Glen Ellen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 784 at the 2010 census, down from 992 at the 2000 census. Glen Ellen is the location of Jack London State Historic Park (including the Wolf House), Sonoma Valley Regional Park, and a former home of Hunter S. Thompson. The whole of Glen Ellen was severely damaged by the Nuns Fire during the October 2017 Northern California wildfires. Glen Ellen is about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of the city of Sonoma. The United States Census Bureau fixes the total area at 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), 99.95% of it land and 0.05% covered by water. Sonoma Creek, the principal river of the Sonoma Valley, flows through Glen Ellen. [1]
Gedcom Index for Glen Ellen, CA. . . . Link
Surnames: Cook
GenealogyOnline: About
the Town Glen Ellen .
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Surnames: Brinkman,
Brockman, Burgi, Collins, Cowan, Culbertson, Hersey,
Jackson, London,
LDS genealogy.com: Glen Ellen . . . Link
Roadside Thoughts: Glen Ellen
California . . . Link
Sonoma County Genealogical Society . . . Link
In 1859, Charles V. Stuart purchased a part of the Rancho Agua Caliente land grant and in 1868 began building a house there, eventually establishing a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) vineyard he named Glen Ellen after his wife. The town that grew up around the vineyard also came to be called Glen Ellen, and Stuart's home was later renamed Glen Oaks Ranch. In October 2017, the area was badly affected by wildfire. [1]
"The Valley of the Moon" is a translation of Sonoma Valley's name given by the Pomo and Coast Miwok peoples. Glen Ellen is located in the Wine Country and is part of the Sonoma Mountain AVA. Like all the communities in Sonoma Valley, Glen Ellen is home to many vineyards and wineries including B.R. Cohn Winery, Benziger Family Winery, Mayo Family Winery, and Valley of the Moon Winery. [1]
Glen Ellen
Glen
Ellen, a part of the Agua Caliente Rancho was transferred
from Lazaro Pine to General Vallejo by grant deed, on Dec
4, 1829. The land was sold several times until bought in
1859 by Colonel Charles V. Stuart. He named his ranch Glen
Ellen, after his wife Ellen and the name later came to
include the town. Vineyard and winery owner, Charles Justi
was the first postmaster of Glen Ellen's post office,
which was established in July 1871. He also ran a stage
service between the valley towns. The Mervyn Hotel was
built in 1885, followed by the Glen Ellen and Riverside
Hotels. Joshua Chauvet was the banker of Glen Ellen from
1856. He had a mill and a large vineyard. Jack London
State Park in near Glen Ellen. The residences of wine
growers Colonel C. V. Stuart and Hon. J. B. Warfield
surrounded Glen Ellen. . . . [Archived
Website. Link]
American Towns . . . Link
"Digging Our Roots: Notes on Glen Ellen history" [Some Free/Subscription] . . . Bill’s Hardware . . Chef Cardini . . Eldridge Cemetery . . French Colony . . Friendly Circle cookbook . . GE Cannon . . GE Name . . Halloween Parade . . Hippie Hollow . . Junior Farm . . Moran-Goodman Park . . Old bridges . . Pet Cemetery . . Random tales . . Robert Kourik . . SDC . . Sonoma House
Fire Recovery . . . Article . . . Article . . . Article . . . Article . . . Article . . .
Glen Ellen Historical Society . . . Link . . . Timeline . . . Stories (Pioneers) . . . Newsletters
The Pioneers: Andrés Höppener, Charles Justi, Charles Stuart, George Watriss, J. B. Warfield, MD, Joseph Hooker, Joshua Chauvet, Lajos Csomortányi, Roulet & Asbury, William McPherson Hill
Glen Ellen Today [Niche] (has a map of location) . . .
Link
Glen Ellen Wikipedia Page . . . Link
"How the Village Fair got started, 1988-1990" . . . Article
LocalWiki: Glen Ellen . . . Link (Sonoma Valley)
Permit Sonoma: Glen Ellen .
. . Link . . Established 1881-1918
. . Architecture 1840-1945 . . Architecture 2, 1850-1940 .
. Prohibition 1910-1920 . . World War II and Beyond 1941-Today
. . Famous Residents . . Sources
Sonoma County Life Opens Up: Glen Ellen. . . Link
Sonoma Magazine: Glen Ellen . . . . Link
**Sonoma Valley Expositor (1899-1912) [Newspaper] Viewable sections at . . . Link
TripAdvisor: Glen Ellen . . . Link
WikiVoyage: Glen Ellen . . . Link
Check Sonoma Historian (SCHS) for articles about the towns. . . . Link
Archie Horton . . . Article
Bellevue Hotel . . . Link . . . Pic 1912 . .
Beltane Ranch: History . . . Link
B.R. Colton: History . . . Link
Dunbar school . . . Link . . . Pic 1925 . . Pic 1957 . . Pic 1958
Dunbar school is the second oldest school in California. Dunbar School is an elementary school that teaches grades K-5. Their mascot is the Dolphins and it is part of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. [1]
Dr. C. C. O'Donnell's residence Glen Ellen, California . . . Link . . . Pic
Ella Noonan . . . Obit
Elisa Stancil Levine . . . Article
Gaige House . . . Link . . . Article
Glen Ellen Fruit Store . . . Link . . . Pic
Glen Ellen Hotel, Glen Ellen, Calif. # 21 . . . Link . . . Pic . . Pic
Glen Ellen Post Office and Pioneer Saloon . . . Link . . . Pic . . Pic
Glen Oaks Ranch . . . Article
The stalwart 1860s homestead, tucked away off Arnold Drive in Glen Ellen, was the creation of Colonel Charles Stuart, who had arrived in California from Pennsylvania via a difficult crossing on a mule pack train. After he made his money in real estate, Stuart began planting vines on his “Glen Ellen Vineyard,” named for his wife, Ellen.
H.J. Chauvet . . . Link . . . Pic of Home
Hotel Chauvet (National Register #90000117) . . . Link . . . Article . . . Pic . . Pic . .
Hotel Mervyn, 1880's . . . Link . . . Pic . . Pic 1909 . .
Jack London [Charmian London] . . . Link . . . Link
Writer Jack London lived in Glen Ellen from 1909 to his death in 1916, where he devoted much of his time to development of his Beauty Ranch and the building of his mansion, Wolf House. Many of his novels and stories, notably The Iron Heel and The Valley of the Moon mention Glen Ellen and Sonoma County. The site of his ranch is now Jack London State Historic Park, which contains the ruins of Wolf House, several ranch buildings, the grave of Jack and Charmian London, a museum housed in Charmian London's "House of Happy Walls", and a restaurant. [1]
Jack London Village [and State Park] . . . Link (County) . . . Article
Joshua Chauvet . . . Article
Justi Family . . . Link . . . Article . . Article
Laurel Glen Vineyard History . . . Link
MFK Fisher’s home near Glen Ellen . . . Article
Olea Hotel . . . Link (County) . . . Home
Quarryhill Botanic Garden . . . Link
located near Glen Ellen, is a research botanical garden housing with one of the largest collections of temperate Asian plants in North America. Quarryhill's collection includes rare species such as Acer pentaphyllum, Cornus capitata, Holboellia coriacea, Illicium simonsii, and Rosa chinensis var. spontanea, all native to Sichuan, China, as well as extensive collections of various wild Asian dogwoods, lilies, magnolias, maples, oaks, roses, and rhododendrons. Quarryhill is open to the public.
Shone's Country Store, Glen Ellen,
California . . . Link . . . Pic
Walden & Company Fruit
Cannery
. . . Link . . Pic
. . Pic 1890
Wake Robin Lodge [Edward Biron Payne and Ninetta Wiley Eames Payne] . . . Link . . . Pic . . Pic . . Pic
Maps
Map of Glen Ellen, with boundaries [MapCarta] . . . Link
Map of Glen Ellen [MapQuest] . . . Link
Calisphere Univ. of California: Glen Ellen Search . . . Link
Glen Ellen Historical Society Gallery . . . Link
Northwestern Pacific Railroad Station at Glen Ellen . . . Pic
Thompson Ranch, Glen Ellen, California . . . Pic . . Pic
[1] Wikipedia contributors. "Bodega, California." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 9 Aug. 2022. Web. 28 Sep. 2022. . . . Link
[2] "Historical and Descriptive Sketch Book of Napa, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino: Comprising Sketches of Their Topography, Productions, History, Scenery, and Peculiar Attractions", C.A. Menefee, 1873 . . . Link
[3] "Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Sonoma County, California" Robert Allan Thompson. L.H. Everts, 1877 - Sonoma County (Calif.) - 104 pages. [Bodega pp 100-101] . . . Link
[4]
"An Illustrated
History of Sonoma County, California: Containing a
History of the County of Sonoma from the Earliest
Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time",
Lewis Publishing, 1889
. . . Link