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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat: 35.2557° (35° 15' 20")

Lon: -118.6697° (-118° 40' 10")

The cemetery is located in Kern County<3>.

As an estimate, the Bakersfield National Cemetery is located 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west of Bakersfield.

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.

Fickert Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fickert Family Cemetery
- The Fickert Family Cemetery is located in Kern County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fickert Family Cemetery is located in Bear Valley Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183339 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Fickert Family Cemetery
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Fickert Family Cemetery
Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
- The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument is located in Kern County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument is located in Keene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961891 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
Rankin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rankin Cemetery
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Kern County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142978 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Rankin Cemetery
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Rankin Cemetery
South Kern Cemetery District
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Kern Cemetery District
- The South Kern Cemetery District is located in Kern County
- The South Kern Cemetery District has also been known as:
- Arvin Cemetery
- Arvin Public Cemetery
- Arvin - South Kern Cemetery District
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #656699 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the South Kern Cemetery District
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the South Kern Cemetery District
Old Tehachapi Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tehachapi Cemetery
- The Old Tehachapi Cemetery is located in Kern County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Tehachapi Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tehachapi.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151571 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Old Tehachapi Cemetery
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Old Tehachapi Cemetery
Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery
- The Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery is located in Kern County
- The Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sebastian Indian Reservation
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520262 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery
Tehachapi Westside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tehachapi Westside Cemetery
- The Tehachapi Westside Cemetery is located in Kern County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tehachapi Westside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Tehachapi.
- The Tehachapi Westside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tehachapi Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137488 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Tehachapi Westside Cemetery
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Tehachapi Westside Cemetery
Hillcrest Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Kern County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196077 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Hillcrest Memorial Park
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Hillcrest Memorial Park
Tehachapi Public Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tehachapi Public Cemetery
- The Tehachapi Public Cemetery is located in Kern County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tehachapi Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Tehachapi.
- The Tehachapi Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tehachapi Eastside Cemetery
- Tehachapi Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137484 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Tehachapi Public Cemetery
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Tehachapi Public Cemetery
Williams Gravesite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Gravesite
- The Williams Gravesite is located in Kern County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529491 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Williams Gravesite
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Williams Gravesite
Union Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kern County
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bakersfield Memorial Cemetery
- Historic Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8414 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Union Cemetery
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Union Cemetery
Old Havilah Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Havilah Cemetery
- The Old Havilah Cemetery is located in Kern County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Havilah Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Havilah
- The Old Havilah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Havilah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982323 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Old Havilah Cemetery
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Old Havilah Cemetery
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- Greenlawn Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
  - The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Kern County
  - The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Greenlawn Memorial Park
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8000 <1>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Greenlawn Cemetery
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Greenlawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery
  - The Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery is located in Kern County
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962280 <1>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery
- Sand Canyon Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Canyon Cemetery
  - The Sand Canyon Cemetery is located in Kern County
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146348 <1>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Sand Canyon Cemetery
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Sand Canyon Cemetery
- James Foley Gravesite
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Foley Gravesite
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the James Foley Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  - The James Foley Gravesite is located in Kern County
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the James Foley Gravesite is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Mojave.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188029 <1>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the James Foley Gravesite
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the James Foley Gravesite
- Palmer Family Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Family Cemetery
  - The Palmer Family Cemetery is located in Kern County
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmer Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Lake Isabella.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988275 <1>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Palmer Family Cemetery
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Palmer Family Cemetery
- Keyesville Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keyesville Cemetery
  - The Keyesville Cemetery is located in Kern County
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Keyesville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Keyesville
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245745 <1>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Keyesville Cemetery
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Keyesville Cemetery
- Ft. Tejon Military Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Tejon Military Cemetery
  - The Ft. Tejon Military Cemetery is located in Kern County
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Tejon Military Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Lebec and Grapevine. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Lebec.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182415 <1>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Ft. Tejon Military Cemetery
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Ft. Tejon Military Cemetery
- Engle Family Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engle Family Cemetery
  - The Engle Family Cemetery is located in Kern County
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Engle Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Woody.
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982050 <1>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Engle Family Cemetery
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Engle Family Cemetery
- Sageland Cemetery
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sageland Cemetery
  - The Sageland Cemetery is located in Kern County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Sageland Cemetery
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to the Sageland Cemetery

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]<2> of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.

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

Bealville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bealville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealville
- Bealville is located in Kern County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bealville
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Bealville
Caliente
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
- Caliente is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caliente <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Caliente
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Caliente
Bear Valley Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Springs
- Bear Valley Springs is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley Springs <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bear Valley Springs
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Bear Valley Springs
Keene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Keene is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Keene
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Keene
Woodford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Kern County
Arvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
- Arvin is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arvin
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Arvin
Girard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Girard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Kern County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Girard
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Girard
Stallion Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Springs
- Stallion Springs is located in Kern County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stallion Springs
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Stallion Springs
Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Kern County
Golden Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Hills is located in Kern County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Golden Hills
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Golden Hills
Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Edison
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Edison
Fuller Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Acres
- Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fuller Acres
- From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Fuller Acres
Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lamont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  - Lamont is located in Kern County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <7>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Lamont
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Lamont
- Weedpatch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedpatch
  - Weedpatch is located in Kern County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Weedpatch
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Weedpatch
- Tehachapi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehachapi
  - Tehachapi is located in Kern County
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 12,746 people
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tehachapi <7>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Tehachapi
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Tehachapi
- Summit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  - Summit is located in Kern County
- Piute ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piute have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piute
  - Piute is located in Kern County
- Alameda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  - Alameda is located in Kern County
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Alameda
  - From the Bakersfield National Cemetery to Alameda

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
- Bakersfield lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bakersfield.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
Caliente
- Caliente lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Caliente.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
East Bakersfield
- East Bakersfield lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for East Bakersfield.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Tehachapi lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bakersfield National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tehachapi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehachapi

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- From Find-A-Grave:
- The Bakersfield National Cemetery (FG ID #2276118)
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of California
- Cemeteries of Kern County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for California
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for California
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of California
- Cemeteries of Kern
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Bakersfield National Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bakersfield National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2557, Longitude: -118.6697
<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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>	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.
<6>	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.
<7>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.