Sonoma County

Sonoma County, located in the of 's San Francisco Bay Area, is about 45 minutes north of . As such, it suffers from what could be dubbed the "Middle Child Syndrome": its main cities of Petaluma and Santa Rosa are smaller and provincial when compared to San Francisco; yet the area is not the untamed wilderness of California's .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Santa Rosa and Petaluma.

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is the largest city in Sonoma County, , and fifth largest in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city is a jumping off point for visiting the wine country of Sonoma County and the , or driving out to the beautiful coastal and parks throughout the Sonoma County.

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is a charming historic town of 60,000 people amid the hills and pastures of Sonoma County in the Bay Area of . is known for its well-preserved historic center and as a local hub for the Valley region of Sonoma County.

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is a city in the Valley within County, in the north part of the Bay Area of . With its central location in wine country, the city of , with little over 10,000 residents, attracts thousands of visitors from around the world for wine tastings.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Healdsburg and Rohnert Park.

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is a city of 12,000 people in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of . It's lovely, quaint town that used to be an agricultural outpost.

is a city located in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of . is a small city of about 45,000 residents. The city of , although beautiful, does not offer much regarding tourism.

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is in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of . It is named after the city of in .

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is a small city in Sonoma County with less than 8,000 people. It neighbors , and is about 10 miles south of the County Seat, .

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is a town of 27,000 people in Sonoma County in the Bay Area of , 9 miles north of Santa Rosa and 63 miles north of San Francisco. It may not be on the main tourist trail through California's Wine Country, but it will appeal to people looking for small, family-owned businesses, an eclectic mix of shops, and summertime entertainment.

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is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States; it is both the westernmost and the northernmost city in the . The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad reached the area in 1872.

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is a State Historical Park in the of . Although fairly remote, it is well worth a visit as you will become one of the few people who know about the contribution to the colonization of California.

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is in small town in the Russian River region of Sonoma County in . This page includes listings for two nearby communities, Duncan Mills and Cazadero.

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is a community of 800 people in the Sonoma Valley wine region in Sonoma County. It was the home of the writer Jack London. is home to the state park that bears Jack London's name, and to world class restaurants and wineries.

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is in Sonoma County, , part of the San Francisco Bay Area of the . is a wine-growing region and is the birthplace of the wine-making industry in California.

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is a community of 1,100 people on the in the Bay Area of in Sonoma County. Just to the south of is the village of Freestone; attractions in Freestone are also listed below.

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is a town along the Russian River in . Pronounced "Gurnville", the town is known for environmental and gay activism, and for its beautiful redwood forested riverside site.

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is an unincorporated town of 3,800 people in Sonoma County, Northern . Set in the heart of "wine country", has one major street and no stoplights.

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is an ocean-front town of 900 people in Sonoma County in . It was the location for the filming of much of Alfred Hitchcock's horror film The Birds.

is a village of 3,900 people in the , part of Sonoma County, within the San Francisco Bay Area in . This page also has information on Boyes Hot Springs and Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, two adjacent, unincorporated areas.

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is a very small town overlooking the mouth of the Russian River in . What you see here is about all there is in town. It is a quiet, relaxing place.

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is a small, unincorporated community in Sonoma County in , just to the north-northwest of , centered on the intersection of River Road and Road.

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is a planned unincorporated community in Sonoma County, in the region of .

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is a quaint one stop sign town of fewer than 900 people in 2010. It has a myriad of wineries to taste at, off the beaten track roads to bike on, rivers to raft on, scenic views and good places to eat.

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is a small town in Sonoma County. Between and on CA-12, is in California's wine country, and it developed during the late 19th century during a period when the name of the town was changed multiple times.

Sonoma County

Latitude of center
38.5111° or 38° 30′ 40″ north
Longitude of center
-122.8473° or 122° 50′ 50″ west
Population
484,000
Elevation
1,394 feet (425 metres)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316944801
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
5397100
Wiki­data ID
Q108067
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Sonoma County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Sonoma County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة سونوما”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه سونوما، كاليفورنيا”
  • Armenian: “Սոնոմա շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Sonoma”
  • Asturian: “Sonoma (condáu)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sonoma qraflığı”
  • Basque: “Sonoma konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Sonoma County, Kalifornien”
  • Bavarian: “Sonoma County”
  • Belarusian: “Санома (акруга)”
  • Belarusian: “Санома”
  • Bishnupriya: “সোনোমা কাউন্টি, ক্যালিফোর্নিয়া”
  • Bishnupriya: “সোনোমা কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Сонома”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Sonoma”
  • Catalan: “Comtat de Sonoma”
  • Cebuano: “Sonoma County”
  • Chechen: “Сонома”
  • Chinese: “Sonoma Kūn”
  • Chinese: “索诺玛县”
  • Chinese: “索诺马县”
  • Chinese: “索諾馬縣”
  • Czech: “Sonoma County”
  • Danish: “Sonoma County”
  • Dutch: “Sonoma County”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقاطعة سونوما ، كاليفورنيا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقاطعة سونوما”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Sonoma”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Sonoma”
  • Estonian: “Sonoma maakond”
  • Finnish: “Sonoman piirikunta”
  • French: “Comte de Sonoma”
  • French: “comté de Sonoma”
  • French: “Comté de Sonoma”
  • Galician: “Condado de Sonoma”
  • Gan Chinese: “索諾馬縣”
  • Georgian: “სონომის ოლქი”
  • German: “Sonoma County”
  • Gilaki: “سونوما شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Σονόμα”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Σονόμα”
  • Greek: “Σονόμα”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז סונומה”
  • Hebrew: “סונומה”
  • Hungarian: “Sonoma megye”
  • Icelandic: “Sonoma County”
  • Icelandic: “Sonoma-sýsla”
  • Indonesian: “County Sonoma, California”
  • Irish: “Contae Sonoma, California”
  • Irish: “Contae Sonoma”
  • Italian: “contea di Sonoma”
  • Italian: “Contea di Sonoma”
  • Italian: “Sonoma County”
  • Japanese: “ソノマ郡”
  • Korean: “소노마군”
  • Latin: “Sonoma Comitatus”
  • Latvian: “Sonomas apgabals”
  • Limburgan: “Sonoma County”
  • Lithuanian: “Sonomos apygarda”
  • Low German: “Sonoma County”
  • Malayalam: “സൊനോമ കൗണ്ടി”
  • Marathi: “सोनोमा काउंटी, कॅलिफोर्निया”
  • Marathi: “सोनोमा काउंटी”
  • Mazanderani: “سونوما شهرستان (کالیفورنیا)”
  • Mazanderani: “سونوما شهرستان”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sonoma Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sonoma County”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sonoma County”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sonoma County”
  • Norwegian: “Sonoma County”
  • Pampanga: “Sonoma County, California”
  • Pampanga: “Sonoma County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان سونوما، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “شهرستان سونوما”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Sonoma”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Sonoma”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Sonoma, California”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Sonoma”
  • Romanian: “Sonoma County”
  • Russian: “Лунная долина”
  • Russian: “Сонома”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Sonoma”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sonoma County”
  • Serbian: “Okrug Sonoma”
  • Serbian: “Sonoma County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Сонома”
  • Serbian: “Сонома”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sonoma County, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sonoma County”
  • Slovak: “Sonoma County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Sonoma”
  • Slovenian: “Sonoma County”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Sonoma (California)”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Sonoma”
  • Spanish: “Sonoma County California”
  • Spanish: “Sonoma County”
  • Swedish: “Sonoma County”
  • Tagalog: “Kondado ng Sonoma, California”
  • Tagalog: “Sonoma County”
  • Tajik: “Сонома”
  • Tajik: “Сунумо”
  • Tajik: “шаҳристони Сунумо”
  • Tatar: “Сонома бүлгесе”
  • Tatar: “Сонома”
  • Tumbuka: “Sonoma County, California”
  • Tumbuka: “Sonoma County”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma County, CA”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma County, Calif.”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma County, Kaliforniya”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma County”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma ilçesi, CA”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma ilçesi, Calif.”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma ilçesi, Kaliforniya”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma İlçesi, Kaliforniya”
  • Turkish: “Sonoma ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Сонома”
  • Urdu: “سونوما کاؤنٹی، کیلیفورنیا”
  • Venetian: “contea de Sonoma”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Sonoma, California”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Sonoma”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Sonoma, California”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Sonoma”
  • Welsh: “Sonoma County, Califfornia”
  • Welsh: “Sonoma County”
  • Western Panjabi: “سونوما کاؤنٹی”
  • Wu Chinese: “索诺马县 (加利福尼亚州)”
  • Wu Chinese: “索诺马县（加利福尼亚州）”
  • “Sonoma”

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