Old River, California

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]

This article is about the unincorporated community of Old River, California. For the waterway, see Old River (California).

Old River
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°16′02″N 119°06′32″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern County
Elevation [1]	344 ft (105 m)

The settlement was founded in the 1870s and named from the old Kern River bed.[2]

References

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