Old River
Old River is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 9.5 miles southwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 341 feet. The settlement was founded in the 1870s and named from the old Kern River bed.- Type: Hamlet with 123 residents
- Description: human settlement in Kern County, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Old River, CA” and “Old River, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Independence High School.
Independence High School
School
Independence High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Bakersfield, California. Its athletics are known as the Independence Falcons and the school colors are maroon and silver.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panama and Pumpkin Center.
Panama
Hamlet
Panama, formerly named Rio Bravo after the Spanish name for the Kern River, Rio Bravo de San Felipe, is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. Panama is situated 3 miles east of Old River.
Pumpkin Center
Hamlet
Pumpkin Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 7.5 miles south-southwest of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 351 feet. Pumpkin Center is situated 4½ miles east of Old River.
Old River
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.26735° or 35° 16′ 3″ northLongitude
-119.10954° or 119° 6′ 34″ westPopulation
123Elevation
344 feet (105 metres)Open location code
85727V8R+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 150937128OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5379088Wikidata ID
Q14683560
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Old River” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “舊河”
- Dutch: “Old River”
- Gilaki: “اؤلد ريور (کاليفؤرنيا)”
- Gilaki: “اؤلد ريور”
- Irish: “Old River”
- Ladin: “Old River”
- Polish: “Old River”
- Turkish: “Old River”
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Localities in the Area
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