Funeral Homes in Edison, CA

Facts about the city

Edison (formerly, Wade) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) east-southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 568 feet (173 m).In 1902, the Edison Electric Company built a substation on the site. The Southern Pacific Railroad arrived at Wade in 1903, and changed the name to Edison. 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.The Edison post office opened in 1903, closed in 1929, and re-opened in 1946.

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History

In 1854 the First Regiment, US Dragoons established Fort Tejon near the head of the Grapevine Canyon. The Yokut Indians of the San Joaquin Valley were peaceful and friendly. Most notably the ghost town of Keyesville, Kern County, California is the location where 5 Indians were killed in 1856, and another 35 in were killed by soldiers in the 1863 'Keyesville Massacre.' Relations with other tribes were more cordial. It was on this field, in the southwestern portion of Kern County near Maricopa, that well drillers brought about the 1910 Lakeview Gusher, the largest recorded oil gusher in US history. Harding G.