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Nearest Communities to Wallace Center,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 from Wallace Center.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Wallace Center 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 88 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wallace Center. Of these communities, 4 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 Wallace Center (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 Wallace Center

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

  • Kern County   (where Wallace Center resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
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    • Nearest Communities to Wallace Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wallace Center.
      • Taft
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ford City
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Ford City is located in Kern County
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      • South Taft
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • South Taft is located in Kern County
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      • Taft Heights
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Taft Heights is located in Kern County
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      • Spellacy
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Spellacy is located in Kern County
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      • Midoil
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Midoil is located in Kern County
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      • Warren ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Warren is located in Kern County
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      • Valley Acres
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Valley Acres is located in Kern County
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      • Fellows
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Dustin Acres
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
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      • Maricopa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Derby Acres
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Derby Acres is located in Kern County
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      • Continue List   (72 more) ...
        • Hazelton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Hazelton is located in Kern County
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        • Pentland
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Pentland is located in Kern County
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        • San Emidio ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • San Emidio is located in Kern County
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        • Kyan ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Kyan is located in Kern County
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        • Tupman
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Asphalto ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Asphalto is located in Kern County
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        • McKittrick
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Levee ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Levee is located in Kern County
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        • Millux
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Millux is located in Kern County
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        • Buttonwillow
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Kilowatt
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Kilowatt is located in Kern County
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        • Olig ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Olig is located in Kern County
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        • Bowerbank
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Bowerbank is located in Kern County
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        • Lokern
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Lokern is located in Kern County
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        • Reward ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Reward is located in Kern County
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        • Gulf
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Gulf is located in Kern County
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        • Paloma ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Paloma is located in Kern County
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        • Rio Bravo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Rio Bravo is located in Kern County
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        • Stevens
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Stevens is located in Kern County
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        • Strand ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Strand is located in Kern County
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        • Conner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Conner is located in Kern County
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        • Calders Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Calders Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Lakeview
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Lakeview is located in Kern County
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        • Bannister
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Bannister is located in Kern County
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        • Old River
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Old River is located in Kern County
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        • Kern Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Kern Lake is located in Kern County
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        • Joyful ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Joyful is located in Kern County
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          • Joyful has also been known as:
          • Joyfull
        • Missouri Triangle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Missouri Triangle is located in Kern County
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        • Cherokee Strip
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Cherokee Strip is located in Kern County
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        • Gosford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Gosford is located in Kern County
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        • Mexican Colony
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Mexican Colony is located in Kern County
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        • Rosedale ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Rosedale is located in Kern County
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        • Smith Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Smith Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Una
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Una is located in Kern County
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        • Panama
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Panama is located in Kern County
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        • Spicer City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Spicer City is located in Kern County
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        • Crome
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Crome is located in Kern County
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        • Greenacres
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hights Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hights Corner is located in Kern County
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        • Thomas Lane
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Thomas Lane is located in Kern County
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        • Pumpkin Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Pumpkin Center is located in Kern County
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        • Myricks Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Myricks Corner is located in Kern County
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        • North Shafter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • North Shafter is located in Kern County
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        • Quailwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Quailwood is located in Kern County
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        • Shafter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Venola
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Venola is located in Kern County
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        • Alameda
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Alameda is located in Kern County
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        • Greenfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Greenfield is located in Kern County
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        • Leonards ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Leonards is located in Kern County
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        • Fruitvale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Fruitvale is located in Kern County
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        • Jastro
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Jastro is located in Kern County
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        • San Emigdio
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • San Emigdio is located in Kern County
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        • Palmo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Palmo is located in Kern County
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        • Bakersfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Landco
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Landco is located in Kern County
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        • Wible Orchard
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Wible Orchard is located in Kern County
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        • Pine Mountain Club
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Mettler
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Cawelo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Cawelo is located in Kern County
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        • Dow
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Dow is located in Kern County
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        • Lerdo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Lerdo is located in Kern County
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        • Minter Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Minter Village is located in Kern County
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        • Oil Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Oil Junction is located in Kern County
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        • Prospero
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Prospero is located in Kern County
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        • Saco
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Saco is located in Kern County
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        • Semitropic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Semitropic is located in Kern County
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        • Kayandee
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Kayandee is located in Kern County
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        • Wasco
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Kern
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Kern is located in Kern County
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        • Oildale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Oildale is located in Kern County
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        • Seguro
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Seguro is located in Kern County
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        • Slater
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Slater is located in Kern County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace Center) 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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