Welcome to Grass Lake ...

Grass Lake is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Grass 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 Grass Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Grass Lake: Grass Lk.

Grass Lake is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grass Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Grass Lake: (847) and (224)<4>

Communities Also Named Grass Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Grass Lake - they are located in California, Michigan (2), Minnesota and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Grass Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grass Lake.

• Kenosha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
  • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
• Waukegan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <5>
• Crystal Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <5>
• Mundelein
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundelein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
  • Mundelein is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <5>
• Gurnee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Gurnee is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <5>
• North Chicago
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
  • North Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
• McHenry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <5>
• Round Lake Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <5>
• Vernon Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Hills
  • Vernon Hills is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon Hills <5>
• Woodstock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>

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 Grass Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grass Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grass Lake. 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 Grass Lake.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grass Lake ...

Looking for more information about Grass 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 Grass Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grass Lake.

Adding Grass Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grass Lake post office opened in 1886.

We also found Grass Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grass Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov