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Alameda County, formed 1853, Oakland is the county seat - Host George Mallman

Alpine County, formed 1864, Markleville is the county seat.

Amador County, formed 1854, Jackson is the county seat - Host Jill O'Neall Ching

Butte County, original county formed 1850, Oroville is the county seat.

Calaveras County, original county formed 1850, San Andreas is the county seat.

Contra Costa, original county formed 1850, Martinez is the county seat.

Del Norte County, formed 1857, Crescent City is the county seat.

Fresno County formed 1856, Fresno is the county seat - Host Pauline Phelps

Glenn County, formed 1891, Willows is the county seat

Humboldt County, formed 1853, Eureka is the county seat

Imperial County, formed 1907, El Centro is the county seat

Inyo County, formed 1866, Independence is the county seat - Host Susan Guhm

Kern County, formed 1866, Bakersfield is the county seat - Host Pauline Phelps

Kings County, formed 1893, Hanford is the county seat

Lake County, formed 1861, Lakeport is the county seat

Lassen County, formed 1864, Susanville is the county seat - Host Tim Purdy?

Los Angeles County, original county, formed 1850, Los Angeles is the county seat

Madera County, formed 1893, Madera is the county seat

Marin County, original county, formed 1850, San Rafael is the county seat

Mariposa County, original county, formed 1850, Mariposa is the county seat

Mendocino County, original county, formed 1850, Ukiah is the county seat

Merced County, formed 1855, Merced is the county seat

Modoc County, formed 1874, Alturas is the county seat - Host Tim Purdy?

Mono County, formed 1861, Bridgeport is the county seat - Host Susan Guhm

Monterey County, original county, formed 1850, Salinas is the county seat

Napa County, original county, formed 1850, Napa is the county seat

Nevada County, formed 1851, Nevada City is the county seat

Orange County, formed 1889, Santa Ana is the county seat - Host, Steve Johnson

Placer County, formed 1851, Auburn is the county seat

Plumas County, formed 1854, Quincy is the county seat - Host Tim Purdy?

Riverside County, formed 1893, Riverside is the county seat - Host Steve Lech

Sacramento County, original county, formed 1850, Sacramento is the county seat

San Benito County, formed 1874, Hollister is the County seat

San Bernardino County, formed 1853, San Bernardino is the county seat - Host Steve Lech

San Diego County, original county, formed 1850, San Diego is the county seat  Host, Joyce Gregory

San Francisco County, original county, formed 1850, San Francisco is the county seat - Host Richard Peterson

San Juaquin County, original county, formed 1850, Stockton is the county seat

San Luis Obispo County, original county, formed 1850, San Luis Obispo is the county seat

San Mateo County, formed 1856, Redwood City is the county seat

Santa Barbara County, original county, formed 1850, Santa Barbara is the county seat, Host Joyce Gregory

Santa Clara County, original county, formed 1850, San Jose is the county seat - Host Denise Castelucci

Santa Cruz County, (formerly Branciforte) original county, formed 1850, Santa Cruz is the county seat

Shasta County, original county, formed 1850, Redding is the county seat

Sierra County, formed 1852, Downieville is the county seat

Siskiyou County, formed 1852, Yreka is the county seat

Solano County, original county, formed 1850, Fairfield is the county seat

Sonoma County, original county, formed 1850, Santa Rosa is the county seat

Stanislaus County, formed 1854, Modesto is the county seat

Sutter County, original county, formed 1850, Yuba City is the county seat

Tehama County, formed 1856, Red Bluff is the county seat

Trinity County, original county, formed 1850, Weaverville is the county seat

Tulare County, formed 1852, Visalia is the county seat

Tuolumne County, original county, formed 1850, Sonora is the county seat

Ventura County, formed 1872, Ventura/San Buena Ventura is the county seat Joyce Gregory

Yolo County, original county, formed 1850, Woodland is the county seat

Yuba County, original county, formed 1850, Marysville is the county seat

 



Discontinued or Renamed Counties
  1. Branciforte changed to Santa Cruz in 1850


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