Welcome to Ricardo ...

Ricardo is located in Kern County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ricardo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Ricardo is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ricardo is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Ricardo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ricardo - they are located in New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Ricardo ...

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

• California City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California City
  • California City is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California City <3>
• Cantil
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantil
  • Cantil is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantil <3>
• Saltdale ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saltdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltdale
  • Saltdale is located in Kern County
• Garlock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlock
  • Garlock is located in Kern County
• Armistead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
  • Armistead is located in Kern County
• Sageland ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sageland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageland
  • Sageland is located in Kern County
• Freeman ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in Kern County
• Randsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randsburg
  • Randsburg is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randsburg <3>
• Claraville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claraville
  • Claraville is located in Kern County
• Johannesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
  • Johannesburg is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ricardo ...

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

Adding Ricardo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ricardo 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 Ricardo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Ricardo post office opened in 1898.

We also found Ricardo in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ricardo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ricardo. 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/