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A visit to the Bakersfield National Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bakersfield National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bakersfield National Cemetery (FG ID #2276118)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Bakersfield National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bakersfield National Cemetery:

35.2557, -118.6697

The Bakersfield National Cemetery is located 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east of Bakersfield.

The cemetery is located in Kern County<3>.

The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest of the Bakersfield National Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bakersfield National Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bakersfield National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bakersfield National Cemetery, with the nearest first:

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bakersfield National Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kern County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bakersfield National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arvin
    • Arvin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arvin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
  • Bakersfield
  • Caliente
  • East Bakersfield
  • Girard - Historic
    • Girard lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Girard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Havilah
    • Havilah lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Havilah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havilah
  • Lamont
    • Lamont lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lamont.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Tehachapi

Websites to help with your research ...

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

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bakersfield National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Kern County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bakersfield National Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2276118

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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 National Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>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.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lebec and Grapevine. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.