Welcome to Oil Junction ...
Oil Junction is located in Kern County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Oil Junction: Oil Jct. (or less commonly used: Oil Jctn.)
Oil Junction is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oil Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Oil Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oil Junction.
- Bakersfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wasco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shafter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenacres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale is located in Kern County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rosedale
- From Oil Junction to Rosedale
- East Bakersfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Kern County
- Kayandee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gosford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Oil Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oil Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oil Junction. 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 Oil Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oil Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Oil Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oil Junction ...
Looking for more information about Oil Junction? 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 Oil Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oil Junction.
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 Oil Junction - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |