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Welcome to Boyes Hot Springs ...

Boyes Hot Springs is located in Sonoma County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyes Hot Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1938.

A typical abbreviation for Boyes Hot Springs: Boyes Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Boyes Hot Spngs. or Boyes Hot Sprngs.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Boyes Hot Springs for more information about variations on the name of Boyes Hot Springs.

Boyes Hot Springs is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Boyes Hot Springs: (707)

The ZIP code for Boyes Hot Springs: 95416<3>

Communities near Boyes Hot Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boyes Hot Springs.

  • Santa Rosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Vallejo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Napa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
    • Napa is located in Napa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <4>
  • Petaluma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Novato
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rohnert Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • American Canyon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sebastopol
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cotati
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Helena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boyes Hot Springs ...

Looking for more information about Boyes Hot Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boyes Hot Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boyes Hot Springs.

Adding Boyes Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyes Hot Springs 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 Boyes Hot Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Boyes Hot Springs post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyes Hot Springs.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boyes Hot Springs. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyes Hot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Boyes Hot Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boyes Hot Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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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