Library Locations and Hours

Mailing Address:
PO Box 800
Carmel, CA 93921

Main Branch

Park Branch

Holiday Closures

Events Calendar

Events

Local History resources for:

Researching Your Home

How old is it?

- Digital Sanborn Fire Maps 1867-1970 - Library card required for library access.
- Carmel House Names Map - Google maps.
- Local History Index -(only available in the Local History Department)
- Polk's City Directories - 1926-1927 to 1986 (only available in the Local History Dept.)
- Carmel City Directory - 1906 and 1917 (only available in the Local History Dept.)

Who built it?

- City of Carmel Planning Department - Find plans for homes in Carmel starting after 1965-1966.
- Monterey County Planning Department - Holds some copies of older plans.

Who lived in it?

- Polk's City Directories - 1926-1927 to 1986 (only available in the Local History Dept.)
- Carmel City Directory - 1906 and 1917 (only available in the Local History Dept.)

Who owned it?

- County Recorders Office - Information on deeds

Researching your Carmel Ancestors

- Genealogy Resources
- Local Obituary Index - Maintained by Monterey and Pacific Grove Public Libraries.
- Monterey County Historical Society Name Index
- Monterey County Historical Society Main Index
- Local History Index - Carmel obituaries from the Pine Cone and the Herald.

What was their address?

- Polk's City Directories - 1926-1927 to 1986 (only available in the Local History Dept.)
- Carmel City Directory - 1906 and 1917 (only available in the Local History Dept.)

OTHER PLACES TO DO RESEARCH

- California History Room - Located the Monterey Public Library
- Carmel Heritage Society - Located at the 1st Murphy House
- Carmel Valley Historical Society

MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS ONLINE:

- Carmel Magazine - 2006-present.
- Carmel Pine Cone - 2007-present.
- Monterey County Weekly -- Archived and searchable from 1997 - present.
- Carmel Residents Association Newsletter-1999-present.