Welcome to Searles ...

Searles is located in Kern County<1>.

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

Searles is 3,240 feet [988 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Searles is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Searles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Searles - they are located in Alabama, Minnesota and Ohio.

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

Communities near Searles ...

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

• Ridgecrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Ridgecrest is located in Kern County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgecrest <3>
• Johannesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannesburg
  • Johannesburg is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johannesburg <3>
• Randsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randsburg
  • Randsburg is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randsburg <3>
• Red Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
  • Red Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Mountain <3>
• Garlock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• China Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake
  • China Lake is located in Kern County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Lake <3>
• Spangler ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spangler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in San Bernardino County
• China Lake Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Lake Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
  • China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
• Inyokern
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inyokern
  • Inyokern is located in Kern County
  • Former names for Inyokern:
  • Magnolia
  • Siding 16
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inyokern <3>
• Saltdale ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Searles ...

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

Adding Searles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Searles 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 Searles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Searles mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Searles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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