Located near present-day Laton, Kingston was one of the earliest communities in the region.

From World War II to the Cold War, the Delano facility was a key component in sending America's message overseas.

This ornate landmark in downtown Fresno has been vacant for around 50 years.

Fowler developed a vibrant African American community beginning in the late 1800s thanks to one remarkable woman: Julia Bell.

The first non-native settlers in the Bakersfield area were from Mexico, in the area known as Rio Bravo, or Old Panama.

Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, the 4th Earl of Gosford, was a member of the British House of Lords and played an important role in the coronation of Edward the VII in 1901. He also owned a large farm near Bakersfield.

Yamato Colony near Livingston was founded by and for Japanese American farmers.

Located near the Grapevine in Kern County, this pueblo became a rancho in the Mexican-era and is the oldest Western settlement in the southern San Joaquin Valley.

County islands are unincorporated areas surrounded by land that is part of an incorporated city. These "islands" often lack city-level infrastructure and services.

Today's Stockdale Country Club began as the Tevis family estate, and was named for a Tevis relative, Sir Edmund Stockdale, the Lord Mayor of London.