Taft is a city in the foothills at the extreme southwestern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, in Kern County, California. Taft is located 32 miles west-southwest of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 955 feet. The population was 9,327 at the 2010 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.1 square miles.
It was named for President William H. Taft in 1909.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taft,_California
Coordinates 35°8'32.881" N -119°27'23.425" E