Kernville
Whiskey Flat, Rogersville, Williamsburg | |
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Former settlement | |
,_California&sq=&lang=&file=File:1941_Kernville_map.jpg) 1941 map of Kernville area | |
,_California&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_California_location_map.svg)  Kernville Location in California ,_California&sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg) Kernville Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′51″N 118°26′12″W / 35.71417°N 118.43667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Kern County |
| Elevation | 785 m (2,575 ft) |
Kernville (previously Whiskey Flat, Rogersville, and Williamsburg) is a former settlement in the Kern River Valley of the Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California. It lay at an elevation of 2,575 feet (785 m) near the present-day town of Wofford Heights;[1] the site was submerged under the Lake Isabella reservoir in 1954. The original townsite, parts of which are revealed when the lake is low, is registered as California Historical Landmark #132.[2]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kernville (former town), California
- ^ "Kernville". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.