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Graton is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP)
in west Sonoma County, California,
United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2000 census
Graton is noted as lying at the approximate furthest southern and
western extent of Russian Colonialism. Research on Fort Ross has indicated that
several farms were developed inland from the coastal fur trading fort in
northeastern Sonoma County. These farms or ranches were used for producing
additional food and for agricultural projects conducted by Fort Ross's
agronomist Yegor Chernykh. In 1836 a farm was established along Purrington
Creek, between what are now the towns of Occidental and Graton. There Chernykh
erected barracks and five other structures, and grew vegetables, fruit, wheat,
and other grains. Chernykh also developed a large vineyard, introducing what has
since become a major crop in the area.
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