Welcome to Petro ...
So far, we found very little information about Petro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Petro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Petro, please Contact Us.
Petro would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
The location of Petro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Petro is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Petro was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Petro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petro.
- Delano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- 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 <5>
- Wasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- 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 <5>
- Shafter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- 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 <5>
- McFarland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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 <5>
- Vinland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Famoso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famoso
- Famoso is located in Kern County
- Semitropic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semitropic
- Semitropic is located in Kern County
- Allensworth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensworth
- Allensworth is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allensworth <5>
- Earlimart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlimart
- Earlimart is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlimart <5>
- 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 <5>
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 Petro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petro. 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 Petro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petro. See our Newspapers Page for Petro.
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 Petro, 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 Petro - 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. |