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Welcome to Di Giorgio ...

Di Giorgio is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Di Giorgio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1944.

Di Giorgio is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Di Giorgio lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Di Giorgio ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Di Giorgio.

  • Bakersfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arvin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fuller Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Acres
  • Edison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alameda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Alameda is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Kayandee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kayandee is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
  • Pumpkin Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • East Bakersfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
    • Former names for East Bakersfield:
    • Kern City
    • Sumner
  • Bealville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bealville is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealville
  • Caliente
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Di Giorgio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Di Giorgio.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Di Giorgio. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Di Giorgio.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Di Giorgio. See our Newspapers Page for Di Giorgio.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Di Giorgio ...

Looking for more information about Di Giorgio? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Di Giorgio, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Di Giorgio.

Adding Di Giorgio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Di Giorgio in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Di Giorgio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Di Giorgio post office opened in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Di Giorgio.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Di Giorgio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/