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Welcome to Mission San Rafael ...

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

Mission San Rafael is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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)
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Berkeley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vallejo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Daly City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Petaluma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Novato
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • San Pablo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>

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.

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 Mission San Rafael - 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.