South Lake, California

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History

According to the "National Register for Historic Places," a Tübatulabal tribal settlement existed in this area circa 1499. [The [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ca/Kern/state.html Register] identifies the site as #80000803 and it was added to the Register in 1980. ]

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 coord|35|38|01|N|118|21|23|W. Elevation above mean sea level is shown as convert|2887|ft|m. [Per USGS Geonames [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ server] . ]

South Lake, California is located along SR178 between Bella Vista and Mountain Mesa. The community is in the South Fork Valley. [Weldon, California, 7.5-minute Quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1989.]

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." [Fire station is described on the local [http://www.kcffulocal1301.com/htm_files/stations.htm fire fighter's union] web page. It is also shown in many local and federal public records.]

South of town, Goat Ranch Canyon extends into the Paiute Mountains. [Weldon, California, 7.5-minute Quadrangle, US Geological Survey, 1989.]

ee also

*Weldon, California

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