Welcome to Famoso ...
Famoso is located in Kern County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Famoso, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Famoso is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Famoso lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Famoso: 661
Communities near Famoso ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Famoso.
- Bakersfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shafter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minter Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
- Minter Village is located in Kern County
- Cawelo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vinland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
- Vinland is located in Kern County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vinland
- From Famoso to Vinland
- Crome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Famoso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Famoso.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Famoso. 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 Famoso.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Famoso. See our Newspapers Page for Famoso.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Famoso ...
Looking for more information about Famoso? 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 Famoso, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Famoso.
Adding Famoso to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Famoso 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 for Famoso was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Famoso post office opened in 1895.
We also found Famoso mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Famoso.
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 Famoso - 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> | 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |