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Vineburg, California

Coordinates: 38°16′21″N 122°26′19″W / 38.27250°N 122.43861°W / 38.27250; -122.43861
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Vineburg, California
Vineburg, California is located in California
Vineburg, California
Vineburg, California
Vineburg, California is located in the United States
Vineburg, California
Vineburg, California
Coordinates: 38°16′21″N 122°26′19″W / 38.27250°N 122.43861°W / 38.27250; -122.43861
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySonoma
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95487
Area code707
GNIS feature ID237091[1]

Vineburg is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States. Vineburg is 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Sonoma. Vineburg has a post office which was established in 1897.[2][3]

Vineburg began in the late 1870s as a stop on the Sonoma Valley Railroad, which would later become a branch of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. The town was originally a major shipping point for locally-raised apples, pears, and eggs.[4] After the railroad was abandoned, the town began "gradually losing its identity" as distinct from nearby Sonoma, with its agricultural facilities giving way to light industry.[5]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vineburg, 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. 719. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ^ Holden, E. (March 1927). "Little Histories of the Road: Vineburg". Northwestern Pacific Headlight. San Francisco, CA: Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. ^ McConahey, Meg (March 9, 1987). "A little town that almost isn't". The Press Democrat. Sonoma, CA. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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