Welcome to Riverkern ...
Riverkern is located in Kern County<1>.
Riverkern is 2,790 feet [850 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Riverkern is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Riverkern lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Riverkern ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverkern.
- Wofford Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alta Sierra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Sierra is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Shirley Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley Meadows is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Meadows
- Isabella ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Isabella is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Mountain Mesa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Panorama Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Panorama Heights is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
- Poso Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poso Park is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poso Park
- Roads End ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roads End is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads End
- Former name for Roads End:
- Pascoe's Pack Station
- Roads End has also been known as:
- Roads End Resort
- Sugarloaf Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sugarloaf Village is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Village
- Bella Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bella Vista is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
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 Riverkern. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverkern.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverkern. 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 Riverkern.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverkern. See our Newspapers Page for Riverkern.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverkern ...
Looking for more information about Riverkern? 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 Riverkern, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverkern.
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 Riverkern - 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. |