Welcome to Mission San Rafael ...

Mission San Rafael is located in Marin County<1>.

The location of Mission San Rafael has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Mission San Rafael is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mission San Rafael lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Mission San Rafael ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mission San Rafael.

• San Francisco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <4>
• Oakland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
• Berkeley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <4>
• Vallejo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallejo
  • Vallejo is located in Solano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallejo <4>
• Richmond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Daly City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <4>
• Petaluma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petaluma
  • Petaluma is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petaluma <4>
• Novato
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novato
  • Novato is located in Marin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novato <4>
• San Pablo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
  • San Pablo is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <4>
• Hercules
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
  • Hercules is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hercules <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mission San Rafael. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mission San Rafael.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mission San Rafael. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mission San Rafael.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mission San Rafael. See our Newspapers Page for Mission San Rafael.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission San Rafael ...

Looking for more information about Mission San Rafael? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mission San Rafael, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mission San Rafael.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mission San Rafael. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marin County: www.co.marin.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/