Welcome to Sonoma ...So far, we found very little information about Sonoma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Sonoma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sonoma, please Contact Us. Sonoma would have been located within present day Haywood County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sonoma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878. While the community is gone, the present day location for Sonoma is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sonoma is ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Sonoma was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Sonoma was located: 828 Communities Also Named Sonoma ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Sonoma - they are located in Alabama, California, Maryland, Michigan and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sonoma. Communities near Sonoma ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sonoma.
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 Sonoma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sonoma. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sonoma. 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 Sonoma. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sonoma. See our Newspapers Page for Sonoma. Adding Sonoma to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sonoma 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 Sonoma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Sonoma. Footnotes ...
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