California County or Town Histories, M - R
Madera
As We Were Told: Eastern Madera County, California
Miners, Lumberjacks and Cowboys: A History of Eastern Madera County
Madera, California (Images of America)

Fool's Gold: Madera and Mariposa, California, 1880-1905 
Central California: Includes Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings & Kern Counties

Geographic Names of Madera County, California

Madera: the Rich, Colorful & Exciting Historical Heritage of That Area Now Known as Madera County, California
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Marin
Newspaper Extracts from the Sausalito News, Sausalito, Marin County,
California, February 12, 1885 to December 26, 1890

Newspaper Extracts from the Marin Journal, Marin County Tocsin,
San Rafael, Marin County, California
Novato Township: Land Grant to World War II

History of Marin County, California; Including Its Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography; Together with a Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources...
Ben's Auto Stage: A Romantic Footnote to the History of West Marin
Reminiscences of Early Marin County Gardens 
Pictorial History of Marin County Schools: The First 100 Years
Discovering Marin; Historical Tour by Cities and Towns

Place Names of Marin: Where Did They Come From? 
History of Marin County, California

A Pictorial History of Belvedere, 1890-1990: a California Island Town

Last Stage for Bolinas
Larkspur Past and Present: A History and Walking Guide
Mount Tamalpais: A History
Island in Time: The Point Reyes Peninsula
History of the First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, 1869-1990
Marinship: The History of a Wartime Shipyard, Told By Some of the People Who Helped Build the Ships. Sausalito, California, 1942-1945
Pictorial History of Tiburon: A California Railroad Town
Tomales Township, A History. The Story of Bolsa De Tomales Before the North Pacific Coast Railroad
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Mariposa
The Mariposa Grant
Mariposa County (Images of America)
Memorial & Biographical History of Merced, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, California
Fool's Gold: Madera and Mariposa, California, 1880-1905 
Mariposa Now and Then
Mariposa County Courthouse: Shrine to Justice
Coulterville Chronicle: the Annals of a Mother Lode Mining Town

California's Agua Fria: the Early History of Mariposa County 
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Mendocino
Durham's Place Names of California's North Coast: Includes Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino & Trinity Counties
Mendocino
Beacon Genealogical Columns, 1979-1984

History of Mendocino County, California...
Mendocino City: A Daily Journal, 1852-1938

History of Mendocino & Lake Counties, California. With Biographical Sketches of Leading Men & Women of the Counties...
1914
Pioneering in the Shadow of Cahto Mountain, First Centennial Edition, 1874-1974; Laytonville, California
Ranching Near Laytonville, 1902-1907:
The BEAL Family in Mendocino County, California 
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Merced
Church Records: Plainsburg and Le Grand, Merced County, California, 1882-1945

California's North San Joaquin Valley: Includes San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced Counties

Memorial & Biographical History of Merced, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, California
Merced County: The Golden Harvest: An Illustrated History

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Modoc
Modoc County Brand Book

The Modoc: Southern Pacific's Backdoor to Oregon

History of Modoc County

The Journal of the Modoc County Historical Society

Northeastern California: Includes Lassen, Modoc & Plumas Counties
"Derived from David Durham's definitive gazetteer of California, California s' Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State, this new popularly priced series is certain to attract the attention of everyone interested in California history, geography, of current events; whether a scholarly researcher, a curious traveler, a backcountry hiker or a casual reader of Californiana. Each book defines the area's geographical features including topographical features such as ridges, peaks, canyons and valley; water features such as streams, lakes, waterfalls and springs; and cultural features such as cities, towns, crossroads and railroad sidings. Many entries include information about who named the feature, when and why, as well as alternate or obsolete names. All give longitude and latitude of the feature. Great for use with GPS devices!"
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Mono
Index to Great Register Mono County, California 1910
Big Bad Bodie: High Sierra Ghost Town

California's Eastern Sierra: Includes Alpine, Inyo & Mono Counties

The Story of Early Mono County: Its Settlers, Gold Rushes, Indians, Ghost Towns 
The Story of Bodie

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Monterey
1850 Federal Census: Free Inhabitants of Monterey County, California
1852 California State Census: Free Inhabitants of Monterey County, California
History of Monterey County, California, with Illustrations...
The Seacoast of Bohemia: An Account of Early Carmel
Monterey County: The Dramatic Story of Its Past

Old Monterey County: a Pictorial History

Monterey: the Presence of the Past

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Napa
History of Solano and Napa Counties California; from Their Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
(1926)
History of Solano and Napa Valley Counties, California: With Biographical Sketches...
(1912)
The BRANNAN Saga 
Napa: the Story of an American Eden

A Salon at Larkmead: a Charmed Life in the Napa Valley 
An American Odyssey: the Autobiography of a 19th-Century Scotsman, Robert BROWNLEE, at the Request of His Children: Napa County, California, October, 1892

California's Old Wine Country: Includes Napa & Sonoma Counties
The Story of Guenoc Ranch, Lake and Napa Counties, California 
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Nevada
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Truckee Republican newspaper.Search Abebooks for an original 19th-century issue of the
Nevada Daily Transcript,
from Nevada City, California.
California Heartland: A Pictorial History and Tour Guide of Eight Northern California Counties-- Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, Butte, Nevada, Sierra
Sketches of the Gold Country
"Includes sketches about Nevada City, Grass Valley, Dutch Flat, Washington,
Bloomfield, French Corral, You Bet & Red Dog and North San Juan."
Early Truckee Records: A Genealogy Reference for the Historic Truckee-Donner
Region of California
1895 Pictorial History of Nevada County, California

Brides of the Gold Rush, 1851-1859 (Nevada County Chronicles Ser., No. 2)

History of Nevada County, California, With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, Residences, Public Buildings, Fine Blocks, and Manufactories. From Original Sketches By Artists of the Highest Ability
Nevada County Mining Review
Columbia Hill, Nevada County, California. an Interpretive History

Sketches of Yesterday and Today in Nevada County

A History of the Empire Mine at Grass Valley

Sawdust Trail in the Truckee Basin: a History of Lumbering Operations

Gold Diggers & Camp Followers-the Nevada County Chronicles 1845-1851 
Nuggets of Nevada County History

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French Connection Or the French in Nevada County, California
Historical Notes of the Early Washington, Nevada County, California Mining District 
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Orange
A History of Southern California: Comprising the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura
From Jennies to Jets: The Aviation History of Orange County
La Habra: The Pass Through the Hills
Orange County History Series

Saddleback Ancestors: Rancho Families of Orange County California

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Placer
Placer County, California: A Continent Within a County

Rocklin:
Past, Present, Future: An Illustrated History of Rocklin, Placer County, California, from 1864 to 1981

Placer County: An Illustrated History

Sketches of the Gold Country
"Includes sketches about Nevada City, Grass Valley, Dutch Flat, Washington,
Bloomfield, French Corral, You Bet & Red Dog and North San Juan."
History of Placer County, California
Dry Diggings on the North Fork: Personal Observations of Auburn, California in the Days of '49
Mining Camps of Placer County (Images of America)

Auburn and Placer County: Crossroads of a Golden Era

Auburn, Placer County (California)

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Plumas
Quincy (Images of America)

Reproduction of Fariss and Smith's History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, California, 1882; and Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers 
Plumas Sketches

Northeastern California: Includes Lassen, Modoc & Plumas Counties
"Derived from David Durham's definitive gazetteer of California, California s' Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State, this new popularly priced series is certain to attract the attention of everyone interested in California history, geography, of current events; whether a scholarly researcher, a curious traveler, a backcountry hiker or a casual reader of Californiana. Each book defines the area's geographical features including topographical features such as ridges, peaks, canyons and valley; water features such as streams, lakes, waterfalls and springs; and cultural features such as cities, towns, crossroads and railroad sidings. Many entries include information about who named the feature, when and why, as well as alternate or obsolete names. All give longitude and latitude of the feature. Great for use with GPS devices!"
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Riverside
Palm Springs in Vintage Postcards

San Jacinto Valley: Past and Present

Guideposts to History: People and Places of Historical Significance in Early San Bernardino and Riverside Counties

History of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, With Select Biography of Actors and Witnesses of the Period of Growth and Achievement

Blythe and the Palo Verde Valley (Images of America)

History of the Potrero Ranch and Its Neighbors

The Friendliest Valley: Memories of the Hemet - San Jacinto Area 
Treasure Trails and Buried Bandit Booty: True Accounts of Buried Outlaw Swag in Riverside County, California 
Resorts of Riverside County (Postcard History)

A History of Southern California: Comprising the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura
Harvest of the Sun: An Illustrated History of Riverside County

History of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, With Selected Biography of Actors and Witnesses of the Period
of Growth and Achievement
Another Wilderness Conquered

Blythe
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Centennial History of the Catholic Church in Riverside County, 1886-1986

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