Welcome to Woolsey ...

Woolsey is located in Sonoma County<1>.

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

Woolsey is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Woolsey lies within the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Woolsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Woolsey - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Woolsey ...

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

• Santa Rosa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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  • Windsor is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Healdsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Healdsburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdsburg <4>
• Sebastopol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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  • Sebastopol is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <4>
• Cotati
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <4>
• Saint Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Saint Helena is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <4>
• Calistoga
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <4>
• Graton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graton
  • Graton is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graton <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 Woolsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woolsey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolsey ...

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

Adding Woolsey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woolsey 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 Woolsey was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woolsey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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