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Kern County

Kern County proper noun: one of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Bakersfield.

Proper noun

Kern County

  1. One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Bakersfield.
    • “An Evacuation WARNING is in effect in the I-5 north of Lebec Road,” the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said.2026 August 5, Ross O'Keefe, “Fast-moving wildfire tears through Tejon Pass forcing evacuation warnings”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026
    • The Buzzard Fire, estimated at about 180 acres, was reported at about 8 a.m. near the Kern County community of Lebec.2026 August 5, Jonathan Lloyd, “Evacuation warning issued due to brush fire near Lebec”, in NBC Los Angeles, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2026

Origin of Kern County

Named after the Kern River, which was named after Edward Kern.

Questions about Kern County

What does Kern County mean?
Kern County means one of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Bakersfield.
What part of speech is Kern County?
Kern County is a proper noun.

Words near Kern County in the dictionary

  1. Kermode bears
  2. kermodes
  3. Kermodism
  4. Kermān
  5. kern
  6. Kern County
  7. kern supper
  8. kern suppers
  9. kern-babies
  10. kern-baby
  11. Kernahan

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