Welcome to Molino ...

Molino is located in Sonoma County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Molino, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Molino is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Molino is located in the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Molino ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Molino: This one is located in Sonoma County and the other is located in San Bernardino County.

Beyond California, there are 6 communities that are also named Molino - they are located in Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Molino ...

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

• Santa Rosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <4>
• Petaluma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Rohnert Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <4>
• Windsor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Healdsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdsburg
  • Healdsburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdsburg <4>
• Cotati
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotati
  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <4>
• Calistoga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga
  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <4>
• Forestville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <4>
• Trenton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Sonoma County
• Freestone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
  • Freestone is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freestone <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 Molino. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Molino.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Molino ...

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

Adding Molino to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Molino post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Molino.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Molino. 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/