Welcome to Asphalto ...
So far, we found very little information about Asphalto. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Asphalto to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Asphalto, please Contact Us.
Asphalto would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
The location of Asphalto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Asphalto is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Asphalto was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Asphalto ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asphalto.
- Taft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Taft is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <5>
- Reward ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Reward is located in Kern County
- Fellows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
- Fellows is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellows <5>
- Buttonwillow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwillow
- Buttonwillow is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buttonwillow <5>
- Midoil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midoil
- Midoil is located in Kern County
- Valley Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Acres
- Valley Acres is located in Kern County
- Dustin Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
- Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
- Ford City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Spicer City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer City
- Spicer City is located in Kern County
- Taft Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Heights
- Taft Heights is located in Kern County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Asphalto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asphalto.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asphalto. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Asphalto.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asphalto. See our Newspapers Page for Asphalto.
Adding Asphalto to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Asphalto in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Asphalto was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Asphalto.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Asphalto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asphalto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |