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Nearest Communities to Wasco,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 starting from Wasco.<1>

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

Wasco 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 110 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wasco. Of these communities, 19 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 Wasco (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 Wasco

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

  • Kern County   (where Wasco resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.kerncounty.com/
    • County Seat for Kern:   Bakersfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wasco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wasco.
      • Neufeld
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Neufeld is also located in Kern County
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      • Palmo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Palmo is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmo
      • Leonards ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Leonards was located in Kern County
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      • Elmo
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Elmo is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Myricks Corner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Myricks Corner is also located in Kern County
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      • North Shafter
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • North Shafter is also located in Kern County
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      • Famoso
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Petro ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Petro was located in Kern County
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      • Shafter
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Calico
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Calico is also located in Kern County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Slater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Slater is also located in Kern County
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      • Pond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Pond is also located in Kern County
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      • Continue List   (79 more) ...
        • McFarland
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Smith Corner
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Smith Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Thomas Lane
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Thomas Lane is also located in Kern County
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        • Hollis
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Hollis is also located in Kern County
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        • Cherokee Strip
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Cherokee Strip is also located in Kern County
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        • Mexican Colony
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Mexican Colony is also located in Kern County
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        • Semitropic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Vinland
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Minter Village
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Minter Village is also located in Kern County
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        • Kernell
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Kernell is also located in Kern County
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        • Cawelo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Dow
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Dow is also located in Kern County
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        • Zentner
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Zentner is also located in Kern County
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        • Lerdo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Lerdo is also located in Kern County
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        • Delano
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Bowerbank
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Bowerbank is also located in Kern County
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        • Rio Bravo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Rio Bravo is also located in Kern County
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        • Crome
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Hights Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Hights Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Prospero
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Prospero is also located in Kern County
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        • Una
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Una is also located in Kern County
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        • Kilowatt
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Kilowatt is also located in Kern County
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        • Jasmin
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Jasmin is also located in Kern County
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        • Calders Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Calders Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Buttonwillow
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Spicer City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Spicer City is also located in Kern County
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        • Saco
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Saco is also located in Kern County
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        • Lokern
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Lokern is also located in Kern County
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        • Quality
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Quality is also located in Kern County
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        • Strand ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Strand was located in Kern County
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        • Rosedale ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenacres
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Oil Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Lost Hills
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Tupman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Fruitvale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Fruitvale is also located in Kern County
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        • Halfway House
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Halfway House is also located in Kern County
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        • Jastro
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Jastro is also located in Kern County
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        • Landco
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Landco is also located in Kern County
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        • Oildale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Seguro
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Seguro is also located in Kern County
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        • Stevens
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Stevens is also located in Kern County
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        • Maltha
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Maltha is also located in Kern County
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        • Quailwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Quailwood is also located in Kern County
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        • Missouri Triangle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Missouri Triangle is also located in Kern County
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        • Bakersfield
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Gosford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Joyful ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Kern
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Kern is also located in Kern County
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        • Oil City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Oil City is also located in Kern County
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        • Asphalto ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Asphalto was located in Kern County
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        • East Bakersfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Kayandee
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Venola
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • McKittrick
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Olig ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Olig was located in Kern County
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        • North Belridge
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • North Belridge is also located in Kern County
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        • Dustin Acres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Dustin Acres is also located in Kern County
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        • Valley Acres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Bannister
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Bannister is also located in Kern County
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        • Old River
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Old River is also located in Kern County
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        • Wible Orchard
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wible Orchard is also located in Kern County
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        • Reward ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Magunden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Magunden is also located in Kern County
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        • Panama
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Panama is also located in Kern County
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        • Derby Acres
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Derby Acres is also located in Kern County
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        • Algoso
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Algoso is also located in Kern County
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        • Pumpkin Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Woody
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Levee ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Levee was located in Kern County
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        • Millux
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Millux is also located in Kern County
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        • Greenfield
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenfield is also located in Kern County
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        • Lonsmith
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lonsmith is also located in Kern County
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        • Mayfair
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Mayfair is also located in Kern County
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        • Blackwells Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Blackwells Corner is also located in Kern County
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        • Fellows
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Gulf
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Gulf is also located in Kern County
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        • Paloma ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Paloma was located in Kern County
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        • Wallace Center
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Wallace Center is also located in Kern County
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  • Tulare County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wasco) 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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