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The Santa Barbara News-Press Newspaper.
The Northern Channel Islands including , the Santa Barbara County area, was first settled by Native Americans at least 13,000 years ago.
Presence has been found in the form of evidence for a Paleoindian. A fluted Clovis-like point found in the 1980s along the western Santa Barbara Coast, as well as the remains of Arlington Springs Man found on Santa Rosa Island in the 1960s.
1978: Residents of the northern area initiated an effort to create a "Los Padres County" from the northern area of Santa Cruz county. It did not succeed.
2006: Northern county organizations initiated a similar proposal for a Mission County. Governor Schwarzenegger appointed a commission which reached the conclusion as stated in its final report that the proposed County, would not be economically viable.
2006: Voters rejected the formation of the new county.
Cities and towns
Ballard
Buellton
Carpinteria
Casmalia
Cuyama
Garey
Gaviota
Goleta
Guadalupe
Hollister Ranch
Hope Ranch
Isla Vista
Lompoc
Los Alamos
Los Olivos
Mission Canyon
Mission Hills
Montecito
New Cuyama
Orcutt
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Santa Ynez
Sisquoc
Solvang
Summerland
Toro Canyon
Vandenberg Air Force Base with spaceport
Vandenberg Village
Ventucopa rass Valley
