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Encyclopedia > Grapevine, California

Grapevine is an unincorporated community in Kern County located at the foot of a road grade known as the Grapevine through Tejon Pass in the Tehachapi Mountains at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley along Interstate 5 (formerly U.S. Highway 99). The village consists mainly of roadside services. The village and grade are named, not for the once-winding road that used to climb the steep mountain pass, but for the wild grapes that still grow along the original road. The grade was infamous for its high accident rate before the road was straightened and widened. The road is still occasionally closed due to heavy snowfall during winter storms, and still has some car accidents. As the Grapevine is the major route between Northern and Southern California, any closure is a major disruption to traffic along the West Coast. In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ... Tejon Pass Tejon Pass (elevation 4,183 ft/1,275 m) is a mountain pass at the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains in southern California in the United States. ... Tehachapi Mountains The Tehachapi Mountains are a short transverse range in southern California in the United States, running SW-NE to connect the Coast Ranges on the west with the southern end of the Sierra Nevada mountains on the east. ... The California Central Valley Part of the Valley as seen from overhead A typical Central Valley scene at ground level The California Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Drawing of US 99 through California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...


To the south of the settlement is the Grapevine Canyon, through which I-5 and the Grapevine Creek run, the latter beginning in the Castaic Valley at Lebec. Lebec is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ...


See also

Vintage postcard of the Alternate Ridge Route, later a part of U.S. Highway 99. ...

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  • Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 34.9416383° -118.9301004°
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  v • d • e Kern County, California
County Seat: Bakersfield
Incorporated
places

Arvin • Bakersfield • California City • Delano • Maricopa • McFarland • Ridgecrest • Shafter • Taft • Tehachapi • Wasco Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixelsFull resolution (891 × 615 pixel, file size: 1 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Kern County, California Arvin, California Bakersfield... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  114. ... An incorporated place, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, is a type of governmental unit incorporated under state law as a city, town (except the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin), borough (except in Alaska and New York), or village and having legally prescribed limits, powers, and... Arvin is a city located in Kern County, California. ... Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  114. ... California City, incorporated in 1965, is a city located in the northern Antelope Valley in Kern County in the U.S. state of California. ... Delano is a city located in Kern County, California. ... Maricopa is a rural town in Kern County, California, United States. ... McFarland is a city located in Kern County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,618. ... Ridgecrest, incorporated as a city in 1963 as Crumville, is located in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, California adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. ... Shafter is a city located in Kern County, California. ... Taft is a city in Kern County, California, United States. ... Tehachapi (IPA: ) is a city incorporated in 1909 located in its namesake Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave in Kern County, California. ... Wasco is a city located in Kern County, California. ...

CDPs

Bear Valley Springs • Bodfish • Boron • Buttonwillow • China Lake Acres • Derby Acres • Dustin Acres • Fellows • Ford City • Frazier Park • Golden Hills • Inyokern • Johannesburg • Keene • Kernville • Lake Isabella • Lake of the Woods • Lamont • Lebec • Lost Hills • McKittrick • Mettler • Mojave • Mountain Mesa • North Edwards • Oildale • Onyx • Pine Mountain Club • Randsburg • Rosamond • Rosedale • South Taft • Squirrel Mountain Valley • Stallion Springs • Taft Heights • Tupman • Valley Acres • Weedpatch • Weldon • Wofford Heights A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Bear Valley Springs is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Bodfish is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. ... Boron is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Buttonwillow is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... China Lake Acres is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Derby Acres is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Dustin Acres is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Fellows is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Ford City is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Frazier Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. ... Golden Hills is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Inyokern is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Johannesburg is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California, in a mining district of the Rand Mountains. ... Keene is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Kernville is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Lake Isabella is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Lake of the Woods is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Lamont is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Lebec is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... (Not to be confused with the Lost Hills from The Legend of Zelda. ... McKittrick is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Mettler is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ... Mountain Mesa is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... North Edwards is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Oildale is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Onyx is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Pine Mountain Club is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Randsburg is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Rosamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, USA, 20 miles North of Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley, the westernmost desert valley of the Mojave Desert. ... Rosedale is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... South Taft is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Squirrel Mountain Valley is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Stallion Springs is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Taft Heights is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Tupman is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Valley Acres is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Weedpatch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. ... Weldon is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ... Wofford Heights is a census-designated place located in Kern County, California. ...

Unincorporated
communities

Caliente • Cantil • Famoso • Grapevine • Walker Basin • Wheeler Ridge In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Caliente is a town in Kern County, California, with a population of 1,019. ... Cantil is a small community located in the northern Antelope Valley in Kern County in the U.S. state of California. ... Famoso is a small community in Kern County at the junction of California State Route 99 and the eastern terminus of California State Route 46. ... Walker Basin is an isolated community about 3,300-3,400 feet AMSL located along Kern County Road 483 (Caliente/Bodfish Road) between Havilah and Fig Orchard. ... Wheeler Ridge, California is a small town in Kern County, California. ...


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