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SearchUSACalifornia Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara County

Welcome to our Santa Barbara County family history research page. Here you'll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your Santa Barbara County ancestors.

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History of Santa Barbara County, California : from its earliest settlement to the present time899
A memorial and biographical history of the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California696
Santa Barbara and Montecito : past and present276
Santa Barbara : a guide to the Channel City and its environs240
Santa Barbara and around there192
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Featured Santa Barbara collections

History of the city of Santa Barbara, California : from its discovery to our own days125
Santa Barbara and around there192
The early days of Santa Barbara, California108
A memorial and biographical history of the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California696
Santa Barbara and Montecito : past and present276
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  • Alameda
  • 25
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  • 1
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  • 4
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  • 4
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  • 3
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  • 5
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  • 6
  • Humboldt
  • 5
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  • 1
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  • 5
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  • 2
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  • 1
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  • 2
  • Los Angeles
  • 32
  • Madera
  • 1
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  • 4
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  • 1
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  • 2
  • Modoc
  • 1
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  • 6
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  • 3
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  • 2
  • Orange
  • 4
  • Placer
  • 1
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  • 2
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  • 2
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  • 8
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  • 1
  • San Bernardino
  • 6
  • San Diego
  • 12
  • San Francisco
  • 39
  • San Joaquin
  • 6
  • San Luis Obispo
  • 2
  • San Mateo
  • 8
  • Santa Barbara
  • 7
  • Santa Clara
  • 6
  • Santa Cruz
  • 1
  • Shasta
  • 7
  • Sierra
  • 2
  • Solano
  • 4
  • Sonoma
  • 2
  • Stanislaus
  • 3
  • Sutter
  • 1
  • Tehama
  • 4
  • Tulare
  • 4
  • Tuolumne
  • 3
  • Ventura
  • 6
  • Yolo
  • 4
  • Yuba
  • 2

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