CAGenWeb San Diego County

San Diego County, California
Land Records
Records & Resources

County of San Diego, Assessor / Recorder / County Clerk
- Grantor / Grantee Index, 1982 -
- San Diego County Assessor, Parcel Maps
San Diego Genealogical Society
- Index to Pre-Emption Claims, San Diego County, 1850 - 1890
  Indices to Books I, II, III, IV, and V
- Land Records, Grantor Index to San Diego County Deeds, 1848-1872
San Diego Leaves & Saplings
San Diego Historical Society
Some of the land records and resources held in the Research Library of the San Diego Historical Society are:
- Records of General Land Office, 1835 - 1839
  Record group PRM5.6; 1 microfilm roll
- Deed Indexes, 1846 - 1931
  Record group PR2.57; 102 volumes
  There are separate, chronologically sequential grantor and grantee index volumes. Each volume is arranged alphabetically.
- Deed Abstracts, 1848 - 1892
  Record group PR2.441; 224 volumes
- Grantor / Grantee Index, 1849 - 1871
  Record group PR2.902; 1 volume
- Deeds, 1850 - 1931
  Record group PR2.44; 1910 volumes
- Deeds, Recorded Copies, 1850 - 1919
  Record group PR2.118; 2 boxes
  This is an artificially created collection of recorded copies of deeds. The records are arranged chronologically. A grantor and grantee index is contained in the record group.
- Preemption Claims Index, 1856 - 1892
  Record group PR2.901; 1 volume
- Declarations of Homesteads, 1860 - 1931
  Record group PR2.128; 1 volume
  Hand written declarations of homestead. Arranged chronologically. An alphabetical index by last name of homesteader is in the front of the volume.
- Preemption Claims, 1868 - 1892
  Record group PR2.90; 1 box (2 volumes, 1 file)
- Index to Mechanics Liens, 1869 - 1931
  Record group PR2.98; 3 volumes
- Mechanics Liens, 1869 - 1931
  Record group PR2.97; 31 volumes and 1 box
- Index to Mines, Julian Mining District, 1870 - 1933
  Record group PR2.137; 1 volume
- Mining Claims, Julian Mining District, 1870 - 1933
  Record group PR2.134; 10 volumes
  Volumes arranged chronologically. Each volume contains an alphabetical index.
- Index to Mortgages, 1870 - 1931
  Record group PR2.111
  Index to Mortgagor - 13 volumes
  Index to Mortgagee - 14 volumes
  [different set than Record group PR2.113]
- Tax Sales (San Diego City), 1872
  Record group PR2.441; 1 volume
  [Also see Record groups PR2.440, PR2.442, PR2.443 and PR2.444]
- Redemption of Property Sold to State for Delinquent Taxes, 1872 - 1949
  Record group PR2.27; 25 volumes
- Satisfaction of Mortgages, 1873 - 1931
  Record group PR2.467; 107 volumes
- Index to Release of Mortgages and Personal Property (San Diego County), 1873 - 1927
  Record group PR2.498; 2 volumes; Mortgagor and Mortgagee
- Redemption of Property Sold for Delinquent Taxes, 1873 - 1927
  Record group PR2.28; 6 volumes
- State Tax Deeds, 1874 - 1879, 1901 - 1902
  Record group PR2.177; 3 volumes plus 1 file
- Conveyance of Real Estate for Delinquent Taxes, 1875 - 1877
  Record group PR2.67; 2 boxes
- Tax Sales to State, 1875 - 1891
  Record group PR2.139; 6 volumes
- Certificates of San Diego County Tax Sales, 1875 - 1903
  Record group PR2.444; 32 volumes
  Certifications that real estate was sold in order to recoup taxes owed to the County of San Diego. The records contain a description of the property, to whom the taxes were assessed, name of purchaser, date of sale and amount paid for the property. Arranged chronologically. [Also see Record groups PR2.440, PR2.441, PR2.442 and PR2.443]
- Patents, 1877 - 1902
  Record group PR2.172; 8 volumes
- Abstract of Mortgages, 1880 - 1882
  Record group PR2.105; 3 volumes
- Mortgages, 1881 - 1887, 1915 - 1930
  Record group PR2.465; 245 volumes
- Index to Mortgages, 1883 - 1894
  Record group PR2.110; 2 volumes (Number 2 and Number 3)
- Mining Claims, Ogilby Mining District, 1884 - 1889
  Record group PR2.135; 1 volume
  Claims are arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical index.
- Mining Claims, San Diego County, 1885 - 1892
  Record group PR2.131; 6 volumes
  Volumes are arranged chronologically and contain an alphabetical index.
- State School Land Index, 1886 - 1894
  Record group PR2.50; 1 volume
  Arranged alphabetically by name of purchaser
- Redemption of Property Sold for Delinquent Special School Tax, 1886 - 1889
  Record group PR2.29; 1 volume
- Certificates of San Diego City Tax Sales, 1887 - 1893 and 1872 - 1930
  Record group PR2.443; 4 volumes and 3 boxes
  [Also see Record groups PR2.440, PR2.441, PR2.442 and PR2.444]
- Mining Claims, Cargo Muchado Mining District, 1888 - 1897
  Record group PR2.132; 2 volumes
  Volumes are arranged chronologically. Volume 2 contains an alphabetical index.
- Index to Mortgages, 1889 - 1903
  Record group PR2.113
  Index to Mortgagor - 7 volumes
  Index to Mortgagee - 7 volumes
  [different set than Record group PR2.111]
- Index to Tax Sales (City Lots), 1890
  Record group PR2.440; 3 volumes
- Tax Deeds (San Diego County), 1890 - 1947
  Record group PR2.445; 41 volumes
  Deeds to real estate sold by the county for nonpayment of taxes.
- Mining Claims, Oneida Mining District, 1891 - 1897
  Record group PR2.136; 1 volume
  Claims are arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical index.
- Tax Sales (San Diego County), 1891 - 1894, 1893 - 1926, 1903- 1908
  Record group PR2.442; 3 volumes
  [Also see Record groups PR2.440, PR2.441, PR2.443 and PR2.444]
- Mining Claims, Defiance Mining District, 1897
  Record group PR2.133; 1 volume
- Index to Mines, San Diego County, 1916 - 1944
  Record group PR2.138; 2 volumes
- Abstracts of Title for Horton's Addition
  Record group PR5.1; 1 box / 1 volume; Original by Hensley
- Tax Deeds (San Diego City), 1921
  Record group PR2.455; 1 volume
- San Diego County Property Index, undated
  Record group PR2.117; 5 volumes
USGenWeb Archives
- California Land Patents Database