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Welcome to Homestead Valley ...

Homestead Valley is located in Marin County<1>.

Homestead Valley is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Homestead Valley ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkeley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 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 <3>
  • Daly City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Alameda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • South San Francisco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • San Rafael
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Novato
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • San Bruno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homestead Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Marin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Homestead Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.