Salida is located in the Central Valley of California, just northwest of Modesto on highway 99. Originally a Southern Pacific Railway town, founded in 1870 as Murphy's Switch, the city became Salida, the Spanish word for "exit," in 1875. Commercial and residential growth on Modesto's northwestern border have also brought fast growth to the much smaller city of Salida.

Salinas is the seat of Monterey county. It was begun in 1822 when Mexico seceded from Spain and began granting lands, and was incorporated as a city in 1874. The city's name comes from the Spanish word for a salty marsh. The population in 2000 was 143,920. Location is 36°40'40"N 121°39'16"W; elevation is 53 feet.

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Sites dealing specifically with Santa Monica, California.

Santa Ysabel is a rural community founded in the early 1800's by Spanish Catholic missionaries as an outpost from Mission San Diego. It lies in the center of San Diego County, approximately 50 miles from San Diego. Its population, including surrounding areas, is 1,141, according to the 2000 census figures for the Santa Ysabel ZIP code, 92070.

Santee is a city in San Diego County, approximately 15 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. Its population, including some surrounding areas, is 53,502, according to the 2000 census figures for the Santee ZIP code, 92071.

Sites of interest to residents and visitors to San Carlos, CA.

The City of San Clemente is located at the southern end of Orange County, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean midway between Los Angeles and San Diego. San Clemente was incorporated February 28, 1928.

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San Diego lies on the coast of California, 15 miles north of the Mexican border. The city's land area covers 342 square miles. According to the 2000 census, approximately 1.25 million people live here, making it the seventh largest city in the United States, and the second largest city in California.

The city is sometimes called "The Birthplace of California," based on the Spanish fort and mission founded here in 1769. Alternatively, it is frequently called "America's Finest City" by local civic boosters.

Please note that although it lies within the city limits of San Diego, the community of La Jolla is maintained as a separate category. Sites related to La Jolla are found there, not here.

San Fernando, an incorporated city, was named after Mission San Fernando Rey de España. It lies within the San Fernando Valley in northwestern Los Angeles county. The city is bounded on all sides by the City of Los Angeles, with the localities of Sylmar to the north, Lake View Terrace to the east, Pacoima to the south, and Mission Hills to the west.

The city and county of San Francisco are a single entity, so while this category is listed under Counties, all the sites here are relevant to the city of San Francisco.

Named for the gospel writer Saint Mark, the city of San Marcos lies in northwestern San Diego County. To the west of San Marcos along California Highway 78 are the cities of Vista and Carlsbad; to the east is the city of Escondido. Its population, including some surrounding areas, is approximately 60,000, according to the 2000 census figures for the San Marcos ZIP codes, 92069 and 92078.

Saratoga is a town in Calfornia located near San Jose.

Sites specific to Seaside city business and government. This cat will only include, local political, civic and community business organizations.

Silverado is a community in Orange county. It's ZIP code is 92676, which it shares with the nearby community of Modjeska.

Smartsville, California is located in Yuba county. Its ZIP code is 95977. It was originally named Smartsville, but in the early 1900s the US Postal Service shortened the name to Smartville. In 2008, residents successfully petioned to have the town returned to its original Smartsville name.

Snelling, California, ZIP code 95369, is in Merced County; location is 37°31'9"N 120°26'11"W; elevation is 259 feet.

The city of Solana Beach lies on the California coast, 20 miles north of the city of San Diego. In Spanish, a solana is a sunny place, hence the name Solana Beach. Its population is approximately 12,000, according to the 2000 census figures for the Solana Beach ZIP code, 92075. This figure, however, is somewhat low for the city, because it does not count the part of Solana Beach that falls within the ZIP code of neighboring Del Mar.

This category is for sites that are specific to South Gate city business and government.

South Lake Tahoe is a small city located on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. On the east it is bounded by the California/Nevada state line. Its sister city, Stateline, Nevada, is on the other side of that boundary.

Spreckels, California is located in Monterey county. Its population in the 2010 Census was 673. The town was named after Claude Spreckels, who built a sugar mill there.

Spring Valley is a community is San Diego County that lies about 10 miles east of the city of San Diego. Its population, including nearby unincorporated areas such as Rancho San Diego, Mount Helix, and Casa de Oro, is approximately 64,000, according to the 2000 census figures for the Spring Valley ZIP codes, 91977 and 91978.

Located in Fresno County, population as of 1990: 2,161; land area: 14,677 (sq km).

This locality is not the same as Squaw Valley USA in the Lake Tahoe region. Those sites are listed at Regional/North_America/United_States/California/Localities/O/Olympic_Valley.

Stockton is located in the Central Valley of California, about 45 miles south of Sacramento and approximately 2 hours east of San Francisco. The population is estimated to be just under 300,000 as of 2010.

A small community located in Tuolumne County, near the Stanislaus River.

The heart of Silicon Valley

Swall Meadows, California, ZIP 93514, is a small community in Mono County.