Stewarts Point, California

Stewarts, California
Unincorporated community
General Store
Stewarts, California
Coordinates: 38°39′07″N 123°23′57″W / 38.65194°N 123.39917°W / 38.65194; -123.39917Coordinates: 38°39′07″N 123°23′57″W / 38.65194°N 123.39917°W / 38.65194; -123.39917
Country United States
State California
County Sonoma
Elevation 108 ft (33 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code 95480
Area code(s) 707
GNIS feature ID 252807[1]

Stewarts Point is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States. Stewarts Point is located on the Pacific coast and California State Route 1 20 miles (32 km) west of Healdsburg. Stewarts Point has a post office which was established in 1888.[2] The community is named after the Stewart family, who moved to the area in 1856.[3]

Stewarts Point is the home of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria.

Stewarts Point was named for Lt. Col. C.S. Stewart of the Corps of Engineers, who in 1875 removed Noonday Rock from the Farallones.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stewarts Point, California
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 707. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ↑ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of California. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 443. ISBN 9780403093182.

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