Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the thirteenth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. In the beginning, the area that became Kern County was dominated by mining in the mountains and in the desert. County government ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bakersfield, California. Official Website Bakersfield is the county seat of Kern County near the southern end of the San Joaquin and Central Valleys. Wikipedia In 1862, disastrous floods swept away the original settlement founded in 1860 by the German-born Christian Bohna . Among those attracted to the area by the California Gol...
This park is located on 9101 Kern Canyon Road, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. Find a Grave
Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAA LID: EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County, but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County. The hub of the base is Edwards, California. The base was named after World War II USAAF veteran and test pilot Capt. Glen Edwards in 1950; pri...
The Old Delano-McFarland Cemetery District was formed in 1938. The name was changed on March 07, 1972 to North Kern Cemetery District . The North Kern Cemetery is the only public cemetery for Delano, McFarland and the surrounding areas. Address: 627 Austin St. Delano, Kern County, California 93215 Find a Grave Official Website
The cemetery is located on 440 East Cedar Street, Taft, Kern County, California. Grounds are open 7 days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Official Website Interment.net
This project is for those buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern County, California. It was the middle of the 19th Century when Colonel Thomas Baker, the man for whom Bakersfield is named, moved to Kern County and ultimately settled in what was then known as Kern Island. A prosperous lawyer, politician and businessman, he hand-selected this parcel of land as the place he wanted to "Lay my...
Wikipedia =California State University, Bakersfield (often abbreviated CSUB or shortened to CSU Bakersfield) is a public university located in Bakersfield, California, United States which was founded in 1965. CSUB opened in 1970 on a 375-acre (152 ha) campus, becoming the 19th school in the 23 campus California State University system. The university offers 91 different Bachelor's degrees, 20 t...
This project is for those buried in Shafter Memorial Park, Shafter, Kern County, California. Notable Interments Jerry L. "Irish Jerry" Quarry (1945-1999) - Pro Boxer Michael Wayne Quarry (1951-2006) - Pro Boxer Links Find a Grave Interment.net
Wikipedia =Bakersfield National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at 30338 East Bear Mountain Blvd, Arvin, California, in Kern County. Find a Grave