Monterey County, California
Genealogy ~ History


Place Names

Whipple Well offers one of the most complete online databases of California Place Names I've found so far. They currently have 1,860 place names for Monterey County:

  • Place names beginning with Ab - Es

  • Place names beginning with Es - Me

  • Place names beginning with Me - Sa

  • Place names beginning with Sa - Zu

    • To locate any place found in the above listing using it's coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) you can easily convert them to work in Google Maps.

    Instructions for coordinates conversion:

    This example shows how to locate a place using Google Maps and the coordinates found in the above list. The coordinates for the "Sargent School" are listed as:
    Latitude "355638N"
    Longitude "1204753W"

    1. Convert the latitude by inserting a decimal point after the SECOND digit, and remove the directional [N] reference.

    The latitude of "355638N" will become "35.5638"
    Enter this number first in the search box of Google Maps.

    2. Convert the longitude by entering a decimal point after the THIRD digit, and remove the directional [W] reference. Then place a minus [-] in front of this number.

    The longitude of "1204753W" will become "-120.4753"
    Enter this number second in the search box of Google Maps.

    3. Seperate the latitude and longitude with a comma, then click on "Search Maps."

    So the coordinates I'll enter in the search box of Google Maps to find the "Sargent School" I'll change:

    From this:   355638N 1204753W
    To this:       35.5638, -120.4753

    And this is the map Google will return: Map: 35.5638, -120.4753

    When looking for a particular place, you may want to review these county boundary comparison maps:

  • 1850 and 2001 County Boundaries

  • The Changing Counties

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    Photo of Historical Landmark MISSION SAN CARLOS BORROMEO DE CARMELO

    Monterey County Historical Landmark

    NO. 135 MISSION SAN CARLOS BORROMEO DE CARMELO - Mission San Carlos was established by Father Serra on June 3, 1770 at the Presidio of Monterey. Finding this location unsuitable, Serra moved the mission to Carmel Valley. In July 1771 he set to work constructing temporary buildings at the new site, and in December 1771 the mission was moved to its permanent location.

    Location: SW corner of Lasuen Drive and Rio Road, Carmel


    This page was last updated 11 Apr 2007

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