Mark West, California
Mark West, California | |
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Mark West, California Location within the state of California | |
Coordinates: 38°30′33.98″N 122°46′55.99″W / 38.5094389°N 122.7822194°WCoordinates: 38°30′33.98″N 122°46′55.99″W / 38.5094389°N 122.7822194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Sonoma |
Elevation[1] | 420 ft (128 m) |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 95492 |
Area code(s) | 707 |
GNIS feature ID | 228117 |
Mark West is an unincorporated community immediately north of Santa Rosa, California in Sonoma County, California, United States. Mark West is located along Mark West Springs Road adjacent to U.S. Highway 101. The community of Mark West is named for Scottish American pioneer William Marcus West.[2]
After the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad was extended to Cloverdale in the 1870s, its trains stopped in Mark West.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mark West
- ↑ Mark West Area Chamber of Commerce: Mark West history
- ↑ Draper, Prudence and Lloyd (2004). Images of America: Cotati. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-2873-0.
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