Assessor-Clerk-Recorder
County instructions for a 1951-onward online index, office research for earlier records and phone copy requests. The county gives special search advice for names indexed before 2018.
- Availability · Earlier official records — office indexes
- For 1859–1950 records, use the handwritten office indexes, which the county says can be examined without charge.
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County Recorder — Earlier official records — office indexes
Documents recorded prior to 1951 (going back to 1859) are not indexed online, but are indexed in handwritten volumes which can be examined in our office at no cost.
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Before you start · 2 requirements & conditions
- Information & documents · Pre-2018 versus later name indexing
- For records before 2018, try the historical abbreviations. From January 1, 2018, the county advises searching the exact person or company name.
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County Recorder — Pre-2018 versus later name indexing
When searching for a record prior to 2018, remember to use abbreviations. After January 1, 2018, search under the exact name of the person or company.
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d9ae496d4245df63 - Information & documents · Phone copy orders — document identifier
- For a document or map copy, call 707-234-6824 with the document number and follow the county’s payment instructions.
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County Recorder — Phone copy orders — document identifier
To order a copy of a document or map, please call out office at (707) 234-6824. You will need to provide the document number and payment information.
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County Recorder — Official public-record index and copy instructions
The Mendocino County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder offers an online Index of Official Public Records recorded from 1951 to the present.
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County-linked Recorder index. Published name-search and year-coverage limits apply.
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County Recorder — Open the Recorder public-record index
Search our online Index of Public Records
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