South Lake, California

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Guide sign at the east extent of South Lake.
Guide sign at the east extent of South Lake.

South Lake, California is a Kern County community 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 Weldon, California's ZIP Code of 93283 and is contained within Area code 760.

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[edit] History

According to the National Register for Historic Places, a Tübatulabal tribal settlement existed in this area circa 1499. [1]

[edit] 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). USGS records show NAD83 centroid coordinates of 35°38′01″N, 118°21′23″W. Elevation above mean sea level is shown as 2,887 feet (880 m). [2]

South Lake, California is located along SR178 between Bella Vista and Mountain Mesa. The community is in the South Fork Valley. [3]

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." [4]

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

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ The Register identifies the site as #80000803 and it was added to the Register in 1980.
  2. ^ Per USGS Geonames server.
  3. ^ Weldon, California, 7.5-minute Quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1989.
  4. ^ Fire station is described on the local fire fighter's union web page. It is also shown in many local and federal public records.
  5. ^ Weldon, California, 7.5-minute Quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1989.