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History · Fuller Acres

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Fuller Acres (formerly, Hilltop) is a census-designated place in Kern County, California. It is located 7.25 miles (12 km) southeast of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 420 feet (128.02 m). The population was 917 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 991 to 917 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fuller Acres yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthyBakersfield · 8 miJDJonathan DavisBakersfield · 8 miMerle HaggardMerle HaggardBakersfield · 8 miRobert BeltranRobert BeltranBakersfield · 8 miKGKelli GarnerBakersfield · 8 miRAReginald ArvizuBakersfield · 8 mi
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Fuller Acres, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Fuller Acres is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fuller Acres has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Weedpatch Camp in Weedpatch, 5.5 miles away.

Fuller Acres and the nearest listed places

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Weedpatch CampKern Branch, Beale Memorial LibraryFirst Baptist ChurchBakersfield California BuildingTevis BlockJastro Building

Closest to Fuller Acres

Weedpatch CampWeedpatch · Built 19365.5miKern Branch, Beale Memorial LibraryBakersfield · Classical Revival7.1miFirst Baptist ChurchBakersfield · Romanesque · Built 19317.6miBakersfield California BuildingBakersfield · Italian Renaissance Revival7.8miTevis BlockBakersfield · Second Renaissance Revival · Built 18937.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Weedpatch Camp’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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