Welcome to San Emidio ...
So far, we found very little information about San Emidio. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added San Emidio to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Emidio, please Contact Us.
San Emidio would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for San Emidio is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where San Emidio was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near San Emidio ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Emidio.
- Taft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maricopa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Taft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dustin Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
- Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
- Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Ford City is located in Kern County
- Taft Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midoil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fellows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tupman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 San Emidio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Emidio.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Emidio. 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 San Emidio.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Emidio. See our Newspapers Page for San Emidio.
Adding San Emidio to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Emidio 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 San Emidio was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Emidio.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Emidio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Emidio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |