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Nearest Communities to Missouri Triangle,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Missouri Triangle.<1>

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


Missouri Triangle 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 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Missouri Triangle. Of these communities, 6 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 Missouri Triangle (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 Missouri Triangle

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

  • Kern County   (where Missouri Triangle resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missouri Triangle   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missouri Triangle.
      • Spicer City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Spicer City is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer City
      • Lokern
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Lokern is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lokern
      • Olig ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Olig was located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olig
      • Reward ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Reward was located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
      • North Belridge
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • North Belridge is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belridge
      • McKittrick
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Asphalto ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Asphalto was located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asphalto
      • Buttonwillow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lost Hills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Kilowatt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Kilowatt is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilowatt
      • Derby Acres
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Derby Acres is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Acres
      • Semitropic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Semitropic is also located in Kern County
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        • Blackwells Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Blackwells Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Bowerbank
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Bowerbank is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
        • Leonards ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Leonards was located in Kern County
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        • Fellows
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Warren ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Warren was located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Palmo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Palmo is also located in Kern County
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        • Midoil
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Midoil is also located in Kern County
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        • Tupman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rio Bravo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Rio Bravo is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Bravo
        • Wasco
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Wasco is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,734 people
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        • Dustin Acres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Dustin Acres is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
        • Valley Acres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Valley Acres is also located in Kern County
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        • Wallace Center
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Wallace Center is also located in Kern County
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        • Summers ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Summers was located in Kern County
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        • Mexican Colony
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Mexican Colony is also located in Kern County
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        • Myricks Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Myricks Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • North Shafter
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • North Shafter is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shafter
        • Shafter
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Smith Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Smith Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Thomas Lane
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Thomas Lane is also located in Kern County
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        • Neufeld
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Neufeld is also located in Kern County
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        • Packwood ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Packwood was located in Kern County
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        • Ford City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Ford City is also located in Kern County
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        • Calders Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Calders Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Cherokee Strip
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Cherokee Strip is also located in Kern County
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        • South Taft
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • South Taft is also located in Kern County
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        • Taft Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Taft Heights is also located in Kern County
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        • Taft
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Taft is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,488 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
        • Spellacy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Spellacy is also located in Kern County
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        • Elmo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Elmo is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
        • Petro ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Petro was located in Kern County
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        • Crome
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Crome is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crome
        • Hights Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Hights Corner is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hights Corner
        • Strand ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Strand was located in Kern County
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        • Pond
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Pond is also located in Kern County
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        • Kecks Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Kecks Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Minter Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Minter Village is also located in Kern County
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        • Slater
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Slater is also located in Kern County
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        • Una
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Una is also located in Kern County
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        • Cawelo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Cawelo is also located in Kern County
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        • Dow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Dow is also located in Kern County
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        • Stevens
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Stevens is also located in Kern County
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        • Famoso
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Famoso is also located in Kern County
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        • Kernell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Kernell is also located in Kern County
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        • Lerdo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Lerdo is also located in Kern County
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        • Calico
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Calico is also located in Kern County
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        • McFarland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Maricopa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Luis Obispo County
    • County Website:   https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for San Luis Obispo:   San Luis Obispo
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missouri Triangle   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missouri Triangle.
      • Wolforts ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Wolforts was located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolforts
      • Simmler
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Simmler is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmler
      • California Valley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • California Valley is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Valley
      • Todd Place
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Todd Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Place
      • Martinez Place
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Martinez Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez Place
      • La Panza ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • La Panza was located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Panza

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Missouri Triangle) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.