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HISTORY
San Benito County was formed from parts of Monterey County in 1874.
The county is named after the San Benito Valley. Father Juan Crespi, in his expedition in 1772, named a small river
in honor of San Benedicto (Saint Benedict), the patron saint of the married, and it is from the contraction of
this name that the county took its name.
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Cities & Towns:
Hollister
Ridgemark
San Juan Bautista
Tres Pinos
Aromas
Paicines
New Idria (abandoned)
Vital Records Resources
County Administrative Office
481 Fourth Street
Hollister, CA 95023-3840
Phone: (831)636-4000
County Seat: Hollister
Year Organized: 1874
Square Miles: 1,389
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Cemetery Locations:
Bitterwater Cemetery
Calvary
Cemetery
Cherry
Hill Cemetery
Clayton
Cemetery
Paicines
Cemetery
Williams-Duckworth
Cemetery
Willow
Creek Cemetery
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Online Data
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| Biographies |
Births |
Cemeteries |
| Census |
Deaths |
History |
| Marriages |
Military |
Obituaries |
| Probate |
Court Records |
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Archives Locations
National
Archives - San Francisco
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066-2350
Library Locations
San Benito County Free Library
San
Juan Bautista City Library
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