Welcome to Girard ...
So far, we found very little information about Girard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Girard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Girard, please Contact Us.
Girard would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Girard, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Girard, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Time Zone: The area where Girard was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Girard ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Girard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Girard.
Communities near Girard ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Girard.
- Arvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
- Arvin is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <4>
- Tehachapi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehachapi
- Tehachapi is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tehachapi <4>
- Golden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Hills is located in Kern County
- Bear Valley Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Springs
- Bear Valley Springs is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Valley Springs <4>
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Bealville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Caliente
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caliente
- Caliente is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caliente <4>
- Stallion Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallion Springs
- Stallion Springs is located in Kern County
- Piute ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Claraville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
- Claraville is located in Kern County
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 Girard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Girard.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Girard. 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 Girard.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Girard. See our Newspapers Page for Girard.
Adding Girard to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Girard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Girard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Girard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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> | 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. |