Welcome to Island Lake ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Island Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Island Lake: Island Lk.

Island Lake is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Island Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

The area code for Island Lake: (204)

Communities Also Named Island Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Island Lake - they are located in Alberta, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota (2), North Dakota, Ontario (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Island Lake ...

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

• Saint Theresa Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Theresa Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Theresa Point
• Garden Hill First Nation
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Hill First Nation came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill First Nation
• Wasagamack
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasagamack came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasagamack
• Saint Theresa Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Theresa Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Theresa Point
• Garden Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
• Wasagamack
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasagamack

Adding Island Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Island Lake was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/