Isabella, California
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Isabella is a former settlement in Kern County
, California
. It was located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northeast of Bodfish
, at an elevation of 2516 feet (767 m). The site was inundated by Lake Isabella
.
A post office operated at the original site of Isabella from 1896 to 1953, then at the relocated site from 1953 until the name was changed to Lake Isabella
in 1957. The town was founded by Steven Barton in 1893 and named in honor of Queen Isabella
of Spain while her name was current during the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
Kern County, California
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northeast of Bodfish
Bodfish, California
Bodfish is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Bodfish is located east-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2687 feet...
, at an elevation of 2516 feet (767 m). The site was inundated by Lake Isabella
Lake Isabella
Lake Isabella is a reservoir in Kern County, California created by the earthen Isabella Dam. It was formed in 1953 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Kern River at the junction of its two forks at Whiskey Flat. At 11,000 acres , it is one of the larger reservoirs in California...
.
A post office operated at the original site of Isabella from 1896 to 1953, then at the relocated site from 1953 until the name was changed to Lake Isabella
Lake Isabella
Lake Isabella is a reservoir in Kern County, California created by the earthen Isabella Dam. It was formed in 1953 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Kern River at the junction of its two forks at Whiskey Flat. At 11,000 acres , it is one of the larger reservoirs in California...
in 1957. The town was founded by Steven Barton in 1893 and named in honor of Queen Isabella
Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
of Spain while her name was current during the 1893 Columbian Exposition.