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How California Counties Got Their Names
A historical overview of California counties Tuolumne Yolo and Yuba detailing origins of names, geographic features, early industries, and notable towns. It notes Tuolumne in the Mother Lode with Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite nearby, Ventura’s citrus and oil, Yolo’s Davis agricultural college link, and Yuba’s river names and irrigation growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Aeene County
Tuolumne
Shasta
Sierra Nevada Range
Mother Lode
Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Project
San Francisco
Stanislaus National Forest
Yosemite National Park
Jackass Hill
Harte
Groveland
Columbia
Whisky Hill
Jimtown
Bret Harte
Sonora
Hollywood Moving Picture Companies
Standard
Buck Meadows
Ventura
Oxnard
Somis
Camarillo
Montalvo
Simi
Santa Susana
Fillmore
Moorpark
Beyon
Ojai
Yoo County
Yolo
Yo-loy
Rio de Jesus Maria
Sacramento River
College of Agriculture
University of California
Davis
Woodland
United States
Winters
Yolo County
Clarksburg
Knights’ Landing
Dunnigan
Madison
Cavar
Yuba County
Feather River
Uva
Uba
Sacramento Valley
Sierra Nevada
Foothills
Bear, Feather
Yuba
Honcut Creek
Department of Commerce