Welcome to Patch ...

Patch is located in Kern County<1>.

Patch is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Patch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Patch - they are located in Michigan and New York.

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

Communities near Patch ...

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

• Bakersfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <3>
• Arvin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
  • Arvin is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <3>
• Alameda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
  • Alameda is located in Kern County
• Edison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <3>
• Pumpkin Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
• Kayandee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayandee
  • Kayandee is located in Kern County
• Venola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venola
  • Venola is located in Kern County
• East Bakersfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bakersfield
  • East Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Former names for East Bakersfield:
  • Kern City
  • Sumner
• Gosford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosford
  • Gosford is located in Kern County
• Joyful ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patch ...

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

Adding Patch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Patch 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 Patch was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/