Occidental is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 1,132 at the 2020 census, up from 1,115 at the 2010 census.
Occidental, California, post office
Occidental, 1902
Downtown Occidental, 2008
North Pacific Coast Railroad
The North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) was a common carrier 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge steam railroad begun in 1874 and sold in 1902 to new owners who renamed it the North Shore Railroad (California) (NSR) and which rebuilt the southern section into a standard-gauge electric railway.
Postcard view of a train at Monte Rio station
Portion of route along Tomales Bay
Schedule and rates for March 1887 (note the spelling for Sausalito)
A former tunnel near Keys Creek