Welcome to Famoso ...

Famoso is located in Kern County<1>.

Famoso is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Famoso lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Famoso: (661)

Communities near Famoso ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Famoso.

• Bakersfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <3>
• Delano
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
  • Delano is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delano <3>
• Wasco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
  • Wasco is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <3>
• Shafter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafter <3>
• McFarland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
  • McFarland is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McFarland <3>
• Minter Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
  • Minter Village is located in Kern County
• Cawelo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawelo
  • Cawelo is located in Kern County
• Vinland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
  • Vinland is located in Kern County
• Crome
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crome
  • Crome is located in Kern County
• Richgrove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richgrove
  • Richgrove is located in Tulare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richgrove <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Famoso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Famoso.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Famoso. 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 Famoso.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Famoso. See our Newspapers Page for Famoso.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Famoso ...

Looking for more information about Famoso? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Famoso, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Famoso.

Adding Famoso to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Famoso in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Famoso was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Famoso.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Famoso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/