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Welcome to Tyrone ...

Tyrone is located in Sonoma County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tyrone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Tyrone is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tyrone is within the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Tyrone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Tyrone - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tyrone.

Communities near Tyrone ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tyrone.

  • Santa Rosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rohnert Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Windsor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Healdsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sebastopol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cotati
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Occidental
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rio Nido
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carmet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmet
    • Carmet is located in Sonoma County
  • Forestville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Tyrone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tyrone.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tyrone. 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 Tyrone.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tyrone ...

Looking for more information about Tyrone? 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 Tyrone, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tyrone.

Adding Tyrone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tyrone in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tyrone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tyrone post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tyrone.

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

The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tyrone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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