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Nearest Communities to Saco,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.


Saco 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 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Saco. Of these communities, 8 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 Saco (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 Saco

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

  • Kern County   (where Saco resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Kern County, we have limited the list to those within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of Saco (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saco.
      • Prospero
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Prospero is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospero
      • Oil Junction
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Oil Junction is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Junction
      • Lerdo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lerdo is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdo
      • Fruitvale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Fruitvale is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
      • Greenacres
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jastro
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Jastro is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jastro
      • Landco
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Landco is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landco
      • Oildale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Oildale is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oildale
      • Seguro
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Seguro is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguro
      • Rosedale ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Rosedale was located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Maltha
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Maltha is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maltha
      • Cawelo
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Cawelo is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawelo
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        • Crome
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Crome is also located in Kern County
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        • Una
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Una is also located in Kern County
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        • Dow
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Dow is also located in Kern County
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        • Minter Village
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Minter Village is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village
        • Quailwood
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Quailwood is also located in Kern County
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        • Bakersfield
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hights Corner
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Hights Corner is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hights Corner
        • Oil City
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Oil City is also located in Kern County
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        • East Bakersfield
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • East Bakersfield is also located in Kern County
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          • Former names for East Bakersfield:
          • Kern City
          • Sumner
        • Kern
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Kern is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern
        • Kayandee
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Kayandee is also located in Kern County
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        • Slater
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Slater is also located in Kern County
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        • Gosford
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Gosford is also located in Kern County
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        • Venola
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Venola is also located in Kern County
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        • Wible Orchard
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Wible Orchard is also located in Kern County
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        • Calders Corner
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Calders Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Cherokee Strip
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Cherokee Strip is also located in Kern County
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        • Joyful ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Joyful was located in Kern County
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          • Joyful has also been known as:
          • Joyfull
        • Magunden
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Magunden is also located in Kern County
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        • Stevens
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Stevens is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
        • Strand ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Strand was located in Kern County
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        • Mexican Colony
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Mexican Colony is also located in Kern County
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        • Smith Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Smith Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • North Shafter
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • North Shafter is also located in Kern County
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        • Algoso
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Algoso is also located in Kern County
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        • Lonsmith
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lonsmith is also located in Kern County
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        • Rio Bravo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Rio Bravo is also located in Kern County
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        • Shafter
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Thomas Lane
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Thomas Lane is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Lane
        • Halfway House
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Halfway House is also located in Kern County
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        • Famoso
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Famoso is also located in Kern County
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        • Myricks Corner
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Myricks Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Bannister
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Bannister is also located in Kern County
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        • Old River
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Old River is also located in Kern County
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        • Panama
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Panama is also located in Kern County
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        • Pumpkin Center
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Pumpkin Center is also located in Kern County
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        • Mayfair
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Mayfair is also located in Kern County
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        • Greenfield
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenfield is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
        • Calico
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Calico is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
        • Edison
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fuller Acres
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Fuller Acres is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Acres
        • Harpertown
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Harpertown is also located in Kern County
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        • Palmo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Palmo is also located in Kern County
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        • Alameda
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Alameda is also located in Kern County
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        • Hollis
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Hollis is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
        • Lamont
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • McFarland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Wasco
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Wasco is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,734 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <3>
        • Patch
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Patch is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch
        • Ribier
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Ribier is also located in Kern County
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        • Weedpatch
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Weedpatch is also located in Kern County
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        • Tupman
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Zentner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Zentner is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zentner
        • Neufeld
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Neufeld is also located in Kern County
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        • Conner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Conner is also located in Kern County
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        • Gulf
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Gulf is also located in Kern County
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        • Di Giorgio
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Di Giorgio is also located in Kern County
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        • Treves ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Treves was located in Kern County
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        • Bowerbank
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Bowerbank is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
        • Leonards ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Leonards was located in Kern County
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        • Rock Springs ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Rock Springs was located in Kern County
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        • Millux
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Millux is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millux
        • Paloma ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Paloma was located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloma
        • Jasmin
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Jasmin is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmin
        • Vinland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Vinland is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
        • Mitchells Corner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Mitchells Corner is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
        • Levee ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Levee was located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
        • Kilowatt
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Kilowatt is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilowatt
        • Bena
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Bena is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bena
        • Elmo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Elmo is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
        • Petro ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Petro was located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petro
        • Kern Lake
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Kern Lake is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Lake
        • Edmundson Acres
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Edmundson Acres is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmundson Acres
        • Buttonwillow
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Woody
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Arvin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Arvin is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,757 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvin <3>
        • Dustin Acres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Dustin Acres is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
        • Quality
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Quality is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
        • Pond
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Pond is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
        • El Tejon
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • El Tejon is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Tejon
        • Vaccaro ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Vaccaro was located in Kern County
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        • Ilmon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Ilmon is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilmon
        • Delano
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Delano is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,041 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delano <3>
        • Lakeview
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Lakeview is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Kyan ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Kyan was located in Kern County
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        • Valley Acres
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Valley Acres is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Acres
        • Kernell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Kernell is also located in Kern County
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        • Semitropic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Semitropic is also located in Kern County
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        • Meridian
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Meridian is also located in Kern County
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        • Lokern
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Lokern is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lokern
        • Mettler
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • San Emidio ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • San Emidio was located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Emidio
        • Caliente
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Lackey Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Lackey Place is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Place
        • Bealville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Bealville is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealville
        • Ford City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Ford City is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
        • Wallace Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Wallace Center is also located in Kern County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Center
  • Tulare County
    • County Website:   https://tularecounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Tulare:   Visalia
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saco.
      • Jovista
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Jovista is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jovista
      • Richgrove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Trocha
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Trocha is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trocha
      • Vestal
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Vestal is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestal
      • Orris
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Orris is located in Tulare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orris
      • Radnor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Radnor is located in Tulare County
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      • White River ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • White River was located in Tulare County
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      • Ducor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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- Saco) 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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