Welcome to Palmo ...

Palmo is located in Kern County<1>.

Palmo is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Palmo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Palmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Palmo - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Palmo ...

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

• Delano
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Delano is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delano <3>
• Shafter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shafter is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafter <3>
• McFarland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McFarland is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McFarland <3>
• Famoso
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Famoso is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famoso
• Cawelo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cawelo is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawelo
• Minter Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Minter Village is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
• Semitropic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Semitropic is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semitropic
• Crome
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crome is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crome
• Vinland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinland is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
• Buttonwillow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buttonwillow is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwillow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buttonwillow <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmo ...

Looking for more information about Palmo? 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 Palmo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palmo.

Adding Palmo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmo 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 (so far) for Palmo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmo.