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Santa Barbara County, California

Map

Map of California highlighting Santa Barbara County

Location in the state of California

Location of California in the U.S.

Facts

Founded

February 18, 1850

County Seat

Santa Barbara

Courthouse

Address

Hall of Records
1100 Anacapa St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Website: www.countyofsb.org

Named for: Saint Barbara

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United States California Santa Barbara County

1 County Courthouse
2 Historical Facts
3 Parent County
- 3.1 Boundary Changes
- 3.2 Record Loss
4 Places/Localities
5 Resources
6 Websites
7 References

County Courthouse

Santa Barbara County Courthouse
105 E Anapamu Rm #204
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone 805.568.2550

Superior Court has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records
Recorder has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1850^[1]

Historical Facts

Santa Barbara area Native Americans were first contacted by several early explorers in the 1500s and 1600s but the first moves toward settlement by Europeans were Spanish in 1769. The Santa Barbara mission was founded in 1786 by Franciscan padres who were also the first record keepers.

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Santa Barbara County, California

Parent County

18 February 1850: Santa Barbara was created as an original county when California first became a state. ^[2]

Boundary Changes

1 January 1873: Ventura County was set off.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Santa Barbara County, California

County seat: Santa Barbara

Cities	Buellton · Carpinteria · Goleta · Guadalupe · Lompoc · Santa Barbara · Santa Maria · Solvang

Communities	Isla Vista · Los Alamos · Mission Canyon · Mission Hills · Montecito · Orcutt · Santa Ynez · Summerland · Toro Canyon · Vandenberg Village

Unincorporated communities	Ballard · Casmalia · Cuyama · Garey · Gaviota · Hope Ranch · Las Cruces · Los Olivos · New Cuyama · Painted Cave · Sisquoc · Ventucopa

Military base	Vandenberg AFB

Former settlements	Betteravia · La Graciosa · Santa Rita

Neighboring Counties	Kern · San Luis Obispo · Ventura

The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names. Information about the cemeteries can be found in these pages if known.

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

BillionGraves:

Census

For tips on accessing Santa Barbara County, California census records online, see: California Census.

Church History and Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

Santa Maria

Court Records

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Germans

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

Migration

Military History and Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate Records

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

County Courthouse

Family History Centers

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Santa Barbara Mission archives contain early births, baptisms, marriages and deaths.

Birth

Marriage

For a large number of early marriages see Western States Marriage Index.

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Websites

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Santa Barbara County, California. Page 87At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ WorldCat 50140092 ▲ FHL CollectionHandybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)

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+[http://www.californios.us/santabarbara/ Santa Barbara County Courthouse]<br>105 E Anapamu Rm #204<br>Santa Barbara, CA 93101<br>Phone 805.568.2550
+&nbsp;<br>Superior Court has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records<br>Recorder has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1850<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Santa Barbara County, California. Page 87{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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-=== Biography ===
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 === &nbsp;Cemeteries  ===
 BillionGraves:
 *[http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=12165 Foxen Canyon Cemetery, Santa Maria]
 *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=12021 Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc]
 *[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=12084 Santa Barbara Cemetery, Montecito]
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 === Newspapers  ===
-=== Obituaries ===
-=== Periodicals ===
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 === Probate Records  ===
-=== Repositories ===
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 *[[Lompoc California Family History Center]]
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 *[[Solvang California Family History Center]]<br>
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 *[http://www.sbgen.org/ Santa Barbara Genealogical Society]
 *[http://sites.google.com/site/sbarsar/ Santa Barbara Chapter; Sons of the American Revolution]
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 Santa Barbara Mission archives contain early births, baptisms, marriages and deaths.
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 For a large number of early marriages see [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
-==== Divorce ====
-==== Death ====
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-=== Voting Registers ===
+==== Death  ====
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-*[http://www.usgwarchives.org/ca/santabarbara/santabarbara.html USGenWeb Archives] backup site
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Santa Barbara County, California

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Contents

County Courthouse

Historical Facts

Parent County

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

Census

Church History and Records

Court Records

Crime and Criminals

Directories

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Germans

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

Migration

Military History and Records

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate Records

Repositories

Archives, Libraries and Museums

County Courthouse

Family History Centers

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Divorce

Death

Voting Registers

Websites

References

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