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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Annette (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Annette. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Annette is located in Kern County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kern County: Inyo, Kings, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare & Ventura.

Below are the counties that are near Annette. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Annette:

  • Kern County     (The home county of Annette)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annette, with the one closest to Annette listed first.
    • Kecks Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kecks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Corner
      • Kecks Corner is located in Kern County
    • Lost Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annette, with the one closest to Annette listed first.
    • Avenal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kettleman City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Millham City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millham City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millham City
      • Millham City is located in Kings County
  • Monterey County
  • San Luis Obispo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Annette, with the one closest to Annette listed first.
    • Cholame
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shandon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • La Panza ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Panza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Panza
      • La Panza is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Creston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Linne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
      • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Simmler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmler
      • Simmler is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Estrella
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
      • Estrella is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • El Paso de Robles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso de Robles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso de Robles
      • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
    • Oak Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Paso Robles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Atascadero
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • San Miguel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Annette, see our County-by-County Page for Annette.

Newspapers Published in Annette ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Annette.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Annette, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Annette.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Annette:

Cemeteries Near Annette ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Annette.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Annette covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Annette, with the one closest to Annette listed first.

  • Shandon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shandon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shandon Cemetery
  • Clark Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Memorial Park
  • Parkfield Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkfield Cemetery
  • Imusdale Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imusdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imusdale Cemetery
  • Atascadero Pine Mtn. Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Templeton Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Templeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Templeton Cemetery
  • Santa Margarita Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Margarita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Margarita Cemetery
  • Paso Robles District Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paso Robles District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paso Robles District Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Annette had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Annette, with the one closest to Annette listed first.

  • Cholame
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shandon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • La Panza ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Panza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Panza
    • La Panza is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Creston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linne
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
    • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Parkfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Simmler
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmler
    • Simmler is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Estrella
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
    • Estrella is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Pozo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pozo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pozo
    • Pozo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Paso Robles
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Asuncion
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asuncion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asuncion
    • Asuncion is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Dove ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
    • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • San Miguel
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Annette. See our List of 1890's Communities around Annette.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Annette. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Annette) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Annette. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6508, Longitude: -120.1790       In this case, the coordinates for Annette have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Annette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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