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Welcome to Gypsite ...

Gypsite is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gypsite, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Gypsite is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Gypsite ...

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

  • California City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Garlock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock
    • Garlock is located in Kern County
  • Armistead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
    • Armistead is located in Kern County
  • Randsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Johannesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Mountain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Freeman ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Kern County
  • Sageland ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Inyokern
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • North Edwards
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edwards
    • North Edwards 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 Gypsite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gypsite.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gypsite ...

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

Adding Gypsite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gypsite 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 Gypsite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gypsite post office opened in 1911.

We also found Gypsite in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gypsite.

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 Gypsite - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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