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Local Newspapers

Introduction ...

Below are the newspapers that have been published in the vicinity of Bakersfield.

Our newspaper information for Bakersfield is based on data taken from the Chronicling America website. For more information, please see our description of the Chronicling America website.

The following list contains the names of 61 papers that were published in the immediate area of Bakersfield. In addition, the list contains another 67 papers that were published in the broader area that surrounded Bakersfield. In total, we've identified 128 papers within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Bakersfield.

Newspapers Published In Bakersfield ...

We know of 61 newspapers that have been published in the immediate area of Bakersfield:

Newspapers Neighboring Bakersfield ...

The following newspapers were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Bakersfield.

The papers have been grouped by the community in which they were published, with the communities listed in order of their distance from Bakersfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Bakersfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bakersfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3528, Longitude: -119.0396