Santa Barbara County, California Online Historical Directories

Santa Barbara County, California Online Historical Directories

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1860s - 1890s

California Voter Registers, 1866-1898 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, 1886 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, 1888 - $ (Ancestry)

California State Government and Court Directory, unknown, 1898 - $ (Ancestry)

1900s

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

1930s

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

Montecito City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)

Montecito City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)

Montecito City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Maria City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1938-9 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Betteravia, Bicknell, Casmalia, Garey, Guadalupe, Los Alamos, Nipomo, and Orcutt

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1939 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Montecito

1940 - 1944

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1940 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Montecito

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1941 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Montecito

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1942 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Montecito

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1943 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Montecito

Montecito City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1944 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1944 - $ (Ancestry)

1945 - 1946

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

Betteravia City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Buellton City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Casmalia City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Guadalupe City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Lompoc City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Los Alamos City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Los Olivos City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Montecito City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1945 - $ (Ancestry)

Orcutt City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1945 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Maria City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Betteravia, Bicknell, Casmalia, Cuyama, Garey, Guadalupe, Los Alamos, Nipomo, Orcutt, and Sisquoc

Santa Ynez City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Solvang City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1945-6 - $ (Ancestry)

Montecito City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1946 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1946 - $ (Ancestry)

1947 - 1949

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

Betteravia City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Buellton City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Casmalia City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Guadalupe City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Lompoc City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Los Alamos City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Los Olivos City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Orcutt City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Maria City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Ynez City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Solvang City Directory, A to Z Directory Publishers, 1947-8 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1948 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Montecito

Santa Barbara City Directory, Santa Barbara Directory Company, 1949 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Montecito

1960s - 1970s

California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 - $ (Ancestry)

Lompoc and Santa Maria City Directories, Polk, 1963 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Guadalupe, Orcutt, and Vandenburg Village

Gaviota, Goleta, Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Summerland Telephone Directories, General Telephone Company of California, 1972 - $ (Ancestry)

Santa Barbara City Directory,Polk, 1972 - $ (Ancestry)

 - includes Goleta, Hope Ranch Park, and Montecito

Gaviota, Goleta, Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Summerland Telephone Directories, General Telephone Company of California, 1973 - $ (Ancestry)

Gaviota, Goleta, Isla Vista, Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Summerland Telephone Directories, General Telephone Company of California, 1974 - $ (Ancestry)

Gaviota, Goleta, Isla Vista, Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Summerland Telephone Directories, General Telephone Company of California, 1976 - $ (Ancestry)

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