Welcome to Gulf ...

Gulf is located in Kern County<1>.

Gulf is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gulf ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gulf - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gulf.

Communities near Gulf ...

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

• Bakersfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <3>
• Arvin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Arvin is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <3>
• Taft
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Taft is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
• Maricopa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Maricopa is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maricopa <3>
• Joyful ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Joyful is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyful
  • Joyful has also been known as:
  • Joyfull
• Alameda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alameda is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
• Gosford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gosford is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
• Pumpkin Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• San Emidio ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • San Emidio is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Emidio
• Venola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Venola is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venola

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 Gulf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gulf.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gulf. 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 Gulf.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulf ...

Looking for more information about Gulf? 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 Gulf, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gulf.

Adding Gulf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gulf 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 Gulf was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulf.