Welcome to Lake James ...

Lake James is located in Steuben County<1>.

The location of Lake James 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 James, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Lake James: Lk. James

Lake James is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lake James lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lake James: (260)

Communities Also Named Lake James ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lake James - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Lake James ...

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

• Coldwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
• Angola
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
• LaGrange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
• Bronson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>
• Waterloo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Fremont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Quincy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Hamilton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
• Reading
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Ashley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake James ...

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

Adding Lake James to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake James 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 James was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lake James post office opened in 1851.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Steuben County: www.co.steuben.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov