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Welcome to Bannister ...

Bannister is located in Kern County<1>.

Bannister is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bannister ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bannister - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri and Washington.

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

Communities near Bannister ...

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

  • Bakersfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shafter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alameda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
    • Alameda is located in Kern County
  • Greenacres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kayandee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
    • Kayandee is located in Kern County
  • Rosedale ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Kern County
  • Fuller Acres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Acres
    • Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
  • Lamont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oil Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
    • Oil Junction is located in Kern 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 Bannister. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bannister.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bannister ...

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

Adding Bannister to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bannister 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 Bannister was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bannister.

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 Bannister - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.