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Genealogy Society Outings in San Luis Obispo County, CA

Outings to the cemeteries, churches and courthouses near you, planned for genealogy societies and their research.

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Most community programs in San Luis Obispo County, CA reach the same thirty people. San Luis Obispo County is one of 58 counties in California. A history route that anyone can follow on their own reaches the rest.

On the record near San Luis Obispo County, CA

The 12 nearest

15 listed sites on the record match genealogy society outings within 120 miles of San Luis Obispo County, CA, out of 24 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 27 listed sites carry San Luis Obispo County as their county.

  1. Old Santa Rosa Catholic Church and Cemetery28 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Cambria · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
  2. Mission Santa Ines, Church60 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Solvang · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
  3. National Farm Workers Association Headquarters84 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Delano · listed 2015National Register of Historic Places
  4. Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara84 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Santa Barbara · listed 2025National Register of Historic Places
  5. Kings County Courthouse89 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Hanford · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
  6. Community Church of Gonzales91 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Gonzales · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
  7. First Baptist Church93 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Bakersfield · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
  8. First Congregational Church106 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Porterville · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
  9. Ventura County Courthouse107 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Ventura · listed 1971National Register of Historic Places
  10. First Baptist Church of Ventura107 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Ventura · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places
  11. Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church108 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Fresno · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
  12. Maulhardt, Gottfried, Farm116 miles from the center of San Luis Obispo County · Building · Oxnard · listed 2023National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of San Luis Obispo County, CA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Genealogy Society Outings in San Luis Obispo County, step by step

  1. 1

    Pull every listed site in the area with its source

  2. 2

    Match the sites to the records you are working from

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    Visit and photograph what still stands

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    Note anything missing, moved or wrong on the record

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    Submit corrections and photos so the record improves

What people in San Luis Obispo County, CA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in San Luis Obispo County, CA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Can our group in San Luis Obispo County, CA build its own route?

Yes. Pick the listed sites that fit your theme, add your own notes for each stop, and share the route with members or the public.

Do members need to download anything?

The map runs in a phone browser, so members can open a link and go. The app keeps track of badges for anyone who signs in.

How a visit works in San Luis Obispo County

  1. Step 1

    Find the place

    Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In San Luis Obispo County, CA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Read the story

    The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.

  3. Step 3

    Get there under your own power

    Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in San Luis Obispo County, CA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.

  4. Step 4

    Collect it and come back

    Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.

The rules that make it work

The record comes first

Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.

Read the whole story

A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.

Movement makes it stick

People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.

Local beats famous

The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.

Respect the ground

Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.

Every visitor can improve it

Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.

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