Welcome to Occidental ...

Occidental is located in Sonoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Occidental, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Occidental is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Occidental is located in the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Occidental: 95465<3>

Communities Also Named Occidental ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Occidental - they are located in Colorado and Florida.

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

Communities near Occidental ...

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

• Santa Rosa
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Rohnert Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Sebastopol
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <4>
• Cotati
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Bodega
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodega
  • Bodega is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bodega <4>
• Graton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graton
  • Graton is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graton <4>
• Forestville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestville <4>
• Monte Rio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Rio
  • Monte Rio is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Rio <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 Occidental. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Occidental.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Occidental ...

Looking for more information about Occidental? 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 Occidental, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Occidental.

Adding Occidental to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Occidental 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 Occidental was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Occidental.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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