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History · Lakeside

Half of Lakeside’s homes were built after 1976

Most of Lakeside was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1930 on.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lakeside’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lakeside are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lakeside’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lakeside, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lakeside yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lakeside is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 843.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lakeside on the map, 1930 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lakeside. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lakeside on the 1930 USGS mapLakeside on the 1954 USGS mapLakeside on the 1968 USGS mapLakeside on the 1973 USGS map1930Conner sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lakeside.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lakeside

Nobody well known was born in Lakeside itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kevin McCarthySpeaker of the United States House of Represent… · b. 1965
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Jonathan DavisAmerican singer · b. 1971
Robert BeltranAmerican actor · b. 1953
James "Munky" ShafferAmerican guitarist · b. 1970
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Kelli GarnerAmerican actress · b. 1984
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Reginald ArvizuAmerican bassist · b. 1969

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.