Nearest Communities to Bakersfield,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bakersfield, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bakersfield:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Bakersfield.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bakersfield is located in Kern County and is the County Seat.
The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kern County: Inyo, Kings, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare & Ventura.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bakersfield.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Bakersfield (which is Kern County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Bakersfield
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Kern County (where Bakersfield resides)
- Given the large number of communities that are located in Kern County, we have limited the list to those within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Bakersfield (about 100 communities).
- County Website: https://www.kerncounty.com/
- County Seat for Kern: Bakersfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bakersfield ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bakersfield.
- Kayandee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jastro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jastro is located in Kern County
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- Landco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landco is located in Kern County
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- Wible Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wible Orchard is located in Kern County
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- Quailwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quailwood is located in Kern County
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- Kern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kern is located in Kern County
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- Fruitvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Kern County
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- Venola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oil Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oildale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seguro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seguro is located in Kern County
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- East Bakersfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Gosford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenacres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Magunden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Magunden is located in Kern County
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- Maltha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maltha is located in Kern County
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- Pumpkin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Joyful ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Algoso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Algoso is located in Kern County
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- Lonsmith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lonsmith is located in Kern County
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- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Kern County
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- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saco is located in Kern County
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- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Kern County
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- Panama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Panama is located in Kern County
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- Bannister
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister is located in Kern County
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- Mayfair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mayfair is located in Kern County
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- Harpertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harpertown is located in Kern County
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- Old River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old River is located in Kern County
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- Alameda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fuller Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stevens is located in Kern County
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- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prospero
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospero is located in Kern County
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- Una
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Una is located in Kern County
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- Lamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patch is located in Kern County
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- Weedpatch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strand ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Strand is located in Kern County
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- Hights Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hights Corner is located in Kern County
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- Lerdo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lerdo is located in Kern County
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- Ribier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ribier is located in Kern County
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- Cawelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dow is located in Kern County
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- Conner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conner is located in Kern County
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- Di Giorgio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Di Giorgio is located in Kern County
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- Calders Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calders Corner is located in Kern County
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- Minter Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minter Village is located in Kern County
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- Gulf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf is located in Kern County
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- Treves ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Treves is located in Kern County
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- Cherokee Strip
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Strip is located in Kern County
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- Kern Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kern Lake is located in Kern County
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- Edmundson Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edmundson Acres is located in Kern County
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- Mitchells Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
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- Millux
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millux is located in Kern County
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- Paloma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paloma is located in Kern County
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- Rio Bravo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rio Bravo is located in Kern County
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- Mexican Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
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- Arvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bena is located in Kern County
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- Halfway House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Halfway House is located in Kern County
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- Shafter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slater is located in Kern County
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- Smith Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Corner is located in Kern County
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- Thomas Lane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Lane is located in Kern County
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- Vaccaro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaccaro is located in Kern County
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- Levee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Levee is located in Kern County
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- Rock Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Kern County
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- North Shafter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Shafter is located in Kern County
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- Tupman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- El Tejon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- El Tejon is located in Kern County
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- Myricks Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myricks Corner is located in Kern County
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- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Kern County
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- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Kern County
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- Ilmon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ilmon is located in Kern County
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- Famoso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mettler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kyan ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kyan is located in Kern County
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- Calico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calico is located in Kern County
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- Palmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmo is located in Kern County
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- Dustin Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
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- Bowerbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowerbank is located in Kern County
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- Bealville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Caliente
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hollis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollis is located in Kern County
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- Wasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- San Emidio ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kilowatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kilowatt is located in Kern County
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- Leonards ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leonards is located in Kern County
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- McFarland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neufeld
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Neufeld is located in Kern County
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- San Emigdio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- San Emigdio is located in Kern County
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- Wheeler Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buttonwillow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fig Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fig Orchard is located in Kern County
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- Zentner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Zentner is located in Kern County
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- Woody
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Valley Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pentland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pentland is located in Kern County
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- Rowen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rowen is located in Kern County
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- Jasmin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasmin is located in Kern County
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- Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Kern County
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- Vinland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Kern County
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- South Taft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Center is located in Kern County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bakersfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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