Welcome to Oildale ...
Oildale is located in Kern County<1>.
Oildale was established in 1909.
Oildale is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oildale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Oildale: 661
Communities near Oildale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oildale.
- Bakersfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shafter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Greenacres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kayandee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosedale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Oildale to Rosedale
- Venola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gosford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joyful ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joyful. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyful
- Joyful is located in Kern County
- Joyful has also been known as:
- Joyfull
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Joyful
- From Oildale to Joyful
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 Oildale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oildale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oildale. 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 Oildale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oildale. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oildale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oildale ...
Looking for more information about Oildale? 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 Oildale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oildale.
Adding Oildale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oildale 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 Oildale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Oildale post office opened in 1916. The Oildale post office closed in 1954.
We also found Oildale
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oildale.
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 Oildale - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |