Ranchos of California
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COUNTY RANCHO By Cities on or near this rancho Alameda San Antonio Spain Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley, Albany,Emeryville, Piedmont, San Leandro Alameda San Ramon Mexico Dublin area and also in Contra Costa County Alameda Agua Caliente Mexico Fremont (Warm Springs area) near the mission Alameda Los Positas Mexico Livermore area Alameda Canada Vaqueros Mexico Livermore, but mostly in Contra Costa County Alameda San Leandro Mexico San Leandro, San Lorenzo area Alameda El Valle de San Jose Mexico Pleasanton, Sunol Alameda Potrero de los Cerritos Mexico Union City Alameda San Lorenzo Mexico Hayward, Castro Valley Alameda Arroyo de la Alameda Mexico Fremont (Niles area) Alameda Santa Rita Mexico Livermore, Dublin, Sunol Alpine No Ranchos See Yolo and Solano counties Amador No Ranchos See Yolo and Solano counties Butte Rancho del Arroyo Chico Mexico Along the river in Chico Butte Esquon Mexico Chico, Butte Creek, 7 miles south of Chico Butte Aguas Frias, later known as the Mexico South of Durham Pratt Grant Butte Bosquejo Mexico Between Chico and Los Molinos; Red Bluff (in Tehama County) Butte Llano Seco, later known as the Mexico Near Chico and Durham Parrott Grant Calaveras No early Ranchos See San Joaquin & Shasta counties Colusa Larkin Grant (surveyed by John Mexico West bank of Sacramento River in Princeton area and into Bidwell) Glenn County. Contra Costa San Pablo Mexico El Cerrito, Richmond, and San Pablo. Contra Costa San Ramon Mexico San Ramon Valley, Dublin, Alamo, and surrounding areas Contra Costa El Sobrante de San Ramon Mexico Walnut Creek, Tice Valley, East of Alamo (Stone Ranch area) Contra Costa Acalanes Mexico Lafayette, Happy Valley area Contra Costa Los Medanos (Meganos) Mexico Brentwood and Mt. Diablo areas Contra Costa El Pinole Mexico Pinole and Martinez area of Susuin and San Pablo Bays Contra Costa Monte del Diablo Mexico Concord, Pacheco Contra Costa Laguna de los Palos Colorados Mexico Moraga Valley (Lake of the Redwoods.) Contra Costa Arroyo de las Nueces Bolbones Mexico Western side of Mt. Diablo, Walnut Creek Contra Costa Las Juntas Mexico East side of Martinez Copyright California Weekly Explorer 2010 COUNTY RANCHO By Cities on or near this rancho Contra Costa Boca de la Canada del Pinole Mexico Western part of Contra Costa county Contra Costa Canada de los Vaqueros Mexico Southeastern area of Contra Costa Del Norte No Ranchos See Shasta County El Dorado No Ranchos See Yolo County Fresno No Ranchos See Merced County Glenn No Ranchos See Napa County Humboldt No Ranchos See Shasta County Imperial No Ranchos See San Diego county Inyo No Ranchos See San Bernardino county Kern El Tejon Mexico Tehachapi Mountains Kern Los Alamos y Agua Caliente Mexico South Kern and North L.A. County Kern Castac (now spelled Castaic) Mexico From Lebec to 2 miles beyond Grapevine Kern De la Liebre Mexico Tehachapi Mountains, in the northwest part of Los Angeles County, to the west of the Antelope Valley and Mojave Desert Kern San Emigdio (Emidio) Mexico Grapevine area and mountains Kings El Adobe de Los Robles Mexico Highway 41, North of Lemorre Lake Lupyomi Mexico Upper Lake, Bachelor, Scott, and Big valleys. Kelseyville Lake Callayomi Mexico Loconoma Valley Lake Guenoc Mexico Coyote Valley, along Putah Creek for several miles. Lassen No Ranchos See Shasta County Los Angeles San Rafael Spain Glendale, Eagle Rock, and nearby cities Los Angeles Los Nietos Spain Originally all the land from the mountains to the sea between the Santa Ana and San Gabriel Rivers. Los Angeles Los Alamitos Spain & Eastern Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach Mexico Los Angeles Los Cerritos Spain & North Long Beach, Cerritos areas Los Angeles Santa Gertrudes Mexico Downey, Santa Fe Springs Los Angeles San Pedro Spain Wilmington, Compton, Gardena, Redondo Beach, Torrance Los Angeles Los Palos Verdes Mexico Palos Verdes Peninsula between Redondo Beach and including San Pedro Los Angeles El Encino (The Oaks) Mexico San Fernando Valley Los Angeles San Antonio Spain Bell, Huntington Park,Vernon, South Gate, Lynwood and nearby Los Angeles La Brea Mexico Wilshire district of Los Angeles Copyright California Weekly Explorer 2010 COUNTY RANCHO By Cities on or near this rancho Los Angeles Rincon de los Bueyes Spain Culver City and Palms Los Angeles Rincon de San Pasqual Mexico South Pasadena, Pasadena, Altadena. Los Angeles Paso de Bartolo Viejo, also Mexico Whittier and Pico Rivera known as El Ranchito Los Angeles San Jose de Arriba and San Spain Pomona Valley Jose de Abajo Los Angeles La Puente Mexico La Puente, Rowland, Industry, Turnbull Canyon area, Hacienda Heights, La Puente Hills Los Angeles La Merced, also known as Mexico Montebello, South San Gabriel Misión Vieja Los Angeles Cienega Mexico Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Angeles Mesa areas of Los Angeles Los Angeles Aguaje de Centinela Mexico Inglewood Los Angeles Los Feliz Mexico East Hollywood and just south of the Santa Monica Mountains, Griffith Park Los Angeles Santa Anita Mexico Arcadia Los Angeles San Francisco Mexico Santa Clarita and Saugus area. Los Angeles San Isidro (also known as Mexico San Marino and San Gabriel areas “Blanco Adobe”) Los Angeles Isla Santa Catalina Mexico Catalina Island Madera No Ranchos See Merced Marin Olompali Mexico Novato area Marin Corte Madera del Presidio Mexico Sausalito, Larkspur Marin Saucelito (now spelled Mexico Sausalito 'Sausalito') Marin Punta de los Reyes ('Point Mexico Area from Mt. Tamalpais to coast Reyes') Marin Punta de Quentín Mexico Between Larkspur and San Anselmo Marin San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Mexico North of San Rafael Gallinas Marin Cañada de Herrera Mexico San Anselmo Valley, Fairfax Marin San Jose Mexico San Pablo Bay between Novato and San Rafael Marin Nicasio Mexico & Tomales Bay area. US Marin Soulajule Mexico Near Laguna San Antonio Marin Corte de Madera Mexico East of Soulajule Marin De Novato Mexico Along San Pablo Bay, south of Black Point Marin Los Baulenes Mexico Around Bolinas Bay Marin Tomales y Baulenes Mexico Geronimo Creek area Marin San Geronimo Mexico San Geronimo, Woodacre and Forest Knolls Mariposa No Ranchos See Merced County Copyright California Weekly Explorer 2010 COUNTY RANCHO By Cities on or near this rancho Mendocino Sanel Grant Mexico Along Russian River in Hopland area Mendocino Point Arena unnamed grant Point Arena along Garcia River Mendocino Yokaya (South Valley) Valley of Russian River and Ukiah Merced San Luis Gonzaga Mexico Pacheco Pass, San Luis Dam area, Santa Nella Merced Sanjon de Santa Rita Mexico Santa Rita Park area Merced Panoche de San Juan y de los Mexico Southwestern Merced County and Los Baños Carrisolitos Merced Las Mariposas Mexico Atwater and other nearby cities are on or near this rancho land, fron San Joaquin River to Sierra foothills Modoc No Ranchos See Shasta County Mono No Ranchos See Madera County Monterey Bolsa de San Cayetano Mexico Pajaro Valley, North Monterey County Monterey Mexico Salinas area El Alisal & El Colegio Monterey Sausal ( also known as Mexico North half of Salinas and areas north of that. Sherwood Ranch) Monterey Santa Rita & Bolsa de las Mexico Santa Rita area Escaroinas Monterey Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo Mexico Castroville and Monterey Bay area Monterey La Natividad Mexico Natividad, 6 miles northeast of Salinas Monterey El Sur Mexico South of Monterey from Little Sur River to Cooper Point Monterey Milipitas Mexico Mission San Antonio area in mountains Monterey Los Ojitos Mexico South of Jolon area, including Lake San Antonio and river areas Monterey Salinas River Grants Mexico & Along the Salinas river, including south half of Salinas U.S. Monterey San Lucas Mexico Near the town of San Lucas Monterey El Pescadero Mexico Monterey Peninsula Monterey Punta de Pinos Mexico Pacific Grove area & Cypress Point Monterey Pozo de los Ositos Mexico Southeast of Greenfield Monterey Tularcitos Mexico Upper Carmel River area Monterey Buena Vista Mexico A few miles south of Salinas Monterey San Lorenzo Mexico King City area Monterey San Bernabe & San Benito Mexico San Ardo area on Salinas River along Hwy 101 Monterey Llano de Buena Vista Mexico Town of Spreckels is on this rancho in Highway 101 area Monterey Vega del Rio de Pajaro Spain Pajaro Valley area Copyright California Weekly Explorer 2010 COUNTY RANCHO By Cities on or near this rancho Napa Caymus (named for local Indian Mexico Napa & Yountville area of Napa Valley tribe) Napa De la Jota Mexico Angwin area Napa Carne Humana Mexico St. Helena and Calistoga areas Napa Yajome Mexico North of Napa Napa Napa Mexico Napa Napa Tulucay Mexico East of Napa Napa Entre Napa Mexico Napa Napa Rincon de los Carneros Mexico Napa & Yountville area of Napa Valley Napa Las Putas Mexico Berryessa Valley, on Putah Creek Napa Catacula Mexico Chiles Valley, St Helena, Rutherford Napa Locoallome Mexico Pope Valley & north of Sonoma Napa Chimiles Mexico Northeast of Napa Nevada No Ranchos See Sacramento County Orange Santiago de Santa Ana Spain Santa Ana, Orange, parts of Tustin, Anaheim Hills,Villa Park, Olive, El Modeno, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach Orange Lomas de Santiago Mexico Tustin , Orange and hills east of Orange and Tustin, parts of north Irvine. Orange San Joaquin Mexico Irvine, parts of Tustin, portions of Newport Beach & Laguna. Costa Mesa. Irvine Park is on rancho lands. Orange Canon de Santa Ana Mexico Yorba Linda, small part of eastern Brea. Orange Canada de los Alisos Mexico Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, Portola Hills Orange Rincon de la Brea also known Mexico Tonner Canyon area north of Brea and Brea Canyon, but as Cañada de La