Welcome to Caroga Lake ...

Caroga Lake is located in Fulton County<1>.

The location of Caroga 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 Caroga Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Caroga Lake: Caroga Lk.

Caroga Lake is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Caroga Lake: (518)

Websites for Caroga Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fultoncountyny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Caroga Lake, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Caroga Lake ...

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

• Gloversville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <4>
• Johnstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Fort Plain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Dolgeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <4>
• Saint Johnsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsville
  • Saint Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johnsville <4>
• Broadalbin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
  • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <4>
• Northville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Northville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>
• Fultonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonville
  • Fultonville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultonville <4>
• Mayfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <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 Caroga Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caroga Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caroga Lake ...

Looking for more information about Caroga 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Caroga Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Caroga Lake.

Adding Caroga Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Caroga Lake post office opened in 1912.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/