Categories

The following are all of the tags/labels I use or will use, categorized in a much more organized manner, as well as explanations of some of the terms:

** Note: many of these are shortened due to restrictions on the length of the tags.

Victim Demographics

Age Group

Race/Ethnicity

 Other

  • Abuse or domestic violence 
  • College student
  • Deceased parent
    • As in, one of the victim's parents was deceased, not that they themselves were a parent (for that, see "Parent" below).
    • I was unable to add this due to restrictions on the number of tags, but Debbie Shelton also had a deceased parent. 
  • Divorced or separated parents 
  • Former Doe 
    • I.e., unidentified until the 21st century
  • Foster care 
    • Including group homes
  • LE link
    • A connection to law enforcement in some way, especially if the victim was in LE or related to/in a relationship with someone in LE. Also includes victims found near LE stations.
  • Married  (either previously or currently)
  • Med link 
    • Any connection to the medical field in some way, whether it is the subject works as a nurse or at a hospital in general, or is closely related to someone who does, the event occurred near a hospital or medical center, the subject was last seen going to/from a doctors appointment or the hospital, etc. 
  • Military  
    • Including both active-duty/vets, as well as people and places with some connection to the military (worked at/near a military base/building, related to/in a relationship with someone in the military, etc).
  • Multiple victims 
    • Couple
      • In order to abide by tag length limits, when the "Couple" tag is applicable then I will omit 1) the "Multiple victims" tag, and 2) the sex (Female/Male) tag, as I don't believe there are/will be any cases involving same-sex couples, so the Male and Female tags are implied
    •  Survivor(s)
      • "Attack" is used when all victims survive the act(s) of violence, while "Survivor(s)" is used when one or more survived but others did not.
  • Older partner
    • Refers to victims who are reportedly (or possibly) in a relationship with someone who is significantly older than them. This unfortunately often (but not always) consists of a minor female involved with an adult male.
  • Pregnant
  • Recent break-up 
  • Recent move
    • The subject had recently moved residences within the past month or so, often within only a few weeks or less.
  • Recent pregnancy
  • Parent
    • Teen mom
      • This refers to the subject of the write-up being a teen mom, not the subject being born to a teen mom.
      • Note: If I come across a case centering around a teenaged father, then this tag will be changed to "Teen parent."
  • Runaway history 
  • Sex work 

Case Specifics

Case Type

Cause of Death/Injuries

  • Asphyxiation
    • Smothering, being buried alive, etc.
    • Does not include strangulation (for that, see below).
    • Does not include smoke inhalation (for that, see "Fire or bombing").
  • Blunt force trauma (BFT)
    • Heights
      • Falling/jumping/being pushed from a great enough height to cause significant injuries or death.
      • Includes being pushed from a moving car.
    • Vehicular collision 
      • I.e., being hit and/or run over.
      • Includes possible/speculated instances.
  • COD Unknown or uncertain 
  • Drowning
  • Fire or bombing
    • Includes death by burning, smoke inhalation, explosion, etc.
    • Does not include postmortem burning of a corpse (for that, see "Burning" below).
  • Gunshot
  • Hacking 
    • I.e., struck with an axe, machete, hatchet, or cleaver.
  • Hanging
    • Used when the victim is found hanging from something, or there's evidence that they were hanged.
    • Death may be attributed to a broken neck or lack of oxygen.
    • Regarding the latter, for deaths as a result of something around the victim's neck, but no evidence of hanging itself, see "Ligature strangulation."
  • Poisoning 
  • Stabbing 
    • With a knife, screwdriver, etc.
  • Strangulation 
    • Garrote 
      • I personally find the difference between Garroting and ligature strangulation to be confusing/unclear. However, I am still using this tag when my sources specifically use the term "garrote/garroting/etc."; otherwise, I use the tag "Ligature."
    • Ligature
    • Manual

Postmortem Interval (PMI)

** Note: Other than "Died after discovery," I unfortunately do/will not consistently tag posts with the various PMI labels below, because a) the website that hosts this blog unfortunately limits the length/number of tags, b) not every case has a PMI indicated in sources, and c) PMI is always estimated, and therefore very inexact.

*** Further note: When I do tag a post with a PMI label, I always opt for the most specific one, especially if a specific PMI (e.g., "five to ten hours") is provided by a source. In other instances, a specific PMI is not stated, but can be generally extracted: for example, a case where the victim is last seen at 4pm on one day, and then found at 11pm the next day, would be tagged as "PMI one day," even though a) the interval between disappearance and discovery is more than 24 hours, and b) the victim could have died less than 24 hours after their disappearance, but a specific PMI is not given; in essence, in instances where a more specific PMI is not available, "PMI one day" is used when the victim was found the day after they were last seen alive.

Antemortem/Pre-Disappearance Aspects

Perimortem / Other Aspects

Postmortem Aspects 

  • Body dumped
    • I.e., the murder occurred at a completely different location than where the body was found. See "Found where killed" below for the alternative.
    • Because of limits on the number/length of tags imposed by the host website, I unfortunately cannot always tag this whenever it applies. 
    • Furthermore, there are plenty of cases where it's unknown where death occurred in relation to where the body was found, and/or no sources mention it, so I refrain from tagging either option because of the uncertainty.
  • Burning
    • Specifically postmortem burning of corpses.
  • Concealed 
    • Found in sleeping bag, deliberately covered in sheet, sticks, etc.; however, if buried in dirt, then "Shallow grave" is used instead.
  • Dragged
    • Applies to cases where there is evidence that the victim was dragged to a specific location after death. This can apply to cases where the body was dumped or where the victim was found where they were killed, and does not imply either possibility. It is instead an interesting signifier that a) the killer moved the body postmortem, even if/while still leaving them at the location of the attack, and b) that the killer dragged the body on the ground instead of fully picking it up.
  • Found where killed
    • The murder occurred where the body was then found (though this may not coincide with where the victim was last seen). See "Body dumped" above for the alternative.
    • Cases such as that of Linda Uhlig, in which there is evidence that the victim was killed at one specific location (such as a pool of blood), but the body was then moved a matter of feet or yards away, are still tagged with "Found where killed."
    • Because of limits on the number/length of tags imposed by the host website, I unfortunately cannot always tag this whenever it applies. 
    • Furthermore, there are plenty of cases where it's unknown where death occurred in relation to where the body was found, and/or no sources mention it, so I refrain from tagging either option because of the uncertainty.
  • Items scattered 
    • Personal belongings found at locations other than their residence or where the person was found/last seen.
  • Mutilation
    • Does not include burning of a corpse (see above).
  • Posed 
  • Shallow grave 
    • Found buried in dirt, and/or signs of a shallow grave nearby.
  • Stolen vehicle 
    • Often later recovered.
  • Fully clothed  
    • Shoeless, but otherwise fully clothed. The individual's shoes may be removed from their body, yet still present at the scene, or the shoes are completely absent from the scene.
  • Partially-clothed 
  • Nude  
    • Jewelry only
      • Completely nude except for jewelry found on or near the body.
      • Earring
        • I.e., (parts of) earring(s) found at the scene, and/or evidence of a fresh attempt at a piercing.
  • No clothing found 
    • Used with UIDs when items may have been scattered or decomposed, making it unclear whether the decedent was actually nude when killed/dumped.
  • Clothes found
    • Used with UIDs when clothing is found nearby, but not directly on the body, making it unclear whether the UID was nude at time of death/disposal or if the clothing/body was moved by animals, the elements, etc. 

Location 

  • Campus
    • Found on school/college property
  • Construction 
    • Found near a construction site and/or road work. This often takes the form of being found by construction workers, and/or found at the construction site itself.  
  • Desert
  • Forest
    • This often overlaps with parks, reserves, wilderness areas, and protected lands (see below). 
  • Golf course and/or country club 
  • Library 
  • Movie theater 
  • Parks, reserves, wilderness areas, and protected lands
    • Municipal
      • I.e., town and city parks
    • Local
      • This tag is for when I am unsure whose jurisdiction a location falls under, but it's clear that it either a) is a general public hiking trail, and/or b) has the word "park" in the place name (including trailer parks).
    • Regional
    • State
      • Mt Tamalpais State Park 
    • National
      • Angeles National Forest 
      • Yosemite National Park  
  • Remote or rural area
  • Side of road
  • Vacant lot

Metadata (in a way)

Case Status

Note: Unless otherwise stated and/or tagged with any of the following, all cases are unsolved.

  • Status Unknown, Unclear, or Unconfirmed 
    • There has not been any indication of the status of the case by law enforcement or reputable news sources since c.1985 at the latest, though at the latest time of reporting the case was still open.
    • These cases are, in all likelihood, still unsolved.
    • Some cases, such as those of Rosa Linda Zuniga, Kurt Kaikinger, and Ronnee Brock, were previously labeled as Status Unknown, but I have since received confirmation from LE through personal communication that their cases are still open.
  • Questionable
    • Someone has been convicted for the crime, but there is public doubt regarding their guilt.
  • Solved
    • Includes cases in which justice has been served, and ones where the right suspect has definitely been identified but either a) was already in prison for other crimes so no charges were pressed to avoid the hassle of a trial, or b) the suspect had already died or fled.
  • Suspected
    • A suspect has been officially IDed but has not been charged, and/or there is still some room for doubt. 
    • Includes cases in which authorities have named a suspect, but I can't find a thorough, concrete reason why they came to that conclusion.
  • Theorized
    • This is less "official" than Suspected, and has a lot more doubt involved.
    • Also refers to cases where a serial killer may have been involved, but it's not agreed upon (and/or I personally doubt it).

Series 

  • Confirmed Zodiac
  • Confirmed SRHM
  • Semi-canonical Zodiac
  • Unconfirmed SRHM
  • AM  (Astrological Murders)
    • These overlap with Semi-canonical Zodiac, but I am using Wikipedia's label
  • Bad Samaritan
    • These overlap with Semi-canonical Z & SRHM, but can also be seen as a series of its own 
    • I use this tag for the "canonical" Bad Samaritan murders (as outlined on Wikipedia and by others online) 

Degree of separation

  • Link   (aka Forum/Connection)
    • Any case that has been brought up in conjunction with another case here either in a forum or a general Z circle, elsewhere online, or in newspapers 
  • Database 
    • Cases I found through my own searching of databases like NamUs, Doe Network, etc. rather than others proposing similarities to other cases
  • My Research   
    • Cases that I found through my own research of PD cold case pages, newspapers, etc. rather than others proposing similarities to other cases
  • Samaritan connection 
    • Cases that I found through other means that I personally think are similar to the oft-mentioned Bad Samaritan murders, and/or that I found myself while deliberately looking for Samaritan cases
  • SRHM connection
    • Even further separated from SRHM than the Semi-canonical ones, these are ones I personally feel are similar to SRHM but aren't part of the oft-brought up ones

Time and Place

Day of Week

Decade and Year

Holidays and Events

** Cases do not have to fall on the exact date to be tagged this, but instead reasonably near, i.e., within at most a week. Cases that occur on Christmas Eve or New Years Eve, for example, are simply tagged Christmas and New Years, respectively. Furthermore, events that occur in proximity to All Saints Day/El Dia de los Muertos (Nov. 1st) and All Souls Day (Nov. 2nd) are generally just tagged with Halloween because they are so close together.

***** See the Holidays & Events page (also available from the side bar) for when each event fell each year. I have listed the holidays below by their general chronological order in the yearly calendar (except for eclipses, which vary wildly).

Other States

California Counties and Cities

Only the most notable and/or relevant communities in each county are listed here. Not all of these have tags associated with them, but I have listed all that (will) come up at least once, as well as other significant/populous communities, including ones that have/had its own newspaper. 

The communities — cities/towns, incorporated communities, census-designated places, and (less frequently) unincorporated communities — are listed alphabetically underneath each county subheading. Large cities are also broken down into neighborhoods when relevant. Also included are "other areas," primarily national parks/forests, mountainous areas, state or regional parks, etc.

I have also included information regarding tribes, rancherias, and reservations in each county, sourced from Wikipedia, NCIDC, and The Native Connect. I have decided to use the full name of each tribe. This is intended as both a place to find tags, as well as a general reference list. 

*** Note: While I do try to, I do not always tag "CA" on every post in California, because a) this blog focuses on California, so it's a bit redundant, and b) there are limits on the number of tags each post can have.

Alameda  

Alpine

  • Alpine Village, Markleeville, Mesa Vista
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
      • Woodfords Community 
      • The remaining Washoe communities are located in the state of NV

Amador

  • Buena Vista, Ione, Jackson, Plymouth, Sutter Creek
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
    • Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California 
    • Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of the Jackson Rancheria

Butte

  • Biggs, Chico, Gridley, Honcut, Magalia, Oroville, Palermo, Paradise
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
    • Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe
      • Enterprise Rancheria 
    • Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria 
    • Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians 

Calaveras

  • Angels Camp, Arnold, Mountain Ranch, Rancho Calaveras, San Andreas
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • California Valley Miwok Tribe 
      • Sheep Ranch Rancheria
      • Also partially in San Joaquin County 
  • Other areas:
    • Yosemite National Park  

Colusa

  • Arbuckle, Colusa, Maxwell, Williams
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Native Americans of the Colusa Native Americans Community of the Colusa Rancheria 
    • Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria

Contra Costa

  • Antioch, Brentwood, Canyon, Clayton, Concord, Danville, El Cerrito
  • Kensington, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg
  • Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Pablo, Walnut Creek 
  • Other areas:
    • Mount Diablo

Del Norte

  • Crescent City, Gasquet, Fort Dick, Klamath
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Elk Valley Rancheria 
    • Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People   [previously known as the Resighini Rancheria]
    • Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation   [previously known as the Smith River Rancheria] 
    • Yurok Indian Reservation   [partially in Humboldt County] 

El Dorado

  • Cameron Park, Meyers, Newtown, Placerville, South Lake Tahoe
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria

Fresno

  • Clovis, Easton, Firebaugh, Fowler, Fresno, Kerman, Kingsburg, Orange Cove
  • Reedley, Riverdale, Sanger, Selma, Shaver Lake
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
    • Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California 
    • Table Mountain Rancheria

Glenn

  • Hamilton City, Orland, Willows
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians 

Humboldt

  • Arcata, Eureka, Ferndale, Honeydew, Myers Flat, Trinidad
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria 
    • Big Lagoon Rancheria 
    • Blue Lake Rancheria 
    • Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria 
    • Hoopa Valley Tribe 
    • Karuk Tribe   [also in Siskiyou County]
    • Wiyot Tribe
      • Table Bluff Reservation 
    • Yurok Indian Reservation   [partially in Del Norte County] 

Imperial

  • Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, Holtville, El Centro, Imperial, Salton City
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians   [partially in Riverside County]
    • Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation   [partially located in Yuma County, AZ]

Inyo

  • Bishop, Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, Furnace Creek, Independence, Lone Pine
  • Other areas:
    • Death Valley National Park  
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation 
    • Bishop Paiute Tribe
      • Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony 
    • Death Valley Timbisha Shoshone Band of California
      • Death Valley Indian Community 
    • Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation 
    • Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation

Kern

  • Arvin, Bakersfield, Delano, McFarland, Shafter, Tehachapi
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Tejon Indian Tribe 

Kings

  • Avenal, Corcoran, Hanford, Lemoore, Lemoore Station, Stratford
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria 

Lake

  • Clearlake, Hidden Valley Lake, Kelseyville, Lakeport
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria 
    • Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria 
    • Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake
      • Upper Lake Rancheria
    • Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California 
    • Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

Lassen

  • Janesville, Susanville, Westwood 
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Susanville Indian Rancheria 

Los Angeles

Madera

  • Chowchilla, Madera, Madera Acres, Oakhurst, Parksdale
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
    • Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California 

Mariposa

  • Bootjack, Greeley Hill, Lake Don Pedro, Mariposa, Midpines, Yosemite Valley
  • Other areas:
    • Yosemite National Park 

Marin

  • Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Kentfield, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Novato
  • San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon   
  • Other areas:  

Mendocino

  • Brooktrails, Fort Bragg, Gualala, Mendocino, Redwood Valley, Willits, Ukiah
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria
    • Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
      • Coyote Valley Reservation 
    • Guidiville Rancheria of California 
    • Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria 
    • Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria 
    • Pinoleville Pomo Nation 
    • Potter Valley Tribe
      • Potter Valley Rancheria 
    • Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo Indians
      • Redwood Valley Rancheria
    • Round Valley Indian Tribe 
      • Round Valley Indian Reservation 
    • Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

Merced

  • Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, Los Banos, Merced

Modoc

  • Alturas, California Pines, Cedarville
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Alturas Indian Rancheria
    • Cedarville Rancheria 
    • Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California 
    • Pit River Tribe 
      • Likely Rancheria
      • Lookout Rancheria
      • XL Ranch
      • [Note: for further Pit River Tribe reservations, see Shasta County] 

Mono

  • Bridgeport, Crowley Lake, Mono City, Mammoth Lakes
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Bridgeport Indian Colony of California
    • Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation 

Monterey

  • Carmel Valley, Gonzales, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Seaside

Napa

  • Calistoga, Lake Berryessa, Napa, St Helena

Nevada

Orange

  • Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine
  • La Palma, Newport Beach, Placentia, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano
  • Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Tustin, Yorba Linda

Placer

  • Auburn, Colfax, Emigrant Gap, Foresthill, Lincoln, Loomis
  • Newcastle, Roseville, Tahoe City 
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:  
    • United Auburn Indian Community

Plumas

  • Chester, Greenville, La Porte, Meadow Valley, Portola, Quincy 
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California   [partially in Tehama County] 

Riverside

  • Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Coachella, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, Hemet
  • Indio, Lake Elsinore, Mecca, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Pedley, Perris
  • Riverside, San Jacinto
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation 
    • Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians 
    • Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians
      • Cabazon Indian Reservation
    • Cahuilla Band of Indians
      • Cahuilla Reservation 
    • Colorado River Indian Tribes
      • Colorado River Indian Reservation
      • Also partially in San Bernardino County, though primarily in La Paz County, AZ
    • Morongo Band of Mission Indians
      • Morongo Reservation 
    • Pechanga Band of Indians
      • Pechanga Reservation
    • Ramona Band of Cahuilla
      • Ramona Indian Reservation
    • Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
      • Santa Rosa Indian Reservation 
    • Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
      • Soboba Reservation 
    • Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians   [partially in Imperial County] 
    • Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California   [also in San Bernardino County] 

Sacramento 

  • Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, Folsom, Galt, Herald, Isleton
  • North Highlands, Orangevale, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento 
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Wilton Rancheria 

San Benito

  • Hollister, Ridgemark, San Juan Bautista 

San Bernardino

  • Amboy, Apple Valley, Baker, Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Bloomington, Chino Hills
  • Colton, Crestline, Fontana, Hesperia, Hinkley, Kramer Junction
  • Montclair, Montebello, Needles, Nipton, Ontario, Phelan
  • Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Rialto, Rimforest, San Bernardino
  • Sleepy Hollow, Twentynine Palms, Twin Peaks, Upland, Victorville
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation
    • Colorado River Indian Tribes
      • Colorado River Indian Reservation
      • Also partially in Riverside County; primarily in La Paz County, AZ
    • Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California, & Nevada
      • Fort Mojave Indian Reservation 
    • Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California   [also in Riverside County] 
    • Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
      • San Manuel Reservation

San Diego

  • San Diego
    • Golden Hill 
  • Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach
  • Jamul, Julian, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Otay
  • Potrero, Poway, Ramona, Solana Beach, Spring Valley
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation
      • Capitan Grande Reservation 
    • Campo Band of Diegueño Mission Indians / Campo Kumeyaay Nation
      • Campo Indian Reservation 
    • Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
      • Ewiiaapaayp Indian Reservation
    • Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel / Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation 
    • Inaja Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation
    • Jamul Indian Village of California
    • La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians
      • La Jolla Reservation 
    • La Posta Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the La Posta Reservation 
    • Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation 
    • Manzanita Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation 
    • Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation 
    • Pala Band of Mission Indians
      • Pala Indian Reservation 
    • Pauma Band of Luiseño Mission Indians of the Pauma and Yuima Reservation
    • Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
      • Rincon Indian Reservation 
    • San Pasqual Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of California
      • San Pasqual Reservation 
    • Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
      • Sycuan Reservation 
    • Viejas Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians / Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians 
      • Viejas/Baron Long Reservation 

San Francisco

  • Neighborhoods and other areas:
    • Glen Park, Noe Valley, Potrero Hill, the Presidio, Visitacion Valley

San Joaquin

  • Escalon, Lathrop, Lodi, Manteca, Mountain House, Ripon, Stockton, Tracy
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • California Valley Miwok Tribe 
      • Sheep Ranch Rancheria
      • Also partially in Calaveras County 

San Luis Obispo

  • Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, Paso Robles
  • Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo

San Mateo

Santa Barbara

  • Carpinteria, Goleta, Isla Vista, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Solvang 
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
      • Santa Ynez Indian Reservation 

Santa Clara

Santa Cruz

Shasta

  • Anderson, Cottonwood, Happy Valley, Redding, Shasta Lake
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Pit River Tribe 
      • Big Bend Rancheria
      • Montgomery Creek Rancheria
      • Roaring Creek Rancheria
      • [Note: for further Pit River Tribe reservations, see Modoc County] 
    •  Redding Rancheria 

Sierra

  • Downieville, Loyalton 

Siskiyou

  • Dunsmuir, Montague, Mount Shasta, Weed, Yreka 
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Karuk Tribe   [also in Humbolt County]
    • Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California 

Solano

Sonoma 

  • Cloverdale, Cotati, Guerneville, Jenner, Petaluma
  • Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, Windsor
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
    • Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians 
    • Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria 
    • Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria 
    • Koi Nation of the Lower Lake Rancheria 
    • Lytton Band of Pomo Indians

Stanislaus

  • Ceres, Denair, Modesto, Newman, Oakdale, Turlock

Sutter

Tehama

  • Corning, Red Bluff, Tehama
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California   [partially in Plumas County]
    • Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians
      • Paskenta Rancheria 

Trinity

  • Hayfork, Lewiston, Trinity Center, Weaverville 

Tulare

  • Exeter, Lindsay, Porterville, Tulare, Visalia
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation

Tuolumne

  • Jamestown, Mono Vista, Phoenix Lake, Sonora
  • Other areas: 
    • Yosemite National Park 
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations:
    • Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-wuk Indians of California 
    • Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians 
      • Tuolumne Rancheria 

Ventura 

  • Fillmore, Ojai, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Ventura

Yolo 

  • Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, Woodland
  • Tribes, rancherias, and reservations: 
    • Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation 
      • Rumsey Rancheria 

Yuba

  • Linda, Loma Rica, Marysville, Smartsville, Wheatland

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