Edison, California

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Edison
Unincorporated community
Edison field, Racetrack Hill area, showing steam expansion loops and widely dispersed wells.
Edison field, Racetrack Hill area, showing steam expansion loops and widely dispersed wells.
Edison is located in California
Edison
Edison
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°20′51″N 118°52′18″W / 35.34750°N 118.87167°W / 35.34750; -118.87167Coordinates: 35°20′51″N 118°52′18″W / 35.34750°N 118.87167°W / 35.34750; -118.87167
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation
[1]
568 ft (173 m)

Edison (formerly, Wade)[2] is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) east-southeast of downtown Bakersfield,[2] at an elevation of 568 feet (173 m).[1]

In 1902, the Edison Electric Company built a substation on the site.[2] The Southern Pacific Railroad arrived at Wade in 1903, and changed the name to Edison.[2] In 1928 oil was found nearby, and the Edison Oil Field gradually developed, peaking in the 1950s. The community is within the administrative boundaries of the oilfield, and active wells surround the town.[3][4]

The Edison post office opened in 1903, closed in 1929, and re-opened in 1946.[2]

  • Aerial view of Edison from the east-northeast

  • Potato farm in Edison, 1940

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edison, California
  2. ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1031. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Kasline, Fred A. Edison Oil Field: California Division of Oil and Gas, Summary of Operations. 1940. Vol. 26 p 12-18
  4. ^ White, J. Lloyd. Edison Oil Field: California Division of Oil and Gas, Summary of Operations. 1955. Vol. 41 No. 2, p 5-9


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