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The County of Orange was established in 1889 by founders William Spurgeon and James McFadden. The City of Santa Ana became the county seat the same year. Prior to its formation, the Orange County lands were part of Los Angeles County. Further back in history, California lands were organized into Spanish land grants or "Ranchos".
"California in 1846" map shows geographic distribution of Spanish and Mexican land grants Mexican land grants of Tehama County, California (Bureau of Land Management map, 1997) These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals ...
Rancho geography remains readily visible in this L.A. County map created the year before the establishment of neighboring Orange County (1888) Federal Writers' Project map of the ranchos of Los Angeles County (1937); appears to be in the same style as many American Guide Series maps so possibly produced but not used for Los Angeles: A Guide to the City and Its Environs
The Bixby land companies were a group of California-based land companies founded by various members of the Bixby and Flint families from Maine. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the firms of Flint, Bixby & Company, J. Bixby & Company, J. W. Bixby & Company, the Alamitos Land Company, and the Bixby Land Company controlled large swathes of California real estate, much of it derived from ...
Conaway Ranch is a 17,244-acre (70 km 2) property that sits to the east of both Davis and Woodland and west of Sacramento. Two-thirds of the property sits in the Yolo Bypass (the 'causeway'), the sink of Cache Creek, or the Green Zone between County Road 27 and County Road 29. Most of the ranch is currently protected by Williamson Act contracts ...
On March 25, 2005, Yolo Land & Cattle Co. placed approximately 6,983 acres into a conservation easement held by California Rangeland Trust, [8] making it the largest conservation easement in Yolo County. The ranch is part of the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area [9] and provides considerable habitat for native plants and wildlife. The ...
Chia seeds are tiny and round, and come in colors like black, brown, and white. They’re a member of the mint family. (Getty Images)
[8] [9] The Bommer Canyon area was sold to the City of Irvine between 1981 and 1982, [5] purchased with grants obtained from the 1974 California Bond Act. [5] By 1983, Bren was the majority owner of the Irvine Company. By 1996, he had purchased all outstanding shares and was sole owner. [10]