Boundaries of the Several Counties
Cal. GOV § 23140
California Statutes
The boundaries of San Luis Obispo County are as follows: Beginning in the Pacific Ocean, at the northwestern corner of Santa Barbara; thence easterly, on the northern line of Santa Barbara, up the Santa Maria River, to the intersection of the southern line of T. 10 N., San Bernardino base; thence east on said line to the southeast corner of
Sec. 31, in T. 10 N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence north on the dividing
section lines between and 32, 30 and 29, 19 and 20, 18 and 17, 7 and 8, 6 and 5, to the northeast corner of
Sec. 6, in the said township and range; thence continuing north through T. 11 N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. & M., on the
section lines between Secs. 31 and 32, 30 and 29, 19 and 20, 18 and 17, 7 and 8, 6 and 5, to the northeast corner of
Sec. 6 in said township and range; thence west on the township line between T. 11 and N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. & M., and along the north boundary of
Sec. 6 to the northwest corner of said T. 11 N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence north, between Secs. 31 (in fractional T. 12 N., R. 24 W.), and
Sec. 36 (in fractional T. 12 N., R. 25 W.), to the eighth standard parallel south of M. D. B. & M.; Thence westerly on the said eighth standard parallel south to the corner common to T. 32 S., R. 22 E., and S., R. 23 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence northerly, as per the United States survey, on the line between said townships and ranges, to the northeast corner of T. 32 S., R. 22 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence westerly on the north boundary of said township and range to the corner common to T. 31 S., R. 21 E., 32 S., R. 21 E., M. D. M.; thence north to the northeast corner of T. 31 S., R. 21 E., M. D. M.; thence west eight miles to the southwest corner of
Sec. 35, in T. 30 S., R. 20 E.; thence north on the
section line between Secs. 34 and 35, 27 and 26, 22 and 23, 15 and 14, 10 and 11, and and 2, to the northeast corner of
Sec. 3 in T. 30 S., R. 20 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west four miles to the northwest corner of said last above named township and range; thence north to the northeast corner of T. 29 S., R. 19 E.; thence west to the northwest corner of said T. 29 S., R. 19 E., M. D. B. & M.; Thence west one mile to the southeast corner of
Sec. 35, T. 28 S., R. 18 E., M. D. M.; thence north to the northeast corner of
Sec. 26, said township and range; thence west to the northwest corner of said
Sec. 26; thence north to the northeast corner of
Sec. 22; thence west to the northwest corner of
Sec. 22; thence north to the northeast corner of
Sec. 16; thence west to the northwest corner of
Sec. 16; thence north to the northeast corner of
Sec. 8; thence west to the northwest corner of
Sec. 8; thence north to the township line at the northeast corner of
Sec. 6; thence west to the northwest corner of T. 28 S., R. 18 E.; thence north on the range line to the northeast corner of T. 27 S., R. 17 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west on the township line to the northwest corner of said township; thence north, on the range line between T. 26 S., R. 16 E., and T. 26 S., R. 17 E., to the northeast corner of T. 26 S., R. 16 E.; thence north on the range line between T. 25 S., R. 16 E., and T. 25 S., R. 17 E., M. D.
B. & M., to the northeast corner of T. 25 S., R. 18 E., on the sixth standard parallel south of Mount Diablo base; thence west on said standard parallel and extension thereof to the Pacific Ocean; thence southerly along the shore to the place of beginning.