Old River, California
Appearance
Old River | |
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Coordinates: 35°16′02″N 119°06′32″W / 35.26722°N 119.10889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Kern County |
Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
Old River is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 9.5 miles (15 km) southwest of Bakersfield,[2] at an elevation of 344 feet (105 m).[1]
The settlement was founded in the 1870s and named from the old Kern River bed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old River, California
- ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.