Kernville (former town), California

Kernville
Whiskey Flat, Rogersville, Williamsburg
Former settlement
1941 map of Kernville area
1941 map of Kernville area
Kernville is located in California
Kernville
Kernville
Location in California
Kernville is located in the United States
Kernville
Kernville
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 35°42′51″N 118°26′12″W / 35.71417°N 118.43667°W / 35.71417; -118.43667
Country United States
State California
CountyKern County
Elevation785 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]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kernville (former town), California
  2. ^ "Kernville". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.