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Nearest Communities to Paloma,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Although our information shows that the community of Paloma is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day 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 124 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Paloma. Of these communities, 5 are located in counties other than Kern County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Paloma (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 Paloma

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

  • Kern County   (where Paloma 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 Paloma (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Paloma   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Paloma.
      • Gulf
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Gulf is located in Kern County
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      • Conner
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Conner is located in Kern County
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      • Millux
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Millux is located in Kern County
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      • Levee ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Levee is located in Kern County
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      • Kern Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Kern Lake is located in Kern County
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      • Lakeview
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Lakeview is located in Kern County
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      • Kyan ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Kyan is located in Kern County
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      • Bannister
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Bannister is located in Kern County
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      • Old River
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Old River is located in Kern County
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      • Panama
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Panama is located in Kern County
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      • Joyful ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Joyful is located in Kern County
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        • Joyful has also been known as:
        • Joyfull
      • Stevens
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Stevens is located in Kern County
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      • Continue List   (107 more) ...
        • Pumpkin Center
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
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        • San Emidio ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • San Emidio is located in Kern County
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        • Alameda
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Alameda is located in Kern County
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        • Gosford
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Gosford is located in Kern County
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        • Greenfield
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenfield is located in Kern County
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        • Venola
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Venola is located in Kern County
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        • Strand ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Strand is located in Kern County
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        • Wible Orchard
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Wible Orchard is located in Kern County
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        • Quailwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Quailwood is located in Kern County
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        • Tupman
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Mettler
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • San Emigdio
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • San Emigdio is located in Kern County
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        • Pentland
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Pentland is located in Kern County
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        • Dustin Acres
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Valley Acres
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Valley Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Meridian
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Meridian is located in Kern County
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        • Weedpatch
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Weedpatch is located in Kern County
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        • Greenacres
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jastro
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Jastro is located in Kern County
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        • Bakersfield
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Calders Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Calders Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Fruitvale
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Fruitvale is located in Kern County
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        • Landco
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Landco is located in Kern County
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        • Rosedale ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Rosedale is located in Kern County
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        • Harpertown
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Harpertown is located in Kern County
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        • Kayandee
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Kayandee is located in Kern County
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        • Lamont
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Hazelton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Hazelton is located in Kern County
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        • Maricopa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Patch
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Patch is located in Kern County
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        • Ribier
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Ribier is located in Kern County
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        • Fuller Acres
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Fuller Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Wheeler Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ford City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Ford City is located in Kern County
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        • South Taft
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • South Taft is located in Kern County
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        • Taft
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Una
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Una is located in Kern County
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        • Kern
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Kern is located in Kern County
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        • Lonsmith
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Lonsmith is located in Kern County
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        • Rio Bravo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Rio Bravo is located in Kern County
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        • Spellacy
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Spellacy is located in Kern County
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        • Taft Heights
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Taft Heights is located in Kern County
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        • Wallace Center
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Wallace Center is located in Kern County
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        • Arvin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Di Giorgio
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Di Giorgio is located in Kern County
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        • Mitchells Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Mitchells Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Crome
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Crome is located in Kern County
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        • Hights Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Hights Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Oil Junction
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Oil Junction is located in Kern County
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        • Algoso
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Algoso is located in Kern County
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        • East Bakersfield
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
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          • Former names for East Bakersfield:
          • Kern City
          • Sumner
        • Magunden
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Magunden is located in Kern County
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        • Mayfair
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Mayfair is located in Kern County
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        • Oildale
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Oildale is located in Kern County
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        • Seguro
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Seguro is located in Kern County
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        • Edmundson Acres
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Edmundson Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Vaccaro ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Vaccaro is located in Kern County
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        • Saco
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Saco is located in Kern County
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        • Maltha
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Maltha is located in Kern County
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        • Prospero
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Prospero is located in Kern County
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        • Edison
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Oil City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Oil City is located in Kern County
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        • Bowerbank
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Bowerbank is located in Kern County
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        • Grapevine
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Grapevine is located in Kern County
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        • Midoil
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Midoil is located in Kern County
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        • Warren ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Warren is located in Kern County
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        • Cherokee Strip
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Cherokee Strip is located in Kern County
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        • Lerdo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Lerdo is located in Kern County
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        • Mexican Colony
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
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        • Fellows
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Cawelo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Cawelo is located in Kern County
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        • Dow
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Dow is located in Kern County
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        • Minter Village
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Minter Village is located in Kern County
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        • Smith Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Smith Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Thomas Lane
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Thomas Lane is located in Kern County
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        • Kilowatt
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Kilowatt is located in Kern County
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        • Pine Mountain Club
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Shafter
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Treves ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Treves is located in Kern County
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        • Buttonwillow
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Myricks Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Myricks Corner is located in Kern County
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        • North Shafter
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • North Shafter is located in Kern County
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        • Pinon Pines Estates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Pinon Pines Estates is located in Kern County
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        • Derby Acres
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Derby Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Castac
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Castac is located in Kern County
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        • Old Fort Tejon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Old Fort Tejon is located in Kern County
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        • El Tejon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • El Tejon is located in Kern County
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        • Slater
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Slater is located in Kern County
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        • Bena
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Bena is located in Kern County
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        • Lokern
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Lokern is located in Kern County
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        • Lake of the Woods
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
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        • Asphalto ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Asphalto is located in Kern County
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        • Frazier Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • McKittrick
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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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- Paloma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Paloma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.