Duncans Mills, California

Duncans Mills, California Duncanville ^[1]
unincorporated community

Duncans Mills, California Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 38°27′14″N 123°3′18″W / 38.45389°N 123.05500°W / 38.45389; -123.05500Coordinates: 38°27′14″N 123°3′18″W / 38.45389°N 123.05500°W / 38.45389; -123.05500
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sonoma
Elevation^[1]	23 ft (7 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	175
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	95430
Area code(s)	707
FIPS code	06-20130
GNIS feature ID	222722

Duncans Mills (or Duncan's Mills) is an unincorporated community located in Sonoma County, California.

Geography

Duncans Mills is located at 38°27′14″N 123°3′18″W / 38.45389°N 123.05500°W / 38.45389; -123.05500 on the Russian River about 4 mi (6 km) from the Pacific Ocean. It straddles State Route 116.

Climate

**Monthly climate averages**
Month	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January	57	36	8.65
February	62	38	7.64
March	65	40	6.15
April	70	41	2.25
May	76	45	1.03
June	81	48	0.25
July	84	49	0.08
August	84	49	0.11
September	82	48	0.52
October	77	43	2.01
November	66	38	5.85
December	57	34	6.29

The record high was 113 °F (45 °C) on July 14, 1972, and the record low was 14 °F (−10 °C) on December 23, 1990.

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, about 175 people live in Duncans Mills. There are around 42 family households and 31 non-family households. Each household has an average of 2-3 people. In Duncans Mills, there are 129 houses, and 56 of them are vacant and 52 of them are seasonal, recreational, of occasional use.

History

Duncans Mills was once part of the Rancho Muniz Mexican land grant.

In 1877, Alexander Duncan established a sawmill in what is today Duncans Mills. The mills sent lumber to the growing city of San Francisco.

The town was founded in the 1870s. It featured two hotels, a general store, a saloon, a meat market, blacksmith, livery stable, and a notion shop.

Starting in the 1870s, the narrow-gauge North Pacific Coast Railroad ran through Duncans Mills on its way from Cazadero, California to Sausalito. After being sold several times, the railroad ceased operation in the 1930s. The town slowly faded, until a 1976 restoration project, associated with the celebration of the U.S. Bicentennial, brought about a period of building restoration and business re-vitalization.

Today, Duncans Mills resembles the way it was originally built. It has an authentic Northwestern Pacific Railroad Depot and several original cars from the old railroad line. A California State Park Ranger Station is located in one of the old railroad buildings as the California State Park Store with a selection of books and maps about the area. The Blue Heron Restaurant has served as the destination entertainment center of the town for decades.

Attractions

There is a campground along the Russian River with facilities for RVs.

Restaurants include Gold Coast Coffee and Bakery, Blue Heron Restaurant and Bar and the Cape Fear Cafe.

Antiques, gifts, and locally-grown flowers are sold.

There are at least three art galleries: mini photos of around the world, local artists, and early California. Wine and cheese tastings are offered.

The town draws crowds every summer when it plays host to the Russian River Rodeo.

Many Civil War reenactments have been performed adjacent to the town.

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duncans Mills

External links

Duncans Mills Official Website

Municipalities and communities of Sonoma County, California, United States

County seat: Santa Rosa

Cities and towns	Cloverdale Cotati Healdsburg Petaluma Rohnert Park Santa Rosa Sebastopol Sonoma Windsor

CDPs	Bloomfield Bodega Bodega Bay Boyes Hot Springs Carmet Cazadero El Verano Eldridge Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente Forestville Fulton Geyserville Glen Ellen Graton Guerneville Jenner Kenwood Larkfield-Wikiup Monte Rio Occidental Penngrove Roseland Salmon Creek Sea Ranch Sereno del Mar Temelec Timber Cove Valley Ford

Unincorporated communities	Annapolis Asti Camp Meeker Duncans Mills Freestone Guernewood Park Korbel Lakeville Mark West Mark West Springs Rio Dell Rio Nido Schellville Stewarts Point Two Rock Venado Villa Grande Vineburg

Indian reservations	Dry Creek Rancheria Graton Rancheria Stewarts Point Rancheria

San Francisco Bay Area

Bodies of water	Bodega Bay Carquinez Strait Clifton Forebay Golden Gate Grizzly Bay Guadalupe River Half Moon Bay Lake Berryessa Napa River Oakland Estuary Petaluma River Richardson Bay Richmond Inner Harbor Russian River Sacramento River San Francisco Bay San Leandro Bay San Pablo Bay Sonoma Creek Suisun Bay Tomales Bay

Counties	Alameda Contra Costa Marin Napa San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Solano Sonoma

Major cities	San Jose San Francisco Oakland

Cities and towns 100k–250k	Antioch Berkeley Concord Daly City Fairfield Fremont Hayward Richmond Santa Clara Santa Rosa Sunnyvale Vallejo

Cities and towns 50k–99k	Alameda Brentwood Castro Valley Cupertino Livermore Milpitas Mountain View Napa Novato Palo Alto Petaluma Pittsburg Pleasanton Redwood City San Leandro San Mateo San Rafael San Ramon South San Francisco Union City Vacaville Walnut Creek

Cities and towns 25k-50k	Belmont Benicia Burlingame Campbell Danville Dublin East Palo Alto Foster City Gilroy Los Altos Los Gatos Martinez Menlo Park Morgan Hill Newark Oakley Pacifica Pleasant Hill Rohnert Park San Bruno San Carlos San Pablo Saratoga Suisun City Windsor

Cities and towns 10k–25k	Alamo Albany Alum Rock American Canyon Ashland Bay Point Cherryland Clayton Discovery Bay Dixon El Cerrito El Sobrante Emeryville Fairview Half Moon Bay Healdsburg Hercules Hillsborough Lafayette Larkspur Millbrae Mill Valley Moraga North Fair Oaks Orinda Piedmont Pinole San Anselmo San Lorenzo Sonoma Stanford Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

Sub-regions	East Bay North Bay San Francisco Peninsula Silicon Valley South Bay

Transportation Sports

Russian River Watershed

Tributaries	Atascadero Creek Austin Creek Big Sulphur Creek Blucher Creek Brush Creek Copeland Creek Crane Creek Dry Creek Dutch Bill Creek Five Creek Foss Creek Green Valley Creek Hinebaugh Creek Laguna de Santa Rosa Maacama Creek Mark West Creek Matanzas Creek Piner Creek Santa Rosa Creek Spring Creek Washoe Creek Windsor Creek

Communities	Asti Calpella Camp Meeker Cazadero Cloverdale Cotati Duncans Mills Forestville Fulton Geyserville Graton Guerneville Guernewood Park Healdsburg Hopland Jenner Korbel Mark West Mark West Springs Monte Rio Occidental Potter Valley Redwood Valley Rio Nido Rohnert Park Santa Rosa Sebastopol Talmage Ukiah Windsor

Landmarks	Annadel State Park Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve Austin Creek State Recreation Area Frog Woman Rock Highway 101 Lake Mendocino Lake Sonoma Northwestern Pacific Railroad

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