Sonoma County cities, towns, and destinations
Our oldest settlement, Sonoma, was founded by Spanish missionaries in 1823 and is known as the birthplace of American California, for it was in this town plaza that the Bear Flag Revolt took place and a Bear Flag was first raised on June 14, 1846. The rebelling men claimed to act on the orders of […]
Sebastopol is an agriculturally based town in Sonoma County. The population was 7,774 at the 2000 census, but its businesses also serve surrounding rural portions of Sonoma County, totalling about 50,000 people. It is about a 20 minute drive from the Pacific Ocean, between Santa Rosa and Bodega Bay, and is known for its progressive
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, USA. As of July 1, 2005, the population of Santa Rosa was approximately 156,200 residents. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California’s wine country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont. Santa Rosa’s
The Russian River communites include Forestville, Guerneville, Monte Rio, and Rio Nido. After early development as lumber and farming areas, these towns had their most rapid growth as resort towns in the early 1900’s. Train service from San Francisco provided easy access and the hills and valleys were filled with summer cabins. There was a
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Rohnert Park: In the year 1956, only four adult residents lived within the district boundaries, but in 1957 with the 101 Freeway newly completed at the Cotati bypass, Rohnert Park began to be built and laid out as a planned city. In a summer election of 1962, Rohnert Park was incorporated, comprised of 1,325 acres,
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