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Historical Markers in Onyx

 
Clickable Map of Kern County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Kern County, CA (390) Inyo County, CA (219) Kings County, CA (8) Los Angeles County, CA (2425) San Bernardino County, CA (454) San Luis Obispo County, CA (141) Santa Barbara County, CA (185) Tulare County, CA (92) Ventura County, CA (205)  KernCounty(390) Kern County (390)  InyoCounty(219) Inyo County (219)  KingsCounty(8) Kings County (8)  LosAngelesCounty(2425) Los Angeles County (2425)  SanBernardinoCounty(454) San Bernardino County (454)  SanLuisObispoCounty(141) San Luis Obispo County (141)  SantaBarbaraCounty(185) Santa Barbara County (185)  TulareCounty(92) Tulare County (92)  VenturaCounty(205) Ventura County (205)
Bakersfield is the county seat for Kern County
Onyx is in Kern County
Kern County (390)  ►
ADJACENT TO KERN COUNTY
Inyo County (219)  ►
Kings County (8)  ►
Los Angeles County (2425)  ►
San Bernardino County (454)  ►
San Luis Obispo County (141)  ►
Santa Barbara County (185)  ►
Tulare County (92)  ►
Ventura County (205)  ►
 
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1 ► California, Kern County, Onyx — Onyx Store - 1880 —
On Isabella Walker Pass Road (State Highway 178) west of Doyle Ranch Road, on the left when traveling west.
William Scodie, born in 1827 in Prussia, originally moved to Keyesville in 1856 and opened an eating establishment. He relocated to this area in 1861 operating a way-station from his house. Stocking his front room with supplies, he sold to locals as . . . — — Map (db m113824) HM
2 ► California, Kern County, Onyx — 99 — Walker's Pass —
On Isabella Walker Pass Road (State Highway 178 at milepost 79.8), on the right when traveling east.
Discovered by Joseph R. Walker, American trail-blazer who left the San Joaquin Valley through this pass in 1834. This area was traversed by topographer Edward M. Kern, after whom the Kern River was named, while accompanying the Fremont . . . — — Map (db m159834) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026