Index to the Coroner's Records of San Mateo County
Reprinted by permission of the San Mateo County Genealogical Society. 
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Index to the Coroner's Records of San Mateo County
Indexed by Russ Brabec
Original Records are located in the County Storage Facility on Tower Road
Microfilm copies of the records are available in the Recorder's Office at 555 County Center, Redwood City
Box 1 1865-1896 Box 13 1929-1931 Box 25 1946-1947    
Box 2 1892-1903 Box 14 1931-1932 Box 26 1947-1949    
Box 3 1903-1907 Box 14 1932-1934 Box 27 1949    
Box 3 1907-1911 Box 16 1934-1936 Box 28 1950
Box 5 1911-1914 Box 17 1936-1938
Box 6 1914-1917 Box 18 1938-1939
Box 7 1917-1920 Box 19 1939-1941
Box 8 1920-1922 Box 20 1941-1942
Box 9 1922-1924 Box 21 1942-1943
Box 10 1924-1926 Box 22 1943-1944
Box 11 1926-1928 Box 23 1944-1945
Box 12 1928-1929 Box 24 1945-1946
                 
NOTES: File No. with a decimal (851.5) is the number given by the County Recorder.  
  File No. with a letter (851A) created by the transcriber, usually multiple persons in the same file.
  There are a few cases where they (A and B) are separate files.  
  Struck by train or struck by train no. xx refers to the Southern Pacific Railroad.  
  Name spelling is from the actual records.  
  "•"  in Cause of Death indiactes a copy of the State Death Record is included in the file.  
  "?"  after a city indicates that the city is not in atlases of 1895 and 1960 for that state.   
  (a.r.) Indicates death date is the date of the Autopsy Report.  
  r. represents victim's city of residence beginninig with Box 24 due to a new department form.