{"id":22625,"date":"2020-01-02T18:33:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T23:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=22625"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:25:41","slug":"california-counties-visited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/california-counties-visited\/","title":{"rendered":"Counties in California that I have Visited"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There are 58 counties in California &#8211; &#8220;<em>The Golden State<\/em>&#8220;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Also be sure to see my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">United States County Counting Page<\/a> for the rest of the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/graphics\/counties\/california.png\" alt=\"California Counties Visited\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I have visited <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">25 Counties<\/span> = 43.1% of Counties in California<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mob-rule.com\/home\">Mob Rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"articles\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in California<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1qH3CG_0pq2K9ZaR7kpMVoT5SbmV8BnGo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markers designate the California locations featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twelvemilecircle.com\">Twelve Mile Circle<\/a> articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Counties in California<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/45841431024\/in\/album-72157704965496855\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4902\/45841431024_1ef6859589_o.jpg\" alt=\"San Diego Zoo\"\/><\/a><figcaption>San Diego Zoo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the 58 counties in California. Although infrequent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/travel\/counties\/united-states-county-map.html\">counties sometimes do change<\/a> so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are highlighted in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Red<\/b><\/span>. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn&#8217;t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Alameda<\/b><\/span> <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16621\">Other State Nickname Thingies<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=900\">UC Berkeley<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Alpine<\/b><\/span>: Smallest county population in California (1,208 people in 2000 Census).<\/li><li>Amador<\/li><li>Butte<\/li><li>Calaveras: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17201\">The Shores of Poker Flat<\/a><\/li><li>Colusa<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Contra Costa<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=5002\">Islands Below Sea Level (Bethel)<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16536\">Port Chicago<\/a><\/li><li>Del Norte: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15692\">Bigfoot<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>El Dorado<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14632\">Geo-BrEWities<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15844\">Kanaka Falls<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13863\">No Way! Way!<\/a><\/li><li>Fresno: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17989\">Sanitary Landfill Historic Place<\/a><\/li><li>Glenn<\/li><li>Humboldt: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15752\">Good Fortuna<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8434\">Iconic Views<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Imperial<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=1000\">Center of the Universe<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7599\">Dueling Portmanteau Placenames<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12364\">Extreme Reservations<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12542\">How Low Can it Go?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11092\">Infrequent Crossings<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14005\">Plank Roads<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15469\">Salty, Saltier, Saltiest, Salton<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12638\">Truckin&#8217; Through California<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21500\">Imperial Valley Rest Stop<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21500\">Imperial Sand Dunes<\/a><\/li><li>Inyo: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=3094\">Amazing Road Distances<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12819\">Chickenfoot Lake<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=248\">Highest and Lowest, Oh So Close<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=259\">Lowest Public Restroom in North America<\/a><\/li><li>Kern: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6130\">Bakersfield &#8211; A Better California Capital?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12638\">Truckin&#8217; Through California<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12606\">Where is Spider-Man?<\/a><\/li><li>Kings<\/li><li>Lake<\/li><li>Lassen: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16667\">Mundane First Name Places<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Los Angeles<\/b><\/span>: Largest county population in California and the United States (9,515,338 people in 2000 Census); <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17789\">King Boring and the Detroit Gems<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17642\">Mount Lukens<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16562\">Rise and Fall of Idahome<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9248\">132 and Bush<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2458\">90210: Myth and Reality<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10320\">As the Bird Flies<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15446\">Convergence at the End<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10251\">Electric Avenue<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2487\">How Often Does This Get Stolen?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15872\">How Tautological<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14768\">Label Me Elmo<\/a>; <a href=\"..\/california_los_angeles.html\">Los Angeles with a Toddler<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7369\">Penciling-In Reagan<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14839\">Pre-Nazi Swastikas<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15075\">Presidential Distances<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6193\">Rock Bands with Geographic Names<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9590\">Studios to Towns<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=4340\">The Oddity That Got Away<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15\">Thoughts on Los Angeles and Reno<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12638\">Truckin&#8217; Through California<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10421\">Would You Believe?<\/a><\/li><li>Madera<\/li><li>Marin<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Mariposa<\/b><\/span><\/li><li>Mendocino: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=916\">Hawaii is Closer than you Think<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7828\">International Latitude Observatories<\/a><\/li><li>Merced<\/li><li>Modoc: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16449\">Surprise Valley<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Mono<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=595\">Aurora: A County Seat in Two States. Simultaneously!<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Monterey<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14326\">Giant Artichoke<\/a><\/li><li>Napa<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Nevada<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Orange<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=76\">Automatic Geolocation<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13947\">Comedy Duos<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10165\">Gargantuan Garages<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14309\">Keep it Moving<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16077\">Nixon Presidential Library<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14122\">Placentia is Not a Flat Cake<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Placer<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8797\">Dream Theater<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15844\">Kanaka Falls<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14743\">Railroads Torment Colfax<\/a><\/li><li>Plumas<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Riverside<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12653\">Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2355\">Corona&#8217;s Unusual Ring Road<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12261\">Frank Sinatra&#8217;s Drive<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=13713\">He Went Thata Way<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15069\">Presidential Deaths<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15351\">Original Navel Orange<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8663\">The Smallest Tribe<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Sacramento<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6106\">Worst State Capital Location<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>San Benito<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>San Bernardino<\/b><\/span>: Largest county in California (20,062 square miles). <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14139\">Longest Distance &#8211; Simplest Directions<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14718\">Ontario<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6853\">Right Up to the Line<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12638\">Truckin&#8217; Through California<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=16021\">Zzyzx<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>San Diego<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/coronado.html\">Coronado Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"..\/california_la_jolla.html\">La Jolla Coast<\/a>, <a href=\"..\/california_san_diego.html\">San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8329\">Intertwining Threads<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/karl-strauss.html\">Karl Strauss Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=7878\">One Flew Over the Void<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12696\">Pick a Lane. Any Lane<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17167\">Connecting Through Midway<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=21297\">Zoos &amp; Brews<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>San Francisco<\/b><\/span>: Smallest county in California (47 square miles); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/21st-amendment.html\">21st Amendment Brewery Cafe<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/anchor.html\">Anchor Brewing Co<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/gordon-biersch.html\">Gordon Biersch Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2756\">Make my Trip<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/san-francisco-brewing.html\">San Francisco Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/thirsty-bear.html\">Thirsty Bear Brewing Company<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2766\">This Tour Made Possible by&#8230; You<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/zymurgy\/twenty-tank.html\">Twenty Tank Brewery<\/a><\/li><li>San Joaquin: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=887\">Worst Commutes in the USA<\/a><\/li><li>San Luis Obispo<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>San Mateo<\/b><\/span><\/li><li>Santa Barbara: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12018\">Creative Marketing<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=579\">West Coast Sunrises over Water<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Santa Clara<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=900\">Glasgow or Madrid?<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=9228\">Mountainous Claims<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11776\">No Name Uno Road<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2976\">Twelve Mile House<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=10196\">Western Surname<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Santa Cruz<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11078\">Natural Bridges<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=6193\">Rock Bands with Geographic Names<\/a><\/li><li>Shasta: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12505\">Remarkable Sundials<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=11969\">Survivors Hill<\/a><\/li><li>Sierra: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17201\">Poker Flat<\/a><\/li><li>Siskiyou: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15686\">Bogus<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=12638\">Truckin&#8217; Through California<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Solano<\/b><\/span><\/li><li>Sonoma: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=15283\">More Geo-BrEWities<\/a><\/li><li>Stanislaus: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=17488\">Aspirations Court<\/a>; <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14448\">Warp Drive<\/a><\/li><li>Sutter<\/li><li>Tehama<\/li><li>Trinity<\/li><li>Tulare: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=248\">Highest and Lowest, Oh So Close<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Toulumne<\/b><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Ventura<\/b><\/span>: <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=14722\">Kiloanomaly<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Yolo<\/b><\/span><\/li><li>Yuba<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts About California<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>Location:<\/b> Pacific Coast United States. See map above.<\/li><li><b>Size<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-1\">1<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b> 155,779 square miles. California is the 3rd largest state. The next larger state is Texas and the next smaller state is Montana.<\/li><li><b>Population<sup>(<a href=\"#Footnote-2\">2<\/a>)<\/sup>:<\/b> 39,551,045 people. California has the largest population of any state. The next less populous state is Texas.<\/li><li><b>Population Density:<\/b> 253.9 people per square mile. California is the 11th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Ohio and the next less densely populated state is Illinois.<\/li><li><b>Bordering States:<\/b> California shares a border with 3 states: Arizona, Nevada and Oregon.<\/li><li><b>Admission to the Union:<\/b> September 9, 1850. California was the 31st state admitted to the Union, after Wisconsin and before Minnesota.<\/li><li><b>Capital:<\/b> Sacramento.<\/li><li><b>Highest Point:<\/b> 14,494 feet at Mt. Whitney. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/mount-whitney\/150227\">SummitPost&#8217;s Mount Whitney page<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>Lowest Point:<\/b> -282 feet at Death Valley.<\/li><li><b>Government website:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca.gov\/\">ca.gov<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>Official Tourism website:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcalifornia.com\/\">California- Dream Big<\/a>.<\/li><li><b>Still not enough?<\/b> See <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\">Wikipedia&#8217;s California page<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"Footnote-1\"><\/a>(1) Wikipedia: <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;List of U.S. states and territories by area&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1055233,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Linux Libertine\\&quot;, Georgia, Times, serif&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=HYPERLINK(&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area&quot;,&quot;List of U.S. states and territories by area&quot;)\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of U.S. states and territories by area<\/a><\/span>. Land area only.<br><a name=\"Footnote-2\"><\/a>(2) Wikipedia: <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;List of states and territories of the United States by population&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1055233,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;Linux Libertine\\&quot;, Georgia, Times, serif&quot;,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-formula=\"=HYPERLINK(&quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population&quot;,&quot;List of states and territories of the United States by population&quot;)\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of states and territories of the United States by population<\/a><\/span>. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are 58 counties in California &#8211; &#8220;The Golden State&#8220; Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 25 Counties = 43.1% of Counties in California Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule. 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