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Sonoma County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850
at the time of statehood.
Originally the home of the Native American Coast Miwok and Pomo tribes, Sonoma County has a history of seven distinct,
governmental claims from 1579 to the present. Sometimes referred to as "Seven Flags over Sonoma County",
these periods are itemized as follows:
* St. George Cross of England, June 1579, voyage of the Golden Hind under Captain Francis Drake at Bodega
Bay (exact location disputed)
* Spanish Empire, 1602, by sea, voyage of the San Agustin under Vizcaino. October 1775, the Sonora at Bodega
Bay, under Lt. Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra until 1821, when Mexico gained Independence from Spain
* Russian-American Company, by Ivan Alexandrovich Kuskov, the founder of Fort Ross and, from 1812 to 1821,
its colonial administrator. Note: There is an overlap of rule with the Mexican Empire (next item), until the Russians
sold Fort Ross in 1841 to John Sutter, and subsequent left the area in 1842
* Mexican Empire, 24 August 1821, Mexico under Emperor Agustin Iturbide (October 1822, probable time new
flag raised in California) until 1823
* Mexican Republic, 1823 until June 1846 at Sonoma
* Bear Flag of the California Republic, June 1846, at Sonoma until 9 July 1846
* United States of America/California, 9 July 1846
Sonoma was the location of Mission San Francisco Solano, founded in 1823 as the last and northernmost of 21 California
missions, built on the end of El Camino Real. The El Presidio de Sonoma, or Sonoma Barracks (part of Spain's Fourth
Military District), was established in 1836 by Comandante General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo whose duties included
keeping an eye on the Russian traders at Fort Ross, secularizing the Mission, maintaining cooperation with the
Native Americans of the entire region, and doling out the lands in large estates and ranches. Among the most notable
events, the Bear Flag Revolt took place in this County in 1846, and it is the site of many historical monuments.
(www.wikipedia.org)
County Seat: Santa Rosa
Year Organized: 1850
Square Miles: 1,576
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Incorporated Cities:
Cloverdale
Cotati
Healdsburg
Petaluma
Santa Rosa
Rohnert Park
Sebastopol
Sonoma
Windsor
Unincorporated Cities:
Agua Caliente
Asti
Bloomfield
Bodega
Bodega Bay
Bodega Harbour
Boyes Hot Springs
Bridgehaven
Buena Vista
Cadwell
Camp Meeker
Carmet
Carneros
Cazadero
Cozzens Corners
Cunningham
Diamond A Ranch
Duncan Mills
El Verano
Eldridge
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Calienta
Forestville
Freestone
Fulton
The Geysers
Geyserville
Glen Ellen
Graton
Gualala
Guerneville
Guernewood Park
Hacienda
Hessel
Jenner
Jimtown
Kellogg
Kenwood
Lakeville
Larkfield-Wikiup
Lytton
Mark West
Mark West Springs
Mercuryville
Mesa Grande
Mirabel Park
Mission Highlands
Monte Rio
Occidental
Penngrove
Rio Dell
Rio Nido
Rolands
Salmon Creek
Schellville
Sea Ranch
Serena del Mar
Soda Springs
Temelec
Two Rock
Valley Ford
Venada
Vineburg
Vital Records Resources
County Courthouse
575 Administration Dr, Suite 116B
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2815
Phone: (707) 565-2241
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Cemetery Locations:
B'nai Israel Cemetery
Beeson
Cemetery
Bennett
Valley Cemetery
Calvary
Cemetery
Calvary
Cemetery
Catholic
Cemetery
Cooper
Cemetery
Cypress
Hill Cemetery
Fulton
Cemetery
Green
Valley Cemetery
Independent
Order of Oddfellows Cemetery
Liberty
Cemetery
McPeaks
Cemetery
Mountain
Cemetery
Oak
Mound Cemetery
Olive
Hill Cemetery
Pleasant
Hills Cemetery
Pythian
Home Cemetery
Rural
Cemetery
Santa
Rosa Memorial Park
Seaview
Cemetery
Shiloh
Cemetery
Sugarloaf
Cemetery
Sullivan
Cemetery
Valley
Cemetery
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Online Data
(Coming soon)
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Biographies
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Births
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Cemeteries
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Census
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Deaths
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History
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Marriages
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Military
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Obituaries
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Probate
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Website updates:
/ 4/6/08:
1844-1860 Marriage Records thanks to Kim Torp
3/26/08:
1860 Laporte census thanks to Janice Rice!
5/26/07: FRAGO obit
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Library Locations:
National
Archives - San Francisco
1000 Commodore Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066-2350
Central Library
Third & E. Streets
Santa Rosa, CA
Cloverdale Regional Library
401 N. Cloverdale Blvd.
Cloverdale, CA 95425
Forestville Library
7050 Covey Road
Forestville, CA 95436
Guerneville Regional Library
14107 Armstrong Woods Road
Guerneville, CA 95446
Healdsburg Regional Library
139 Piper St.
Healdsburg, CA 95448
Northwest Regional Library
150 Coddingtown Center
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Occidental Library
73 Main Street
Occidental, CA 95465
Petaluma Regional Library
100 Fairgrounds Drive
Petaluma, CA 94952
Rincon Valley Regional Library
6050 Montecito Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
Rohnert Park-Cotati Regional Library
6600 Hunter Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Sebastopol Regional Library
7140 Bodega Ave.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Sonoma County History
& Genealogy Library
Third & E. Streets
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Sonoma Valley Regional Library
755 W. Napa Street
Sonoma, CA 95476
Windsor Regional Library
9291 Old Redwood Hwy., #100
Windsor, CA 95492
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