The Geyserville Unified School District is composed of three schools, at two sites in the Alexander Valley of Sonoma County, with a combined population of 260 students.

The elementary serves students in grades K-5. The District also supports a day care center located at the elementary school, with before and after school programs for students.

Geyserville Elementary SchoolP.O. Box 108Geyserville, CA  95441Phone: (707) 433-2040

The Geyserville Educational Park houses the Middle school (6-8), high school (9-12), and a continuation high school.

Geyserville Middle School1320 Moody LaneGeyserville, CA 95441Phone: (707) 433-3208

Geyserville High School1320 Moody LaneGeyserville, CA 95441Phone: (707) 433-3208

Middle School ~ 1900

Oriental School ~ 1900

Welcome to Geyserville, Rich in California History and Natural Beauty.

In April, 1847, that intrepid bear-killer, William Bell Elliott, who had crowded many adventures into nearly half a century of living, received the surprise of his life.  Hunting grizzlies in the mountains of Sonoma County between Cloverdale and Calistoga, he came upon a narrow canyon which he thought surely must be the Gate of Hades. Packed between the barren, many-hued banks of the narrow gorge for a distance of a quarter mile were a number of hot springs, fumaroles, and steam vents, all appearing to smoke "like the ruins of a recently burned city."  The Geysers which were not geysers after all, but gave our town its name, had been discovered.

News of these phenomena did not arouse more than local curiosity until 1851, when a thin stream of sightseers began to trickle through the trackless wilderness to view the hot springs.  A man named Levy saw an opportunity here and built a house on a level plateau - described as a "leafy dell" in the later promotional literature - overlooking The Geysers.  In 1854 a Major Ewing opened a crude canvas hotel near Levy, and the two men joined forces to cater to the tourists.  Twenty visitors signed the register that year.  During 1856-1858 the tent was replaced by a two-story hotel made from planks sawed on the spot.

The hotel did not prosper during its first decade.  A succession of operators suffered "great pecuniary" losses, so much so that the place had already had its day.  Yet at that moment The Geysers stood on the threshold of a boom.

By 1860, Sonoma County had become the sixth most populous county in the state - out numbering Los Angeles County.  The natural springs and The Geysers in the hills surrounding the settlement, first known as Clairville Station, and later as Geyserville. The real turning point came in 1863, when the

celebrated Knight of the Whip, Clark Foss, opened a second stage coach line from Healdsburg to The Geysers.  Calistoga, to the southeast, had become the terminus of a railroad in 1868, and the next year Foss opened a second stage line from that point to the resort.  From that time, until his accidental death in 1885, "Old Foss" dominated transportation to The Geysers, and as he did so, the hotel prospered.

Agriculture became an important part of the life of the new community.   Occasionally, squatters' battles would flare up over possession of the land.   Cattle grazed free, grain crops and orchards were planted, and the rich gravelly soil was found to be ideal for viticulture.  Crop followed crop, with pears and prunes playing a major role until the "wine boom" of the 1970's, when the grapes took over, undulating in glowing green lines across the valley.   Wineries, previously providing bulk product to major operations throughout the state, proudly put their own labels on the bottles and invited visitors to taste and compare. 

Now a dozen or so wineries, many more than a century old, ring the town of Geyserville.  Family-run restaurants and charming bed and breakfast inns provide comfortable and tempting additional reasons for spending a day or a week in the area.

There are a wide variety of churches in the Geyserville area.

Geyserville Christian Church

Geyserville Christian Church21300 Geyserville Ave.Geyserville, CA 95441707-857-3473

Assembly of God of Cloverdale553 W. SecondCloverdale, CA707-894-2893

Evangel Assembly of God433 FitchHealdsburg, CA707-433-4222

Trinity Baptist Church515 Powell Ave.Healdsburg, CA707-433-4364

First (Southern) Baptist Church450 S. FranklinCloverdale, CA707-894-3274

Christian Bible Church321 East StreetHealdsburg, CA707-433-3742

St John's Catholic Church208 MathesonHealdsburg, CA707-433-5536

St John's Catholic Church217 FitchHealdsburg, CA707-433-5112

St. Peters Church491 S. FranklinCloverdale, CA707-894-2535

Cloverdale Neighbor Church28 Tarman Dr.Cloverdale, CA

Asti's Swiss Colony Church - built ~1891

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints1011 S. Cloverdale Blvd.Cloverdale, CA707-894-2419

St. Paul's Episcopal Church209 MathesonHealdsburg, CA707-433-2107

Redwood Foursquare Church241 PiperHealdsburg, CA707-433-3572

Jehovah's Witnesses27100 Dutcher Creek Rd.Cloverdale, CA707-894-2742

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church1402 UniversityHealdsburg, CA707-433-3835

Grace Lutheran Church890 N. Cloverdale Blvd.Cloverdale, CA707-894-2330

Federated (Presbyterian) Church555 Monte Vista AveHealdsburg, CA707-433-8886

Seventh-Day-Adventist Church1085 S. Cloverdale Blvd.Cloverdale, CA707-894-4989

Seventh-Day Adventist Church429 Terrace Blvd.Healdsburg, CA707-433-1737

United Church of Cloverdale439 N. Cloverdale Blvd.Cloverdale, CA

Geyserville Drinking Society ~1900

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Electricity: PG&E and othersTelephone: Pacific Telephone and othersNatural Gas: PG&EWater: Geyserville Water Works

401 College Ave., Suite DSanta Rosa, CA 95401-5148(707) 524-7170

Fire:     Geyserville Fire Protection DistrictPolice:  Sonoma County Sheriff

Bus:     Greyhound            Sonoma County Transit

Airport:  Charles Schultz -            (Sonoma County (20 miles South)

Healdsburg (10 miles South)Cloverdale (10 miles North)

Alliance Medical ClinicHealdsburg General Hospital(10 miles South)