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Nearest Communities to Garlock,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Garlock, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Garlock:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Garlock.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Garlock is located in Kern County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kern County: Inyo, Kings, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare & Ventura.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Garlock. Of these communities, 12 are located in counties other than Kern County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Garlock (which is Kern County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Garlock

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Kern County   (where Garlock resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.kern.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garlock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garlock.
      • Old Garlock
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Garlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Garlock
        • Old Garlock is located in Kern County
      • Goler Heights
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goler Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goler Heights
        • Goler Heights is located in Kern County
      • Rand
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand
        • Rand is located in Kern County
      • Ceneda
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceneda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceneda
        • Ceneda is located in Kern County
      • Saltdale ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saltdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltdale
        • Saltdale is located in Kern County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Saltdale
        • From Garlock to Saltdale
      • Randsburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Johannesburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Teagle ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teagle
        • Teagle is located in Kern County
      • Gypsite
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsite
        • Gypsite is located in Kern County
      • Searles
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
        • Searles is located in Kern County
      • Redrock ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
        • Redrock is located in Kern County
      • Terese ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terese
        • Terese is located in Kern County
      • Continue List   (36 more) ...
        • Harts Place
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Place
          • Harts Place is located in Kern County
        • Cantil
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ricardo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricardo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricardo
          • Ricardo is located in Kern County
        • Armistead
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Little Dixie ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
          • Little Dixie is located in Kern County
        • Rancho Seco
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Seco
          • Rancho Seco is located in Kern County
        • Freeman ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • China Lake Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Lake Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
          • China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
        • Inyokern
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Ridgecrest
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Cinco
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco
          • Cinco is located in Kern County
        • China Lake
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Indian Wells
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
          • Indian Wells is located in Kern County
        • Neuralia ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neuralia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuralia
          • Neuralia is located in Kern County
        • Bradys
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys
          • Bradys is located in Kern County
        • Leliter ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leliter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliter
          • Leliter is located in Kern County
        • Aerial Acres
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aerial Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial Acres
          • Aerial Acres is located in Kern County
        • California City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Trescape ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trescape have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trescape
          • Trescape is located in Kern County
        • Sageland ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sageland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageland
          • Sageland is located in Kern County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Sageland
          • From Garlock to Sageland
        • Brown ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
          • Brown is located in Kern County
        • Baker
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
          • Baker is located in Kern County
        • West Baker ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baker
          • West Baker is located in Kern County
        • North Edwards
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Canebrake ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canebrake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canebrake
          • Canebrake is located in Kern County
        • North Muroc ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Muroc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Muroc
          • North Muroc is located in Kern County
        • Silt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silt
          • Silt is located in Kern County
        • Boron
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Desert Lake
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Lake
          • Desert Lake is located in Kern County
        • Cambio ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambio
          • Cambio is located in Kern County
        • Rich
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
          • Rich is located in Kern County
        • Solon ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
          • Solon is located in Kern County
        • Bissell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bissell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
          • Bissell is located in Kern County
        • Fram ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fram
          • Fram is located in Kern County
        • Claraville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Shady Rest ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
          • Shady Rest is located in Kern County
  • Inyo County
  • San Bernardino County
    • County Website:   www.sbcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for San Bernardino:   San Bernardino
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garlock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garlock.
      • Red Mountain
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Atolia ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atolia
        • Atolia is located in San Bernardino County
      • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
        • Saint Elmo is located in San Bernardino County
      • Fremont
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
        • Fremont is located in San Bernardino County
      • Spangler ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spangler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
        • Spangler is located in San Bernardino County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Spangler
        • From Garlock to Spangler
      • Skytop
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skytop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skytop
        • Skytop is located in San Bernardino County
      • Pinnacle ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
        • Pinnacle is located in San Bernardino County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Pinnacle
        • From Garlock to Pinnacle
      • South Trona
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Trona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Trona
        • South Trona is located in San Bernardino County
      • Westend
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kramer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
        • Kramer is located in San Bernardino County

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Garlock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garlock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4025, Longitude: -117.7904       In this case, the coordinates for Garlock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>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.
<4>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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