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A visit to the Delano - McFarland District 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 Delano - McFarland District Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery (FG ID #640421).

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 Delano - McFarland District Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery:

35.7628, -119.2586

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Delano.

The cemetery is located in Kern County<2>.

The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.

Establishment of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery ...

The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery was established in 1869.

Name Variations for Delano - McFarland District Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Delano - McFarland District Cemetery has also been known as:

  • North Kern Cemetery
  • North Kern Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Delano - McFarland District 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Delano - McFarland District 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 Delano - McFarland District Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kern County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allensworth - Historic
  • Delano
    • Delano lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delano.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
  • Ducor
    • Ducor lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ducor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducor
  • McFarland
    • McFarland lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McFarland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
  • Pixley
    • Pixley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pixley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
  • Porterville
  • Shafter
    • Shafter lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shafter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Wasco
    • Wasco lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wasco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco

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 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 Delano - McFarland District Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Kern County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • 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 Delano - McFarland District Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #640421

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #241405  (Delano McFarland District Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #241405 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Kern
      • Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Delano West
      • Location given for Delano McFarland District Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7630093     Lon: -119.2578873
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delano - McFarland District Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.