Welcome to Halfway House ...
Halfway House is located in Kern County<1>.
Halfway House is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Halfway House lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Halfway House ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Halfway House - they are located in Massachusetts, Nevada (2), Newfoundland and Labrador and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Halfway House.
Communities near Halfway House ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Halfway House.
- Bakersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shafter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McFarland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Kern County
- Oil Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
- Oil Junction is located in Kern County
- Oildale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oildale
- Oildale is located in Kern County
- Cawelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawelo
- Cawelo is located in Kern County
- Minter Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- East Bakersfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
- East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
- Former names for East Bakersfield:
- Kern City
- Sumner
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 Halfway House. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Halfway House.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Halfway House. 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 Halfway House.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Halfway House. See our Newspapers Page for Halfway House.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Halfway House ...
Looking for more information about Halfway House? 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 Halfway House, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Halfway House.
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 Halfway House - 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. |