A visit to the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument (FG ID #1961891)
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 Cesar E. Chavez National Monument ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
Lat: 35.2242° (35° 13' 27")
Lon: -118.5588° (-118° 33' 31")
The cemetery is located in Kern County<2>.
As an estimate, the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument is located in Keene.
The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, with the nearest first.
- Bakersfield National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fickert Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Tehachapi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tehachapi Westside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tehachapi Public Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Canyon Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Gravesite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- James Foley Gravesite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Kern Cemetery District
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Old Havilah Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Kern Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sageland Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Family Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keyesville Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cesar E. Chavez National Monument, with the nearest first.
- Woodford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Kern County
- Keene
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Girard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Valley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bealville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Kern County
- Caliente
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tehachapi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stallion Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Kern County
- Piute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piute have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piute
- Piute is located in Kern County
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Arvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Claraville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Havilah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fuller Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lamont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weedpatch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Cesar E. Chavez National Monument. The following communities are located in Kern County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arvin
- Arvin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arvin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
- Caliente
- East Bakersfield
- Girard - Historic
- Girard lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Girard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Havilah
- Lamont
- Mojave
- Mojave lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mojave.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave
- Tehachapi
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cesar E. Chavez National Monument:
- Pages specific to California:
- Pages specific to Kern County:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
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 Cesar E. Chavez National Monument:
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> | 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. |
<3> | 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 Cesar E. Chavez National Monument. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2242, Longitude: -118.5588 |
<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> | 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. |
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