Welcome to Sanel ...
Sanel is located in Mendocino County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
Sanel is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sanel lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sanel: 707 & 369<3>
Communities near Sanel ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sanel.
- Ukiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
- Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
- Ukiah has also been known as:
- Ukiah City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <4>
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Sonoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
- Lakeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Lakeport is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,963 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <4>
- Hermitage ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorkville is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <4>
- Talmage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Talmage is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talmage <4>
- North Lakeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeport
- North Lakeport is located in Lake County
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Boonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Boonville is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
- Finley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Finley is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finley <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 Sanel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sanel.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sanel. 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 Sanel.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanel. See our Newspapers Page for Sanel.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sanel ...
Looking for more information about Sanel? 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 Sanel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sanel.
Adding Sanel to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sanel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sanel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Sanel post office opened in 1860.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanel.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sanel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/
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 Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sanel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Sanel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Sanel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |