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Welcome to Pond ...

Pond is located in Kern County<1>.

Pond was established in 1889.

Pond is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pond - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pond ...

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

  • Delano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wasco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shafter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • McFarland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vinland is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
  • Allensworth ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Famoso
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Famoso is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famoso
  • Earlimart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Semitropic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Semitropic is located in Kern County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semitropic
  • Richgrove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pond ...

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

Adding Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pond 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 Pond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pond post office opened in 1912. The Pond post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pond.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/