Mark West Springs is set of springs in eastern
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa ( Spanish for " Saint Rose") is a city and the county seat of Sonoma County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area in California. Its estimated 2019 population was 178,127. It is the largest city in California's Wine Country and ...
that were used as a resort since 1880 and perhaps earlier.
Mark West Springs is located on Porter Creek Road in the
Mayacamas Mountains
The Mayacamas Mountains are located in northwestern California in the United States. The mountain range is part of the Northern Inner Coast Ranges, of the California Coast Ranges System.
Geography
The Mayacamas Mountains are located south of the ...
.
Mark West Creek
Mark West Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 9, 2011 stream that rises in the Mayacamas Mountains of Sonoma County, California, United States. Tributaries ...
flows through the community.
Mark West Springs is named for Scottish American
pioneer
Pioneer commonly refers to a settler who migrates to previously uninhabited or sparsely inhabited land.
In the United States pioneer commonly refers to an American pioneer, a person in American history who migrated west to join in settling and de ...
William Marcus West.
Mark West Area Chamber of Commerce: Mark West history
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See also
*Mark West, California
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 ...
References
Reference bibliography
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External links
Mark West Springs Online - Online Community
Mark West Springs Chamber of Commerce
Unincorporated communities in Sonoma County, California
Mayacamas Mountains
Unincorporated communities in California
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