Welcome to Harpertown ...

Harpertown is located in Kern County<1>.

Harpertown is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Harpertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harpertown - they are located in Georgia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Harpertown ...

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

• Bakersfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <3>
• Arvin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Edison
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <3>
• Alameda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Kern County
• Kayandee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
  • Kayandee is located in Kern County
• East Bakersfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
  • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Former names for East Bakersfield:
  • Kern City
  • Sumner
• Pumpkin Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
• Venola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venola
  • Venola is located in Kern County
• Gosford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
  • Gosford is located in Kern County
• Oil City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harpertown ...

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

Adding Harpertown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harpertown.