South Lake, Kern County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States

South Lake

Unincorporated community

South Lake

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Coordinates: 35°38′01″N 118°21′23″W﻿ / ﻿35.63361°N 118.35639°W﻿ / 35.63361; -118.35639
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Kern County
Elevation

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| 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

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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

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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

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* Weldon, California

## References

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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, California: 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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