Welcome to Isabella ...
So far, we found very little information about Isabella. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Isabella to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Isabella, please Contact Us.
Isabella would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Isabella, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Isabella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896. The community was inundated by Lake Isabella.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Isabella is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Isabella is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Isabella was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Isabella ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Isabella - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2) and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Isabella.
Communities near Isabella ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Isabella.
- Bodfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodfish
- Bodfish is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bodfish <5>
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Kern County
- South Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake
- South Lake is located in Kern County
- South Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake
- South Lake is located in Tulare County
- Miracle Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Hot Springs
- Miracle Hot Springs is located in Kern County
- Former name for Miracle Hot Springs:
- Hobo Hot Springs
- Miracle Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Air Compress Springs
- Clear Creek Hot Springs
- Compressor Hot Springs
- Shirley Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Meadows
- Shirley Meadows is located in Kern County
- Alta Sierra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
- Alta Sierra is located in Kern County
- Bella Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
- Bella Vista is located in Kern County
- Kernville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernville
- Kernville is located in Kern County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernville <5>
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Kern County
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greenhorn
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Isabella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Isabella.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Isabella. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isabella.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Isabella. See our Newspapers Page for Isabella.
Adding Isabella to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Isabella in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Isabella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Isabella post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Isabella.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Isabella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Isabella - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |