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Welcome to Violet ...

So far, we found very little information about Violet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Violet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Violet, please Contact Us.

Violet would have been located within present day Solano County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Violet is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Violet was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Violet was located: 707 & 369<4>

Communities Also Named Violet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Violet - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Violet ...

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

  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Napa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Napa is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <5>
  • Davis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Suisun City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Suisun City is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
    • Suisun City has also been known as:
    • Suisun
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <5>
  • Dixon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <5>
  • Winters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Allendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Allendale is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Elmira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cannon ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cannon is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Batavia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Batavia is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia

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

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

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

Adding Violet to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Violet.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Violet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Solano, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Violet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Violet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Violet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.