Yolo County Archives – Newspaper Obituary
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The Yolo County Archive is now open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on TUESDAYS from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and THURSDAYS from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m..

Yolo County Archive Email:  mel.russell@yolocounty.org

The Yolo County Archives has a volunteer who will look up obituaries as a fund-raiser for The Friends of the Yolo County Archives. All proceeds will go to support the Archives. (You can use this form to fill out the request for an obituary lookup and mail to the Yolo County  Archive for your obituary request(s).)

The following information is taken from the latest Yolo County Archive brochure:

FEE: $10.00 per name - Fee is for the service of searching for one published obituary. Pre-paid by Check or Money Order - Payable to: Friends of the Yolo County Archives. (The fee is non-refundable).

"Response Time: Please allow 6-8 weeks."

The Yolo County Archive cannot guarantee that an obituary will be found. In some cases none were created. Occasionally a Death Notice may be the only item located, and will act as the response.

"Records Searched: Archives Obituary Collection - 18,000+ Obituaries & Death Notices. When deemed necessary, an External Search at one or more of the following Yolo County Libraries will be provided: Davis Branch Library, West Sacramento Branch Library, Winters Branch Library, Woodland City Public Library, University of California - Davis (UCD) Library."

The required information necessary to process an obituary search is listed below:

• Name of Decedent

• Date of Death - full date preferred (month & year minimum)

• Place of Residence or Death

• Newspaper (if known) - where obituary may be found

• Spouse's Name (if known) - useful in identifying the obituary

• Your Name & Mailing Address

"Requests will be returned if received without at least the month and year of death. Day, month, and year are obviously preferred for search purposes.

"Requests that do not provide a city, town, or area of Yolo County as the place of residence or death will be researched when time permits. Our success rate is high, please help us maintain it - provide information!"

Address your obituary lookup requests to the following:

The Friends of the Yolo County Archives
Attn: OBITS
226 Buckeye Street
Woodland, CA 95695

Newspapers:

Capay Valley News  (July 1895-Aug. 1895)

Davis Enterprise  (1906-1965)

Davisville Advertiser  (Dec. 1869-May 1870)

East Yolo Record  (1971-1980)

Knights Landing News  (1859-1864)

Mail of Woodland  (1890-1933, 1940-1957)

News Ledger (West Sacramento) (1964-1994, 1971-1996)

Pacific Coast Comm. Record  (Feb. 1889)

Pacific Rural Press  (1913-1914)

Record of Yolo County  (Oct. 1952-Dec. 1953, 1967)

Sentinel (West Sacramento)  (June 1981 - April 1988)

Valley Tribune (Capay & Win)  (1991-1996)

West Sacramento Press (1988-1997)

Winters Advocate  (1876-1879; 1971-1992, 1999)

Winters Express  (1887-1934, 1971-1992, 1999)

Woodland Daily Democrat  (1941-1963)

Woodland Democrat  (1878-1881; 1886-1889)

Woodland Republican  (Feb. 1880-June 1880)

Woodland Standard  (June 1879-Dec. 1879)

Yolo Democrat  (1868-1882; 1889-1916)

Yolo Semi-Weekly Mail  (1895-1916)