Free Research Resources
Government Documents
If you know one name of either the Grantor of Grantee and approximate date of one of the sales of the property in the chain of sales you can use this database to walk up and down the sequence of deed transfers.
This portal contains an archive of Lodi's of administrative and financial records going back to the date of its incorporation (1906). Among other records it includes all of the city council minutes.
Maps
This interactive map allows you to search for parcels by APN and/or address.
This site contains aerial photos of San Joaquin County for the years 1937, 1940, 1952, 1963 and 1975.
This site provides a layered interactive map allowing the user to view historical aerial photos, city utilities, community development, public works, transit, fire, and police.
This site provides the 1884, 1888, 1895, 1908 and 1916 Sanborn Fire Insurance maps of Lodi.
The latest version of topoView includes both current and historical USGS topographic maps. You can use this to get the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates for State or Federal submissions for Historic Listings.
Directories
This site has the scans of a bunch of directories going back to the turn of the century. Many of the directories have a reverse lookup which is very helpful when you’re tracing a particular address. It also has many school yearbooks going back to the early 1900's.
This Library of Congress site contains Lodi's White Pages and Yellow Pages from November 1945 through August 1949.
This Library of Congress site contains Lodi's White Pages and Yellow Pages from May 1950 through March 1955.
This Library of Congress site contains Lodi's White Pages and Yellow Pages from February 1956 through February 1960.
Histories
This site has a trove of Lodi historical stories published by the Lodi Historical Society.
This Library of Congress site has the full scanned 682 pages of the 1890 edition of An illustrated history of San Joaquin County, California. Containing a History of San Joaquin County from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Future Prospects; with Full-Page Portraits of Some of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of Many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day.
Newspapers
This is a searchable Google News site that includes Lodi Sentinel editions from 1881 through 1935 when it merged with Lodi News, and 1979-1984 when it was renamed back to the Lodi Sentinel.
This is a searchable Google News site that includes the short-lived Lodi News editions from 1935 when it merged with The Lodi Sentinel.
This is a searchable Google News site that includes Lodi News Sentinel editions from 1935 when it merged with The Lodi News through 2009.
Genealogy
If you don’t have a subscription to an ancestry site (e.g., Ancestry.com), you can usually get a good head start on the family tree and the life story by looking someone up at this site.
You can browse or search the over 5,700 records of those interred, entombed or memorialized at Cherokee Memorial Park.
You can browse or search the almost 1,400 records of those interred, entombed or memorialized at Lodi Memorial Cemetery.
You can browse or search the almost 1,700 records of those interred, entombed or memorialized at Woodbridge Masonic Cemetery.
You can browse or search the almost 1,500 records of those interred, entombed or memorialized at Harmony Grove Cemetery.