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Welcome to Palmer ...

So far, we found very little information about Palmer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Palmer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Palmer, please Contact Us.

Palmer would have been located within present day Santa Barbara County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Palmer is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Palmer was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Palmer was located: 805 & 820<4>

Communities Also Named Palmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Palmer - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmer.

Communities near Palmer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palmer.

  • Santa Maria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lompoc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <5>
  • Guadalupe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Solvang
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <5>
  • Buellton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
  • Los Alamos
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orcutt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sisquoc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sisquoc is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisquoc
  • Casmalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Palmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palmer. 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 Palmer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmer. See our Newspapers Page for Palmer.

Adding Palmer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Palmer was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmer.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Palmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Palmer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Palmer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.