Solano County has an excellent research team! Sometimes these early records provide the only record of historical events in the life of your ancestor. There is an abundance of information on the following records. These records can be accessed at the library or you can request a lookup by emailing a request. Please visit our Research Services page for more information.
Cemetery Listings — The SCGS Library has records on interments in some Solano County cemeteries through specific years.
| City |
Cemetery |
| Benicia |
Benicia City Cemetery |
| Benicia |
Benicia Barracks Cemetery |
| Benicia |
St. Dominic’s Cemetery |
| Binghamton |
Binghamton Cemetery |
| Bird’s Landing |
Shiloh Cemetery |
| Dixon |
Binghamton Cemetery |
| Dixon |
Silveyville Cemetery |
| Dixon |
Tremont Cemetery |
| Fairfield |
Fairfield Suisun Cemetery |
| Mare Island |
Mare Island Cemetery |
| Rio Vista |
Rio Vista Catholic |
| Rio Vista |
Rio Vista Protestant |
| Suisun Valley |
Rockville Cemetery |
| Vacaville |
Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery |
| Vallejo |
Abbey of the Chimes |
| Vallejo |
All Souls Cemetery |
| Vallejo |
Carquinez Cemetery |
| Vallejo |
Saint Vincent Cemetery |
| Vallejo |
Skyview Cemetery |
| Vallejo |
Sunrise Memorial Cemetery |
| Vallejo |
Sunrise, Old Hillside Cemetery |
| Vallejo |
Sunrise, Union Cemetery |
1852 California Census — This census is sometimes the only official record showing an ancestor was in California during the Gold Rush. Many chased the gold but returned home before the 1860 census.
Church Records — We have indexes to all 15 church registers from the churches listed below, as well as copies of the original church registers. These records can include baptism, marriage, burial and some membership lists.
| Benicia Barracks |
| Benicia, St. Dominic’s Catholic Church |
| Benicia, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church |
| Dixon, United Methodist Church |
| Dixon, St. Peter’s Catholic Church |
| Dixon-Tremont, Westminster Presbyterian |
| Fairfield, Trinity Lutheran Church |
| Fairfield, Grace Episcopal Church |
| Suisun St. Alphonsus Catholic Church |
| Vacaville, United Presbyterian Church |
| Vallejo, Episcopal Church of the Ascension |
| Vallejo, First Baptist Church |
| Vallejo, First Presbyterian Church |
| Vallejo, St. Vincent’s Catholic Church |
| Vallejo, United Methodist Church |
Court Records — Index to Court Records, Solano County Archives
Directories / Yearbooks — 1871-Solano and Napa Counties, 1878-79 McKenney’s District Directory, 1874 Solano Section, 1884-85 McKenney’s Eight County Directory, Vallejo Directories, Fairfield-Suisun Directories, Large Collection of Phone books
Historical / Biographical — County Biographical Sketchbooks and Articles
Land — Historical Atlas Map and County Recorder Deed Indexes, Maps of Solano County
Newspapers — Indexes to Area Newspapers – Dixon, Vacaville, Vallejo, Fairfield-Suisun, Rio Vista, Benicia
Voter / Naturalization Records — Great Register of Voters for Solano Co. 1866-1968, Index to Naturalizations 1851-1962 by Solano County Archives. An index to 1890 Solano County voters can be found on in our database index pages
Vital Records
Births — From Solano County Clerk, newspapers, Church records, CA, Solano County Archives Records Index
Marriages — From Solano County Clerk, newspapers, Church records, Solano County Archives Records Index
Deaths — Solano County Death Index, A list of Solano County's Death Database from 1850-2016 sourced from: Solano County Clerk, newspapers, CA Death Index, Church records, Solano County Archives Records Index
