San Joaquin County, California Online Historical Directories

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1850s - 1870s

Tuolumne Miners and Business Directory, Heckendorn & Wilson, 1856 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

- includes portions of Calaveras, Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties

- transcribed

Stockton Business Directory, Herrick & Hoogs, 1859 - Free (San Francisco Genealogy)

California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 - $ (Ancestry)

Pacific Coast Business Directory, Langley, 1867 - Free (Internet Archive)

- choose "Read Online" then use the slide at the bottom of the viewer to find the following pages (not the same as the printed numbered pages in the directory) for these San Joaquin communities: Burnwood (371); Elliott (389); Farmington (391); French Camp (395); Linden (415); Lockerford (415); Mokelumne (431); Poland (455); Stockton (497 - 503); and Woodbridge (517)

Pacific Coast Business Directory, Langley, 1876-8 - Free (Internet Archive)

- choose "Read Online" then use the slide at the bottom of the viewer to find the following pages (not the same as the printed numbered pages in the directory) for these San Joaquin communities: Acampo (223); Atlanta (229); Banta (231); Belota (231); Burwood (237); Collegeville (245); Davis School House (249); Elliott (253); Ellis (253); Farmington (255); Fisher Ridge (257); French Camp (259); Lathrop (279); Linden (279); Lockeford (281); Lodi (281); Meinecke (291); Mokelumne Station (297); Peters (321); Poland (323); Ripon (329); San Joaquin County (349 - 355); Stockton (375 - 379); Taisonville (383); and Waterloo (393)

San Joaquin County Business Directory, Thompson & West, 1878-9 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

- transcribed

1880s

California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 - $ (Ancestry)

Pacific Coast Business Directory, McKenny, 1880-1 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

- includes Acampo, Banta, Bethany, Bouldin Island, Collegeville, Elliott, Farmington, French Camp, Lathrop, Lockeford, Lodi, New Hope, Peter's Station, Ripon, Robert's Landing, Stockton, Tracy, and Woodbridge

Grand Lodge of California Free and Accepted Masons Directory, Eastman, 1882 - Free (San Francisco Genealogy)

Pacific Coast Business Directory, McKinney, 1883-4 - Free (Internet Archive)

- choose "Read Online" then use the slide at the bottom of the viewer to find the following pages (not the same as the printed numbered pages in the directory) for these San Joaquin communities: Acampo (519); Atlanta (531); Banta and Bellota (537); Bethany (543); Bouldin (553); Burnwood (557); Clemments Station (573); Collegeville (577); Elk Horn, Elliott, Ellis Landing and Ellissee-Tracy (599); Farmington (607); French Camp (615); Lathrop (669); Linden (671); Lockerford and Lodi (775); Macville (705); New Hope (743); Peters (799); Ripon (819); San Joaquin City (867); Stockton (943 to 955); Tracy (965); Undine (979); Waterloo (991); and Woodbridge (1003)

Pacific Coast Business Directory, McKinney, 1886-7 - Free (Internet Archive)

- choose "Read Online" then use the slide at the bottom of the viewer to find the following pages (not the same as the printed numbered pages in the directory) for these San Joaquin communities: Acampo (375); Banta and Bellota (396); Bethany (400); Clemments Station (422); Collegeville (424); Elliott (442); Farmington (450); French Camp (456); Galt (462); Lathrop (500); Linden (502); Lockerford and Lodi (504 - 506); New Hope (600); Peters (650); Ripon (668); San Joaquin (734); Stockton (796 - 810); Taison (818); Tracy (820 - 821); and Woodbridge (854 - 855)

Stockton City and San Joaquin County Directories, Polk, 1888 - $ (Ancestry)

1890s

California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 - $ (Ancestry)

Stockton City and Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus County Directories, Husted, 1891 - $ (Ancestry)

- title page only; see next link for full directory

Stockton City and Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus County Directories, Husted, 1891 - $ (Ancestry)

Stockton City and Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus County Directories, Husted, 1891 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

Stockton City and Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne County Directories, Husted, 1893 - $ (Ancestry)

- title page only; see next link for full directory

Stockton City and Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne County Directories, Husted, 1893 - $ (Ancestry)

Stockton Telephone Directory, Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1893 - Free (San Francisco Genealogy)

- transcribed

Stockton City and San Joaquin County Directories, Husted, 1895-6 - $ (Ancestry)

- title page only; see next link for full directory

Stockton City and San Joaquin County Directories, Husted, 1895-6 - $ (Ancestry)

California Telephone Directory, Pacific and Sunset Telephone and Telegraph Companies, 1898 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

- includes Lodi and Stockton (link to Stockton supplemental list is broken)

1900s - 1920s

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

Stockton City and County Directories, Husted, 1902-3 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

California Attorneys and Bankers Directory, Murdock, 1908-9 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

Lodi and Stockton City and San Joaquin County Directories, Polk-Husted, 1920 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

Stockton City and San Joaquin County Directories, Polk, 1925 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

1930s

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

Stockton City and San Joaquin County Directory, Polk-Husted, 1920 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

Lodi City Directory, Polk, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)

San Joaquin County Directory, Polk, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)

- includes Acampo, Banta, Bellota, Bethany, Clements, Escalon, Farmington, French Camp, Holt, Lathrop, Linden, Lockeford, Lyoth, Manteca, Middle River, Peters, and Ripon

Stockton City and San Joaquin County Directories, Polk, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)

Tracy City Directory, Polk, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)

Lodi City Directory, Polk, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)

San Joaquin County Directory, Polk, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)

Stockton City and San Joaquin County Directories, Polk, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)

- includes Acampo, Banta, Bellota, Bethany, Clements, Escalon, Farmington, French Camp, Holt, Lathrop, Linden, Lockeford, Lyoth, Manteca, Middle River, Peters, and Ripon

Tracy City Directory, Polk, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)

Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties Telephone Directories, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., 1938 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties Telephone Directories, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., 1939 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

Lodi City Directory, Polk, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)

San Joaquin County Directory, Polk, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)

- includes Acampo, Banta, Bellota, Bethany, Clements, Escalon, Farmington, French Camp, Holt, Lathrop, Linden, Lockeford, Lyoth, Manteca, Middle River, Peters, and Ripon

Stockton City Directory, Polk, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)

Tracy City Directory, Polk, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)

Lodi City Directory, Polk, 1939 - $ (Ancestry)

Stockton City Directory, Polk, 1939 - $ (Ancestry)

1940s

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

Lodi City Directory, Polk, 1940 - $ (Ancestry)

Lodi City and Rural Directories, Emerson, 1940-1 - Free (Golden Nugget Library)

- includes Acampo, Clements, Lockeford, Victor and Woodbridge

Stockton City Directory, Polk, 1940 - $ (Ancestry)

Lodi City Directory, Polk, 1941 - $ (Ancestry)

Stockton City Directory, Polk, 1941 - $ (Ancestry)