Welcome to Warren ...
So far, we found very little information about Warren. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Warren to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Warren, please Contact Us.
Warren would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
The location of Warren has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Warren, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Warren is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Warren was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Warren ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Warren - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Warren.
Communities near Warren ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Warren.
- Taft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Taft is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <5>
- Maricopa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa
- Maricopa is located in Kern County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maricopa <5>
- Ford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - South Taft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Taft
- South Taft is located in Kern County
- Derby Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Acres
- Derby Acres is located in Kern County
- Valley Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Acres
- Valley Acres is located in Kern County
- Dustin Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Acres
- Dustin Acres is located in Kern County
- McKittrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKittrick
- McKittrick is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKittrick <5>
- Reward ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Reward is located in Kern County
- San Emidio ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Emidio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Emidio
- San Emidio is located in Kern County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Warren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warren.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Warren. 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 Warren.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warren. See our Newspapers Page for Warren.
Adding Warren to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Warren 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 Warren was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Warren.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Warren, 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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |