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Nearest Communities to Oildale,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Oildale 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 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oildale. 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 Oildale (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 Oildale

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

  • Kern County   (where Oildale 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 Oildale (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oildale   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oildale.
      • Seguro
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Seguro is located in Kern County
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      • Maltha
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Maltha is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltha
      • Oil Junction
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Oil City
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Oil City is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • East Bakersfield
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kern
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Kern is located in Kern County
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      • Landco
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Landco is located in Kern County
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      • Saco
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Saco is located in Kern County
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      • Bakersfield
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Fruitvale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Fruitvale is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
      • Jastro
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jastro is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jastro
      • Kayandee
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (111 more) ...
        • Greenacres
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Quailwood
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Quailwood is located in Kern County
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        • Prospero
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Prospero is located in Kern County
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        • Algoso
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Algoso is located in Kern County
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        • Magunden
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Magunden is located in Kern County
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        • Rosedale ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Venola
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Wible Orchard
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Wible Orchard is located in Kern County
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        • Lonsmith
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Lonsmith is located in Kern County
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        • Lerdo
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Lerdo is located in Kern County
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        • Mayfair
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Mayfair is located in Kern County
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        • Gosford
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Una
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Una is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
        • Edison
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Joyful ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cawelo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Dow
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Dow is located in Kern County
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        • Minter Village
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Minter Village is located in Kern County
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        • Greenfield
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Greenfield is located in Kern County
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        • Panama
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Panama is located in Kern County
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        • Pumpkin Center
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Fuller Acres
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Harpertown
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Harpertown is located in Kern County
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        • Crome
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Hights Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Hights Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Bannister
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Bannister is located in Kern County
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        • Old River
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Old River is located in Kern County
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        • Halfway House
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Halfway House is located in Kern County
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        • Alameda
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Lamont
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Stevens
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Stevens is located in Kern County
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        • Strand ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Strand is located in Kern County
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        • Slater
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Slater is located in Kern County
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        • Patch
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Patch is located in Kern County
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        • Weedpatch
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Calders Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Calders Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Cherokee Strip
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Cherokee Strip is located in Kern County
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        • Di Giorgio
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Di Giorgio is located in Kern County
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        • Ribier
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ribier is located in Kern County
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        • Treves ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Treves is located in Kern County
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        • Mexican Colony
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
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        • Rock Springs ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Rock Springs is located in Kern County
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        • Rio Bravo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Rio Bravo is located in Kern County
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        • Shafter
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Smith Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Smith Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Thomas Lane
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Thomas Lane is located in Kern County
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        • Famoso
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Myricks Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Myricks Corner is located in Kern County
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        • North Shafter
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • North Shafter is located in Kern County
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        • Mitchells Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Bena
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Bena is located in Kern County
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        • Conner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Conner is located in Kern County
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        • Edmundson Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Edmundson Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Calico
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Calico is located in Kern County
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        • Arvin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Gulf
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Gulf is located in Kern County
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        • Paloma ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Paloma is located in Kern County
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        • Ilmon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Ilmon is located in Kern County
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        • Hollis
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Hollis is located in Kern County
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        • Palmo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Palmo is located in Kern County
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        • Kern Lake
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Kern Lake is located in Kern County
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        • El Tejon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • El Tejon is located in Kern County
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        • Vaccaro ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Vaccaro is located in Kern County
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        • Millux
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Millux is located in Kern County
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        • Levee ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Levee is located in Kern County
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        • Tupman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • McFarland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Wasco
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Zentner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Zentner is located in Kern County
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        • Bowerbank
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Bowerbank is located in Kern County
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        • Woody
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Neufeld
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Neufeld is located in Kern County
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        • Lakeview
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Lakeview is located in Kern County
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        • Meridian
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Meridian is located in Kern County
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        • Caliente
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jasmin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Jasmin is located in Kern County
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        • Vinland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Leonards ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Leonards is located in Kern County
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        • Elmo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Elmo is located in Kern County
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        • Mettler
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Bealville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Dustin Acres
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
        • Kyan ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Kyan is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyan
        • Kilowatt
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Kilowatt is located in Kern County
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        • Fig Orchard
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Fig Orchard is located in Kern County
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        • Quality
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Quality is located in Kern County
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        • Lackey Place
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lackey Place is located in Kern County
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        • Petro ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Petro is located in Kern County
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        • Buttonwillow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Petersburg ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pond
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Pond is located in Kern County
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        • Valley Acres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Glennville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lavers Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Lavers Crossing is located in Kern County
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        • Pettit Place
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Pettit Place is located in Kern County
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        • Delano
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Rowen
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Rowen is located in Kern County
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        • San Emidio ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tulare County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oildale) 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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