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A visit to the Pomfret Memorial 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 Pomfret Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pomfret Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #2321474)

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 Pomfret Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   35.6313°   (35° 37' 52")

Lon:   -119.2063°   (-119° 12' 22")

The Pomfret Memorial Cemetery is located in Kern County<2>.

The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery .

Name Variations for Pomfret Memorial 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.

Pomfret Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Pomfret Pioneer Cemetery
  • Old Famosa 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 like to start 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 Pomfret Memorial 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 Pomfret Memorial 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 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery.

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

    • Famoso
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famoso
      • Famoso is located in Kern County
    • McFarland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vinland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
      • Vinland is located in Kern County
    • Wasco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Minter Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
      • Minter Village is located in Kern County
    • Delano
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shafter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cawelo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawelo
      • Cawelo is located in Kern County
    • Richgrove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Crome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crome
      • Crome is located in Kern County
    • Oil Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
      • Oil Junction is located in Kern County
    • Earlimart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Rosedale ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
        • Rosedale is located in Kern County
      • Oildale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oildale
        • Oildale is located in Kern County
      • Semitropic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semitropic
        • Semitropic is located in Kern County
      • Greenacres
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Oil City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
        • Oil City is located in Kern County
      • Allensworth ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ducor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Buttonwillow
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bakersfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Bakersfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
        • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
        • Former names for East Bakersfield:
        • Kern City
        • Sumner
      • Woody
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kayandee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
        • Kayandee 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 Pomfret Memorial 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 Pomfret Memorial Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Allensworth - Historic
    • Bakersfield
    • Buttonwillow
    • Delano
      • Delano lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delano.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
    • Ducor
      • Ducor lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ducor.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducor
    • East Bakersfield
    • Joyful - Historic
      • Joyful lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joyful.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyful
    • McFarland
    • Oildale
    • Pixley
    • Rosedale - Historic
    • Shafter
      • Shafter lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shafter.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
    • Wasco
      • Wasco lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wasco.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Pomfret Memorial Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Delano - McFarland District Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Delano.
      • The Delano - McFarland District Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Kern Cemetery
      • North Kern Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delano - McFarland District Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640421 <1>
    • Wasco Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Wasco Memorial Park is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wasco Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wasco.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wasco Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1238237 <1>
    • Shafter Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Engle Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Engle Family Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Engle Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Woody.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engle Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982050 <1>
    • Allensworth Historical Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenlawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8000 <1>
    • Union Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bakersfield Memorial Cemetery
      • Historic Union Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8414 <1>
    • Weringer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Weringer Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Weringer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woody.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weringer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321476 <1>
    • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located in Kern County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Mtn. Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woody.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7859 <1>
    • Tailholt Boot Hill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tailholt Boot Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Tailholt Boot Hill Cemetery is located in Tulare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tailholt Boot Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312993 <1>
    • White River Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kern County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Glennville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8206 <1>
      • Galley Mtn. Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tipton - Pixley Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • St. Anne's Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Vandalia Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

    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 Pomfret Memorial 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' (or point-to-point) 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 Pomfret Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6313, Longitude: -119.2063    
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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