According to the National Register for Historic Places, a Tübatulabal tribal settlement existed in this area circa 1499.

[3] In 2016, the community was devastated by the 43,000-acre Erskine fire, which burned over 100 mobile home trailers and houses to the ground in a 1-square-mile area, killing two.

[1] This populated place has a US Geological Survey (USGS), National Geographic Names Database feature ID of either 1867057 (current) or 1661474 (in older editions).

[4] South Lake, California is located along SR178 between Bella Vista and Mountain Mesa.

[5] Kern County Fire Department, "South Lake" Station 71 is located at 9000 Navajo Ave.