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A visit to the Old Tehachapi 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 Old Tehachapi Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Tehachapi Cemetery (FG ID #2151571)

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 Old Tehachapi Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Tehachapi Cemetery

Lat:   35.1401°   (35° 8' 24")

Lon:   -118.4792°   (-118° 28' 45")

The cemetery is located in Kern County<2>.

As an estimate, the Old Tehachapi Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Tehachapi.

The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old Tehachapi Cemetery .

Establishment of the Old Tehachapi Cemetery ...

The Old Tehachapi Cemetery was established in 1858.

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 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 Old Tehachapi Cemetery:

  • 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 Old Tehachapi 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 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Tehachapi Cemetery.

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

    • Old Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Kern County
    • Golden Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
      • Golden Hills is located in Kern County
    • Tehachapi
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Summit
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Kern County
    • Girard ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Kern County
    • Keene
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear Valley Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stallion Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Springs
      • Stallion Springs is located in Kern County
    • Bealville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bealville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealville
      • Bealville is located in Kern County
    • Caliente
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mojave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Piute ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piute have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piute
        • Piute is located in Kern County
      • Reefer City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reefer City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Town
        • Gold Town is located in Kern County
      • Arvin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Actis
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis
        • Actis is located in Kern County
        • Former names for Actis:
        • Gloster
        • Highberg
        • Rummington
      • Actis Gardens ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis Gardens
        • Actis Gardens is located in Kern County
      • Claraville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
        • Claraville 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 Old Tehachapi Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kern County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Tehachapi Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Arvin
      • Arvin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Tehachapi Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arvin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
    • Caliente
    • Girard - Historic
      • Girard lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Tehachapi Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Girard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Havilah
    • Lamont
      • Lamont lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Tehachapi Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lamont.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Mojave
      • Mojave lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Tehachapi Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mojave.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave
    • Rosamond
    • Tehachapi

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Old Tehachapi Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Tehachapi Public Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fickert Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • James Foley Gravesite
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Sand Canyon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tejon Indian Settlement Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakersfield National Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rankin Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • East Kern Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The East Kern Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Kern Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mojave.
      • The East Kern Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mojave Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Kern Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990430 <1>
    • Williams Gravesite
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Islamic Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • South Kern Cemetery District
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the South Kern Cemetery District
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #656699 <1>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Old Havilah Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Old Havilah Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982323 <1>
      • Sageland Cemetery
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillcrest Memorial Park
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Josie Bishop Gravesite
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Ft. Tejon Military Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • 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<8> the communities of Lebec and Grapevine.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Lebec.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Tejon Military Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182415 <1>

    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 Old Tehachapi 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Tehachapi Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1401, Longitude: -118.4792    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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.
    <8>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.




 

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