List of Neighboring Cemeteries ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Desert Lake (within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1>). The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are located in Kern County.
- California City Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the California City Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the California City Memorial Park is located outside and to the east of California City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988534 <2>
- East Kern Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Kern Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990430 <2>
- Garlock - Goler Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garlock - Goler Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Garlock - Goler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garlock - Goler Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Garlock
- The Garlock - Goler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benson Canyon Cemetery
- Goler Cemetery
- Goler Mine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2432257 <2>
- Kramer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kramer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8096 <2>
- Rand District Community Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rand District Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rand District Community Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Johannesburg
- The Rand District Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johannesburg Cemetery
- Rand District Cemetery
- Randsburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685739 <2>
- Roger McGavin Gravesite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roger McGavin Gravesite
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Roger McGavin Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386701 <2>
- United Islamic Youth Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Islamic Youth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Islamic Youth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
In Closing ...
If you know of any cemeteries that we are missing in the area of Desert Lake, can you supply us with the name of the cemetery, its GPS location, whether the cemetery is still in use or if it is historic (ie- defunct, abandoned, etc.). If it applies, we would also like to learn of any past or alternate names that the cemetery has been known by.
If you don't know the GPS location (ie- the latitude/longitude) of a cemetery, please use our Map Page for Desert Lake to determine the cemetery's position (the instructions for finding the latitude/longitude can be found below the map).
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Desert Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Desert Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Looking for information about genealogy? We recommend a visit to these websites when searching in and around the area of Desert Lake and Kern County:
Links at Cyndi's List:
for Kern County
Links at Family Search:
for Kern County
Links at Genealogy Trails:
for Kern County
We have a longer, more detailed list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Desert Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Desert Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Desert Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0025, Longitude: -117.6989 In this case, the coordinates for Desert Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |