Larkfield-Wikiup is a census-designated place unincorporated area in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 8,884 at the 2010 census, up from 7,479 at the 2000 census. It comprises the Mark West area between Santa Rosa (to the south), Windsor (north), Calistoga (east), and Fulton (west). There are at least four schools within the limits of the CDP, including Cardinal Newman High School, John B. Riebli Elementary School, Mark West Elementary, and San Miguel Elementary schools. [1]
Roadside Thoughts: Larkfield-Wikiup California . . . Link
Sonoma County Genealogical Society . . . Link
Tubbs Fire: In October 2017, the Tubbs Fire destroyed approximately 500 homes in the Larkfield-Wikiup area. The fire blew in through the Mark West Springs area, ultimately destroying 5,000+ buildings in Sonoma and Napa counties.
Kincade Fire: The Kincade Fire started on October 23, 2019, in The Geysers. The fire exploded to 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) in its first day. The fire ultimately prompted evacuations in much of Sonoma County, and Larkfield was one of the communities evacuated. The fire pushed up to the border of the community during an extreme wind event and blew into parts of the Tubbs Fire burn scar which devastated the community just two years before. [1]
"As Larkfield-Wikiup rebuilds after October’s wildfires, parks are a priority" [Article] . . . Link
Larkfield-Wikiup Wikipedia Page . . . Link
Check Sonoma Historian (SCHS) for articles about the towns. . . . Link
Dr. Burke's Sanitarium (Annex), Burke, Sonoma Co., Cal. . . . Picture 1 . . Pic 2 . . Pic 3 . . Pic 4 . . Pic 5
Located on Mark West Springs Road about a mile from Old Redwood Highway. Owned by William Preble Burke. The Santa Rosa health retreat was the scene of an explosion February 5, 1910, nearly killing a mother and her 9-month-old baby. Investigators quickly turned their attention to the proprietor of the sanitarium – Burke. The aged physician claimed the woman was attempting suicide, but police soon discovered motive and means, all pointing to Burke. . . Link
Dr. Burke's medical and surgical sanitarium, located at Altruria, Sonoma County, Ca. (Published by Reynolds & Proctor, Santa Rosa, Cal., 1898)
"SHERIFF RAIDS SANATORIUM NEW EVIDENCE IS UNEARTHED" [Article. 1910] . . . Link
"THE BIG DEAL OF THE CENTURY" [SCHS Article] . . . Link
"THE
BURKE CASE II: THE DYNAMITE LINK AND LU ETTA DISAPPEARS" [SCHS
Article] . . . Link
"THE BURKE CASE III: WHO HID THE KEY WITNESS?" [SCHS Article] . . . Link
"DR. BURKE ON TRIAL I: DO YOU LOVE YOUR GOLD OVER YOUR CHILD?" [SCHS Article] . . . Link
"THE BURKE TRIAL II: DOCTOR OF LOVE" [SCHS Article] . . . Link
"THE BURKE TRIAL III: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION" [SCHS Article] . . . Link
"THE BURKE TRIAL V: COURTROOM BOMBSHELLS" [SCHS Article] . . . Link
"THE BURKE TRIAL VI: BURKE TESTIFIES" [SCHS Article] . . . Link
"THE BURKE TRIAL: VERDICT" [SCHS Article] . . . Link
Lyttaker Blacksmith Shop . . . Picture 1 . . Picture 2 . . . Located 5 miles north of Santa Rosa, about 1890.
Maps
Map of Larkfield-Wikiup [BingMaps] . . . Link
Map of Larkfield-Wikiup [MapQuest] . . . Link
Aerial view of Larkfield-Wikiup area looking east, Santa Rosa, California, about 1963 . . . Link
Homes in the Larkfield area, Santa Rosa, California, 1960 . . . Picture
[1] Wikipedia contributors. "Larkfield-Wikiup, California." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 27 Jul. 2022. Web. Viewed on 28 Oct. 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. [ ??? pp 100-101] . . . Link
[4] "History of Sonoma County: Including Its Geology, Topography, Mountains, Valleys and Streams ...."' United States, Higginson Book Company, 1880. (page ???.) . . . Link . . . Text at CAGenWeb
[5]
"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