Funeral Homes near Kernville

Facts about the city

Kernville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States. Kernville is located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2667 feet (813 m). The population was 1,395 at the 2010 census, down from 1,736 at the 2000 census.

Kernville Obituaries

It was revealed by San Diego Union-Tribune on November 29th, 2020 that William F Diaz passed on in Kernville, California.  Diaz was 74 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor William F's life.

It was disclosed by Orange County Register on November 8th, 2017 that Archibald Dean "Archie" Logsdon passed away in Kernville, California.  Logsdon was 86 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Archibald Dean "Archie"'s life.

It was written by Orange County Register on May 17th, 2014 that Dewey M Milichich perished in Kernville, California.  Milichich was 6 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dewey M's life.

It was disclosed by Ventura County Star on February 23rd, 2012 that Mark S Roberts died in Kernville, California.  Roberts was 51 years old and was born in Portsmouth, OH.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mark S's life.

It was written by The Record-Courier on February 12th, 2012 that Barbara McKeown (Syme) passed away in Minden, Nevada.  Ms. McKeown was 93 years old and was born in Kernville, CA.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Barbara's life.

History

Kern, who was a part a group of settlers led by Captain Joseph Reddeford Walker in 1845-46. Parade, wild west shootouts and historic camps, carnival, vendors and rodeo or just part of the festivities put on every President's Day weekend and attended by thousands of visitors. . They camped at what was a fork of two rivers, now the middle of Lake Isabella. As a result, Kernville was moved upstream to its present location at the tip of the northeast fork of the man-made lake.