Welcome to Lake ...

Lake is located in Fremont County<1>.

The location of Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Lake is 6,530 feet [1,990 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lake is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lake lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Lake: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Idaho communities named Lake: This one is located in Fremont County and the other is located in Bingham County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 41 communities that are also named Lake - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (5), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake.

Communities near Lake ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Lake.

• West Yellowstone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yellowstone
  • West Yellowstone is located in Gallatin County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Yellowstone <5>
• Island Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
  • Island Park is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island Park <5>
• Macks Inn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Inn
  • Macks Inn is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macks Inn <5>
• Box Canyon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon
  • Box Canyon is located in Fremont County
• Lakeview
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
• Kilgore
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Clark County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake ...

Looking for more information about Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake.

Adding Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake 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 Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lake post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/