Business Reference R917.9476 P 1956
Polk Directory Salinas Business Reference R917.9476 P 1956
Polk Directory Salinas Business Reference R917.9476 P 1957-1958
Polk Directory Monterey Peninsula Business Reference R917.9476 P 1959
Polk Directory Salinas Business Reference R917.9476 P 1959
Tombstone Inscriptions of the Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, California Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints Local History R979.476 Chu
Yearbooks The John Steinbeck Library has an extensive collection of local school yearbooks. Check with the Reference Desk to locate the schools and the years available, and how to request them Yearbook R317.89
1960-1969
Polk Salinas
Business
R917.9476
1969
1970-1979
Polk’s Salinas Valley 1971 August, 1975 August, 1976 August, 1977 August, 1979 August Business R979.9476 M
1980-1989
Polk’s Salinas Valley 1980 June, 1981 June, 1983 June, 1984 June, 1985 June, 1986 June, 1987 June, 1988 June, 1989-90 June Business R979.9476 M
1990-1999
Polk’s Salinas Valley 1989-1990 June, 1990-1991 June, 1992-1993 June, 1994 June, 1885 June, 1995 October, 1996, 1997 OctoberBusiness