Welcome to Palmer ...
So far, we found very little information about Palmer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Palmer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Palmer, please Contact Us.
Palmer would have been located within present day Santa Barbara County<2>.
The location of Palmer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Palmer is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Palmer was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Palmer would have been located in the (805) area code.
Communities Also Named Palmer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Palmer - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmer.
Communities near Palmer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palmer.
- Santa Maria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
- Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105,851 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <5>
- Lompoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
- Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <5>
- Guadalupe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <5>
- Solvang
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
- Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <5>
- Buellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buellton
- Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County
- Estimated population in 2015: 5,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buellton <5>
- Garey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
- Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
- Los Alamos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
- Los Alamos is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Alamos <5>
- Orcutt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcutt
- Orcutt is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orcutt <5>
- Casmalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casmalia
- Casmalia is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casmalia <5>
- Mission Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
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 Palmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palmer. 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 Palmer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmer. See our Newspapers Page for Palmer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Barbara County: www.countyofsb.org/
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 Palmer, 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 Santa Barbara, 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 Palmer - 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. |