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Nearest Communities to Ricardo,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.<1>

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


Ricardo is located in 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 85 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ricardo. Of these communities, 6 are located in counties other than Kern County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ricardo (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 Ricardo

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

  • Kern County   (where Ricardo resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ricardo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ricardo.
      • Redrock ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Redrock is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock
      • Cantil
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Gypsite
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Gypsite is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsite
      • Ceneda
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Ceneda is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceneda
      • Saltdale ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Saltdale is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltdale
      • Rancho Seco
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Rancho Seco is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Seco
      • Little Dixie ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Little Dixie is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
      • Cinco
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Cinco is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco
      • Old Garlock
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Old Garlock is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Garlock
      • Harts Place
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Harts Place is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Place
      • Garlock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Garlock is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock
      • Armistead
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Armistead is located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
      • Continue List   (67 more) ...
        • Neuralia ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Neuralia is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuralia
        • Goler Heights
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Goler Heights is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goler Heights
        • Sageland ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Sageland is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageland
        • Freeman ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Freeman is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
        • Trescape ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Trescape is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trescape
        • Rand
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Rand is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand
        • Terese ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Terese is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terese
        • California City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Randsburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Johannesburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Claraville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Claraville is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
        • Shady Rest ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Shady Rest is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
        • Teagle ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Teagle is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teagle
        • Cambio ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Cambio is located in Kern County
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        • Inmans ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Inmans is located in Kern County
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        • Searles
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Searles is located in Kern County
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        • Indian Wells
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Indian Wells is located in Kern County
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        • Inyokern
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Fram ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Fram is located in Kern County
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        • China Lake Acres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Moreland Mill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Moreland Mill is located in Kern County
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        • Aerial Acres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Aerial Acres is located in Kern County
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        • Bradys
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Bradys is located in Kern County
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        • Chaffee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Chaffee is located in Kern County
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        • Sage ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Sage is located in Kern County
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        • Piute ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Piute is located in Kern County
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        • Leliter ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Leliter is located in Kern County
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        • Ridgecrest
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • La Rose ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • La Rose is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rose
        • Mojave
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Twin Oaks
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Twin Oaks is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
        • Canebrake ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Canebrake is located in Kern County
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        • Onyx
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Weldon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • North Edwards
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • North Edwards is located in Kern County
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        • Cameron
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Cameron is located in Kern County
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        • Burton Mill ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Burton Mill is located in Kern County
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        • Loraine
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Loraine is located in Kern County
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        • Sand Canyon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Sand Canyon is located in Kern County
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        • China Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Bella Vista
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Bella Vista is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
        • Bissell
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Bissell is located in Kern County
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        • Sanborn
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Sanborn is located in Kern County
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        • Eric ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Eric is located in Kern County
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        • Millersville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Millersville is located in Kern County
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        • South Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • South Lake is located in Kern County
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        • Fleta
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Fleta is located in Kern County
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        • Gold Town ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Gold Town is located in Kern County
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        • North Muroc ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • North Muroc is located in Kern County
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        • Manolith
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Manolith is located in Kern County
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        • Monolith
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Monolith is located in Kern County
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        • Reefer City ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Reefer City is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reefer City
        • Brown ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Brown is located in Kern County
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        • West Baker ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • West Baker is located in Kern County
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        • Mountain Mesa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Squirrel Mountain Valley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fluhr ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Fluhr is located in Kern County
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        • Baker
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Baker is located in Kern County
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        • Silt
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Silt is located in Kern County
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        • Sullivan ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Sullivan is located in Kern County
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        • Summit
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Summit is located in Kern County
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        • Actis Gardens ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Actis Gardens is located in Kern County
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        • Actis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Actis is located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis
          • Former names for Actis:
          • Gloster
          • Highberg
          • Rummington
        • Solon ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Solon is located in Kern County
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        • Desert Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Desert Lake is located in Kern County
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        • Cable
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Cable is located in Kern County
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        • Tehachapi
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Inyo County
  • San Bernardino County
  • Tulare County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ricardo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
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