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A visit to the West Side 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 West Side District Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Side District Cemetery (FG ID #807556)

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 West Side District Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Side District Cemetery

Lat:   35.1557°   (35° 9' 20")

Lon:   -119.4363°   (-119° 26' 10")

The West Side District Cemetery is located in Kern County<2>.

The county seat for Kern County is located in Bakersfield. Bakersfield lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the West Side District Cemetery .

Name Variations for West Side 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.

West Side District Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Westside District 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 professional and volunteer 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 West Side District 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 West Side District 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 13 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Side District Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Side District Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Taft
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • South Taft
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Taft
      • South Taft is located in Kern County
    • Ford City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
      • Ford City is located in Kern County
    • Taft Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Heights
      • Taft Heights is located in Kern County
    • Valley Acres
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Acres
      • Valley Acres is located in Kern County
    • Midoil
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midoil
      • Midoil is located in Kern County
    • Dustin Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
      • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
    • Maricopa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fellows
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • San Emidio ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Emidio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Emidio
      • San Emidio is located in Kern County
    • Tupman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Acres
      • Derby Acres is located in Kern County
    • McKittrick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

    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 West Side District Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kern County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Side District Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Buttonwillow
    • Fellows
      • Fellows lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Side District Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fellows.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
    • Joyful - Historic
      • Joyful lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Side District Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joyful.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyful
    • Maricopa
    • McKittrick
    • Rosedale - Historic
    • Taft
      • Taft lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the West Side District Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taft.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the West Side District Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Side District Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Midway Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chinaman Gravesite
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shafter Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • South Kern Cemetery District
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

    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 West Side District Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1839340  (Westside District Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1839340 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Taft
      • County: Kern         Elev: 244
      • Location given for GNIS #1839340 (Westside District Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #807556

    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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Side District Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1557, Longitude: -119.4363    
    <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.




 

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