South Lake, Kern County, California

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South Lake
Unincorporated community
South Lake is located in California
South Lake
South Lake
Location in California
Coordinates: 35°38′01″N 118°21′23″W / 35.63361°N 118.35639°W / 35.63361; -118.35639Coordinates: 35°38′01″N 118°21′23″W / 35.63361°N 118.35639°W / 35.63361; -118.35639
Country United States
State California
CountyKern County
Elevation
[1]
880 m (2,887 ft)
Guide sign at the east extent of South Lake.

South Lake is an unincorporated community in the Kern River Valley, in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-southwest of Weldon,[2] at an elevation of 2,887 feet (880 m).[1]

South Lake is located along the south shore of Lake Isabella. A CalTrans G9-2 guide sign posted along SR178 identifies the population as 160. The community uses the Weldon, California ZIP Code of 93283, and is contained within Area code 760.

History[]

According to the National Register for Historic Places, a Tübatulabal tribal settlement existed in this area circa 1499.[3]

In 2016, the community was devastated by the 43,000-acre Erskine fire, which burned over 100 mobile home trailers and houses to the ground in a 1-square-mile area, killing two.[1]

Geography[]

This populated place has a US Geological Survey (USGS), National Geographic Names Database feature ID of either 1867057 (current) or 1661474 (in older editions). Elevation above mean sea level is shown as 2,887 feet (880 m).[4]

South Lake, California is located along SR178 between Bella Vista and Mountain Mesa. The community is in the South Fork portion of the Kern River Valley.[5]

Kern County Fire Department, "South Lake" Station 71 is located at 9000 Navajo Ave. The station is identified as part of organizational unit "Battalion 7."[6]

South of town, Goat Ranch Canyon extends into the Paiute Mountains.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Lake, Kern County, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1108. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ The Register identifies the site as #80000803 and it was added to the Register in 1980.
  4. ^ Per USGS Geonames server.
  5. ^ a b United States Geological Survey (1989). Weldon, California (Map). 7.5-minute Quadrangle. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey.
  6. ^ Fire station is described on the local fire fighter's union Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine web page. It is also shown in many local and federal public records.


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