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1876:Stewartville
1866:Port Chicago
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1191:Santa Monica
1016:Garden Grove
623:Contra Costa
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1856:Nortonville
1851:Judsonville
1833:Ghost towns
1770:communities
1740:Former CDPs
1720:Shell Ridge
1705:Rollingwood
1645:El Sobrante
1610:Castle Hill
1420:County seat
1356:Nevada City
1316:Placerville
1181:Santa Maria
1141:Victorville
1131:Santa Clara
1116:Simi Valley
961:Chula Vista
936:Bakersfield
896:Los Angeles
803:Santa Clara
783:San Joaquin
683:Los Angeles
469:Present day
454:Development
434:Engineering
379:Californios
322:Before 1900
268: /
256:122°09′36″W
85:, the 1848
1923:Categories
1725:Tara Hills
1710:San Miguel
1690:Port Costa
1675:North Gate
1650:Kensington
1470:El Cerrito
1306:Marysville
1281:Susanville
1236:San Rafael
1231:Santa Cruz
1161:Costa Mesa
1021:Santa Rosa
926:Long Beach
921:Sacramento
838:Stanislaus
808:Santa Cruz
763:San Benito
758:Sacramento
439:Water wars
421:Since 1900
335:Precontact
253:37°56′24″N
131:References
1886:Winehaven
1813:Tassajara
1730:Vine Hill
1655:Knightsen
1595:Blackhawk
1580:Bay Point
1530:San Ramon
1525:San Pablo
1510:Pittsburg
1480:Lafayette
1450:Brentwood
1296:Red Bluff
1271:Hollister
1256:El Centro
1221:Yuba City
1176:Fairfield
1166:Inglewood
1126:Roseville
1096:Fullerton
1086:Sunnyvale
1081:Escondido
1046:Elk Grove
1041:Lancaster
1026:Oceanside
951:Riverside
946:Santa Ana
901:San Diego
793:San Mateo
773:San Diego
753:Riverside
703:Mendocino
633:El Dorado
628:Del Norte
613:Calaveras
585:By county
532:By region
507:Railroads
487:Etymology
464:Tech boom
409:Civil War
404:Gold Rush
115:in 1967.
77:With the
48:Lafayette
1783:Cornwall
1625:Crockett
1520:Richmond
1485:Martinez
1475:Hercules
1465:Danville
1427:Martinez
1346:Lakeport
1311:Piedmont
1291:Oroville
1266:Martinez
1241:Woodland
1151:Berkeley
1146:El Monte
1091:Pasadena
1071:Torrance
1051:Palmdale
1001:Glendale
956:Stockton
906:San Jose
863:Tuolumne
823:Siskiyou
723:Monterey
698:Mariposa
653:Imperial
648:Humboldt
555:Yosemite
540:Bay Area
502:Missions
497:Maritime
492:Highways
479:By topic
235:Archived
119:See also
95:patented
36:Martinez
1788:Nichols
1715:Saranap
1685:Pacheco
1585:Bayview
1460:Concord
1455:Clayton
1445:Antioch
1361:Alturas
1351:Jackson
1331:Willows
1246:Hanford
1186:Redding
1171:Ventura
1136:Vallejo
1121:Concord
1111:Visalia
1076:Hayward
1061:Salinas
1036:Ontario
991:Fontana
981:Modesto
966:Fremont
941:Anaheim
931:Oakland
888:By city
868:Ventura
853:Trinity
593:Alameda
568:Regions
517:Slavery
512:Ranchos
79:cession
54:History
1841:Eckley
1823:Valona
1818:Tormey
1778:Canyon
1758:Waldon
1630:Diablo
1505:Pinole
1500:Orinda
1495:Oakley
1490:Moraga
1341:Sonora
1336:Colusa
1301:Auburn
1276:Eureka
1261:Lompoc
1226:Madera
1206:Merced
1156:Downey
1101:Orange
1066:Pomona
1056:Corona
986:Oxnard
971:Irvine
916:Fresno
858:Tulare
848:Tehama
843:Sutter
833:Sonoma
828:Solano
818:Sierra
813:Shasta
748:Plumas
743:Placer
738:Orange
733:Nevada
708:Merced
688:Madera
678:Lassen
638:Fresno
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1808:Stege
1803:Selby
1798:Rheem
1793:Oleum
1700:Rodeo
1615:Clyde
1600:Byron
1570:Alamo
1321:Yreka
1286:Ukiah
1201:Chico
713:Modoc
693:Marin
668:Kings
643:Glenn
608:Butte
429:Labor
1557:CDPs
1211:Napa
878:Yuba
873:Yolo
728:Napa
718:Mono
673:Lake
663:Kern
658:Inyo
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