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Santa Barbara County, CA
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HISTORY
For thousands of years, the area was home to the
Chumash tribe of Native Americans.
The Santa Barbara Channel received its name from Spanish
explorer Sebastian Vizcaino when he sailed over the channel waters
in 1602; he entered the channel on December 4, the day of the feast
of Santa Barbara. He was not, however, the first European to enter
the channel: that honor went to the Portuguese explorer Juan
Rodriguez Cabrillo who arrived in 1542.
Mission Santa Barbara was founded on December 4, 1786 in what is now
Santa Barbara.
The county derives its name from the mission.
Santa Barbara County was one of the original counties of California,
formed in 1850 at the time of statehood.
Parts of the county's territory were given to Ventura County in
1872.
(www.en.wikipedia.org)
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Updates
25 Mar. 2008: 1905 Birth index- submitted by Barb Z. |
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County Seat:
Santa Barbara
Year Organized:
1850
Square Miles:
2,738
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Neighboring counties
San Luis Obispo County, California
Kern County,
California
Ventura County, California
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