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A visit to the Kern River Valley 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 Kern River Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kern River Valley Cemetery (FG ID #8092).

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 Kern River Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kern River Valley Cemetery:

35.7211, -118.4368

The Kern River Valley Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Wofford Heights and Kernville.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Wofford Heights.

The cemetery is located in Kern County<4>.

The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southwest of the Kern River Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kern River Valley Cemetery.

Name Variations for Kern River Valley 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.

Kern River Valley Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Kernville 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 19 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Kern River Valley Cemetery.<5>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Kern River Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kern River Valley 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 Kern River Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kern County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kern River Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kern River Valley 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 Kern River Valley Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8092

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #271880  (Kern River Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #271880 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: 811 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Isabella North
      • Location given for Kern River Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7216182     Lon: -118.4353628
      • 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Wofford Heights and Kernville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kern River Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.