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Welcome to Sears Point ...

Sears Point is located in Sonoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sears Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

A typical abbreviation for Sears Point: Sears Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sears Point for more information about variations on the name of Sears Point.

Sears Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sears Point: 707 & 369<3>

Communities near Sears Point ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sears Point ...

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

Adding Sears Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Sears Point in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Sears Point post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sears Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sears Point - 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 Sears Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Sears Point 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/