Welcome to Saco ...

Saco is located in Kern County<1>.

Saco is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Saco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Saco - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2) and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Saco ...

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

• Bakersfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bakersfield is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersfield <3>
• Wasco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wasco is 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>
• Shafter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Shafter is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafter <3>
• McFarland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McFarland is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McFarland <3>
• Greenacres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenacres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenacres <3>
• Oildale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oildale is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oildale
• Rosedale ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Cawelo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cawelo is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawelo
• Crome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crome is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crome
• Minter Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Minter Village is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saco ...

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

Adding Saco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saco 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 Saco was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saco.