Welcome to Petro ...
So far, we found very little information about Petro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Petro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Petro, please Contact Us.
Petro would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Petro is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Petro was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Petro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Petro.
- Delano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Delano is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delano <4>
- Wasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
- Wasco is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <4>
- Shafter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
- Shafter is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafter <4>
- McFarland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
- McFarland is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McFarland <4>
- Vinland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Famoso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famoso
- Famoso is located in Kern County
- Semitropic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semitropic
- Semitropic is located in Kern County
- Allensworth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensworth
- Allensworth is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allensworth <4>
- Earlimart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlimart
- Earlimart is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlimart <4>
- Richgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richgrove
- Richgrove is located in Tulare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richgrove <4>
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 Petro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Petro. 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 Petro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Petro. See our Newspapers Page for Petro.
Adding Petro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Petro 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 for Petro was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Petro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Petro, 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 Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |