Nearest Communities to Kern Lake,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Kern Lake, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Kern Lake:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Kern Lake.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Kern Lake 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 122 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Kern Lake. Of these communities, 5 are located in counties other than Kern County.
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 Kern Lake (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 Kern Lake
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Kern County (where Kern Lake 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 Kern Lake (about 100 communities).
- County Website: https://www.kerncounty.com/
- County Seat for Kern: Bakersfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Kern Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Kern Lake.
- Conner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conner is located in Kern County
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- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Kern County
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- Gulf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Kern County
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- Paloma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paloma is located in Kern County
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- Alameda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alameda is located in Kern County
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- Mettler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millux is located in Kern County
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- Bannister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bannister is located in Kern County
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- Old River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old River is located in Kern County
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- Panama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panama is located in Kern County
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- Meridian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meridian is located in Kern County
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- Pumpkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
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- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Kern County
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- San Emigdio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- San Emigdio is located in Kern County
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- Levee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Levee is located in Kern County
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- Kyan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kyan is located in Kern County
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- Gosford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gosford is located in Kern County
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- Joyful ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Joyful is located in Kern County
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- Joyful has also been known as:
- Joyfull
- Venola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Venola is located in Kern County
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- Weedpatch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weedpatch is located in Kern County
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- Wheeler Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wible Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wible Orchard is located in Kern County
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- Lamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patch is located in Kern County
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- Harpertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harpertown is located in Kern County
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- Ribier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ribier is located in Kern County
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- Stevens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens is located in Kern County
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- San Emidio ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- San Emidio is located in Kern County
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- Arvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bakersfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Quailwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Quailwood is located in Kern County
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- Di Giorgio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Di Giorgio is located in Kern County
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- Fuller Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
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- Mitchells Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
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- Vaccaro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vaccaro is located in Kern County
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- Kayandee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kayandee is located in Kern County
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- Edmundson Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edmundson Acres is located in Kern County
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- Grapevine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Kern County
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- Fruitvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale is located in Kern County
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- Greenacres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jastro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jastro is located in Kern County
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- Landco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Landco is located in Kern County
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- Lonsmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lonsmith is located in Kern County
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- Mayfair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfair is located in Kern County
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- Strand ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strand is located in Kern County
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- Pentland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pentland is located in Kern County
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- East Bakersfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
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- Former names for East Bakersfield:
- Kern City
- Sumner
- Kern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kern is located in Kern County
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- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Kern County
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- Algoso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Algoso is located in Kern County
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- Magunden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magunden is located in Kern County
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- Edison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dustin Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
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- Hazelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Kern County
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- Maltha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maltha is located in Kern County
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- Oil Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oil Junction is located in Kern County
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- Oildale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oildale is located in Kern County
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- Seguro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seguro is located in Kern County
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- Calders Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calders Corner is located in Kern County
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- Tupman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maricopa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valley Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valley Acres is located in Kern County
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- Oil City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Kern County
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- Una
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Una is located in Kern County
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- Treves ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Treves is located in Kern County
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- Pine Mountain Club
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Castac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Castac is located in Kern County
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- Crome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crome is located in Kern County
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- Saco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saco is located in Kern County
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- Rio Bravo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Bravo is located in Kern County
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- Pinon Pines Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pinon Pines Estates is located in Kern County
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- Old Fort Tejon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Fort Tejon is located in Kern County
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- Ford City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Kern County
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- South Taft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Taft is located in Kern County
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- Taft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hights Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hights Corner is located in Kern County
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- Bena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bena is located in Kern County
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- El Tejon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- El Tejon is located in Kern County
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- Lake of the Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
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- Los Alamos Y Agua Caliente
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spellacy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spellacy is located in Kern County
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- Taft Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Taft Heights is located in Kern County
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- Wallace Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace Center is located in Kern County
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- Prospero
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prospero is located in Kern County
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- Frazier Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lebec
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lerdo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lerdo is located in Kern County
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- Ilmon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ilmon is located in Kern County
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- Cherokee Strip
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Strip is located in Kern County
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- Bear Valley Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stallion Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stallion Springs is located in Kern County
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- Cawelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cawelo is located in Kern County
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- Dow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dow is located in Kern County
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- Minter Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Minter Village is located in Kern County
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- Bowerbank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerbank is located in Kern County
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- Mexican Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
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- Midoil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midoil is located in Kern County
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- Warren ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Kern County
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- Bealville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bealville is located in Kern County
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- Smith Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Corner is located in Kern County
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- Thomas Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Lane is located in Kern County
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- Fellows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caliente
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Kern County
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- Kilowatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilowatt is located in Kern County
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- Shafter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Los Angeles County
- County Website: https://lacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Los Angeles: Los Angeles
- Note: The southwestern boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Kern Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Kern Lake.
- Chandler ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Los Angeles County
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- Gorman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Summit ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Summit is located in Los Angeles County
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- Santa Barbara County
- County Website: https://www.countyofsb.org/
- County Seat for Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara
- Note: The western and southern boundaries of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Kern Lake ...
- Ventucopa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ventucopa is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventucopa
- Ventura County
- County Website: https://venturacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Ventura: Ventura
- Note: The southwestern boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Kern Lake ...
- Stauffer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stauffer is located in Ventura 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kern Lake) 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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