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Nearest Communities to Harpertown,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.<1>

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


Harpertown 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 123 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Harpertown.

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 Harpertown (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 Harpertown

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

  • Kern County   (where Harpertown resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Kern County, we have limited the list to those within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Harpertown (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harpertown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harpertown.
      • Fuller Acres
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Fuller Acres is also located in Kern County
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      • Mayfair
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Mayfair is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
      • Lamont
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lonsmith
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Lonsmith is also located in Kern County
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      • Weedpatch
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Weedpatch is also located in Kern County
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      • Patch
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Patch is also located in Kern County
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      • Ribier
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ribier is also located in Kern County
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      • Algoso
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Algoso is also located in Kern County
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      • Magunden
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Magunden is also located in Kern County
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      • Edison
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Di Giorgio
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Di Giorgio is also located in Kern County
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      • Greenfield
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Greenfield is also located in Kern County
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        • Kayandee
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Kayandee is also located in Kern County
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        • Alameda
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Alameda is also located in Kern County
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        • Wible Orchard
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Wible Orchard is also located in Kern County
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        • East Bakersfield
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • East Bakersfield is also located in Kern County
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          • Former names for East Bakersfield:
          • Kern City
          • Sumner
        • Kern
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Kern is also located in Kern County
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        • Mitchells Corner
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Mitchells Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Pumpkin Center
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Pumpkin Center is also located in Kern County
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        • Treves ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Treves was located in Kern County
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        • Bakersfield
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Edmundson Acres
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Edmundson Acres is also located in Kern County
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        • Panama
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Panama is also located in Kern County
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        • Venola
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Venola is also located in Kern County
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        • Arvin
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Arvin is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
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        • Oil City
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Oil City is also located in Kern County
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        • Landco
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Landco is also located in Kern County
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        • Maltha
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Maltha is also located in Kern County
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        • Quailwood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Quailwood is also located in Kern County
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        • Vaccaro ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Vaccaro was located in Kern County
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        • Gosford
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Gosford is also located in Kern County
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        • Bena
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Bena is also located in Kern County
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        • Fruitvale
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fruitvale is also located in Kern County
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        • Jastro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Jastro is also located in Kern County
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        • Oildale
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Oildale is also located in Kern County
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        • Seguro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Seguro is also located in Kern County
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        • Bannister
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Bannister is also located in Kern County
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        • Joyful ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Joyful was located in Kern County
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          • Joyful has also been known as:
          • Joyfull
        • Old River
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Old River is also located in Kern County
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        • El Tejon
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • El Tejon is also located in Kern County
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        • Greenacres
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Oil Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Oil Junction is also located in Kern County
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        • Ilmon
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Ilmon is also located in Kern County
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        • Meridian
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Meridian is also located in Kern County
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        • Rock Springs ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Rock Springs was located in Kern County
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        • Rosedale ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Rosedale was located in Kern County
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        • Conner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Conner is also located in Kern County
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        • Kern Lake
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Kern Lake is also located in Kern County
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        • Saco
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Saco is also located in Kern County
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        • Gulf
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Gulf is also located in Kern County
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        • Paloma ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Paloma was located in Kern County
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        • Stevens
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Stevens is also located in Kern County
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        • Bealville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Bealville is also located in Kern County
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        • Caliente
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Prospero
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Prospero is also located in Kern County
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        • Una
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Una is also located in Kern County
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        • Mettler
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Lakeview
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Lakeview is also located in Kern County
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        • Millux
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Millux is also located in Kern County
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        • Strand ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Strand was located in Kern County
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        • Crome
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Crome is also located in Kern County
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        • Hights Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Hights Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Lerdo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Lerdo is also located in Kern County
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        • Fig Orchard
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Fig Orchard is also located in Kern County
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        • Rowen
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Rowen is also located in Kern County
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        • Cawelo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cawelo is also located in Kern County
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        • Wheeler Ridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Bear Valley Springs
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Levee ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Levee was located in Kern County
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        • Calders Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Calders Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Keene
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Halfway House
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Halfway House is also located in Kern County
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        • Dow
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Dow is also located in Kern County
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        • Minter Village
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Minter Village is also located in Kern County
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        • El Rita
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • El Rita is also located in Kern County
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        • Woodford
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Woodford is also located in Kern County
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        • San Emigdio
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • San Emigdio is also located in Kern County
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        • Rio Bravo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Rio Bravo is also located in Kern County
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        • Walong
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Walong is also located in Kern County
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        • Cherokee Strip
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Cherokee Strip is also located in Kern County
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        • Mexican Colony
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Mexican Colony is also located in Kern County
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        • Stallion Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Stallion Springs is also located in Kern County
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        • Kyan ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Kyan was located in Kern County
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        • Girard ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Girard was located in Kern County
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        • Slater
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Slater is also located in Kern County
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        • Smith Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Smith Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Marcel
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Marcel is also located in Kern County
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        • Shafter
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Thomas Lane
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Thomas Lane is also located in Kern County
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        • Grapevine
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Grapevine is also located in Kern County
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        • Tupman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Myricks Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Myricks Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • North Shafter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • North Shafter is also located in Kern County
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        • San Emidio ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • San Emidio was located in Kern County
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        • Cable
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Cable is also located in Kern County
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        • Millersville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Millersville is also located in Kern County
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        • Famoso
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Famoso is also located in Kern County
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        • Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Golden Hills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Golden Hills is also located in Kern County
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        • Old Town
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Old Town is also located in Kern County
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        • Dustin Acres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Dustin Acres is also located in Kern County
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        • Loraine
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Loraine is also located in Kern County
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        • Sand Canyon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Sand Canyon is also located in Kern County
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        • Havilah
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Havilah is also located in Kern County
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        • Petersburg ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Petersburg was located in Kern County
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          • Petersburg has also been known as:
          • Greenhorn
        • Castac
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Castac is also located in Kern County
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        • Valley Acres
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Valley Acres is also located in Kern County
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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- Harpertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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