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A visit to the East Kern 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 East Kern Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The East Kern Cemetery (FG ID #1990430)

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 East Kern Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Kern Cemetery

Lat:   35.0553°   (35° 3' 19")

Lon:   -118.1694°   (-118° 10' 9")

The cemetery is located in Kern County<2>.

As an estimate, the East Kern Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mojave.

The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the East Kern Cemetery .

Name Variations for East Kern 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.

East Kern Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mojave 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.

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 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 East Kern Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Kern County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the East Kern Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the East Kern Cemetery.

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

    • Mojave
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Reefer City ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reefer City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reefer City
      • Reefer City is located in Kern County
    • Gold Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Town
      • Gold Town is located in Kern County
    • Actis Gardens ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis Gardens
      • Actis Gardens is located in Kern County
    • Actis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis
      • Actis is located in Kern County
      • Former names for Actis:
      • Gloster
      • Highberg
      • Rummington
    • California City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosamond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Kern County
    • Edwards
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tehachapi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Golden Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
      • Golden Hills is located in Kern County
    • North Edwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edwards
      • North Edwards is located in Kern County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Old Town
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
        • Old Town is located in Kern County
      • Cantil
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Antelope Acres
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Acres
        • Antelope Acres is located in Los Angeles County
      • Girard ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • 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.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
        • Girard is located in Kern County
      • Woodford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
        • Woodford is located in Kern County

    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 East Kern 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 East Kern Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the East Kern Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Sand Canyon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • James Foley Gravesite
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<6>
      • 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]<3> to the east of Mojave.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Foley Gravesite
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188029 <1>
    • Tehachapi Public Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Tehachapi Public Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137484 <1>
    • California City Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tehachapi Westside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Tehachapi Westside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2137488 <1>
    • Islamic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Islamic Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Islamic Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Rosamond.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Islamic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2489075 <1>
    • Old Tehachapi Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Josie Bishop Gravesite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Josie Bishop Gravesite is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Josie Bishop Gravesite is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south of Mojave.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Josie Bishop Gravesite
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242930 <1>
    • Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Joshua Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fickert Family Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sageland Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rankin Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

    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 East Kern Cemetery:

    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 obstructions 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 East Kern Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0553, Longitude: -118.1694    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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