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Monterey Ca circa 1880


 
 
My name is Bob Jenkins and I am the Monterey County Coordinator.
 
  We have many genealogical resources available here.

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   Monterey County Data



 Brief History:

 Monterey County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county
 were given to San Benito County in 1874. The area was originally populated by Ohlone, Salinan and Esselen tribes.

 The county derives its name from Monterey Bay. The bay was named by Sebastián Vizcaíno in 1602 in honor of the
 Conde de Monterrey (or Count of Monterrey), then the Viceroy of New Spain. Monterrey is a variation of Monterrei, a
 municipality in the Galicia region of Spain where the Conde de Monterrey and his father (the Fourth Count of Monterrei)
 were from.







Visit neighboring counties by clicking their link below
 Santa Cruz  Santa Clara  San Benito
 Fresno
 Kings
 San Luis Obispo


                    State Coordinator:  Bob Jenkins
     Assistant State Coordinator:
 Karen De Groote





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