Welcome to Indian Lake ...

Indian Lake is located in Cass County<1>.

The location of Indian 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 Indian Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Indian Lake: Indian Lk.

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

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

The telephone area code for Indian Lake: (269)

Communities Also Named Indian Lake ...

While we believe that this Indian Lake is located in Cass County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Indian Lake. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kalamazoo and Oscoda County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 14 communities that are also named Indian Lake - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Indian Lake ...

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

• Niles
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <4>
• Benton Harbor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Harbor
  • Benton Harbor is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton Harbor <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Dowagiac
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowagiac
  • Dowagiac is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowagiac <4>
• Buchanan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Hartford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Bridgman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgman
  • Bridgman is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgman <4>
• Berrien Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
  • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <4>
• Decatur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Cassopolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassopolis
  • Cassopolis is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassopolis <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 Indian Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indian Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Lake ...

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

Adding Indian Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indian Lake post office opened in 1852.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.casscountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/