Old River, California

Not to be confused with Old River (California).
Old River
Unincorporated community
Old River
Old River

Location in California

Coordinates: 35°16′02″N 119°06′32″W / 35.26722°N 119.10889°W / 35.26722; -119.10889Coordinates: 35°16′02″N 119°06′32″W / 35.26722°N 119.10889°W / 35.26722; -119.10889
Country United States
State California
County Kern County
Elevation[1] 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

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old River, California
  2. 1 2 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.


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