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Welcome to Annette ...

Annette is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Annette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Annette is 2,190 feet [668 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Annette is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Annette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Annette - they are located in Alabama and Alaska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Annette.

Communities near Annette ...

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

  • Kecks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kecks Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecks Corner
    • Kecks Corner is located in Kern County
  • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Panza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simmler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmler
    • Simmler is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Avenal
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Estrella
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
    • Estrella is located in San Luis Obispo 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 Annette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Annette.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Annette ...

Looking for more information about Annette? 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 Annette, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Annette.

Adding Annette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Annette 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 Annette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Annette post office opened in 1889.

We also found Annette in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Annette.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Annette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/