RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Alabama >> Cherokee County >> Mountain Lake EstatesIndex...

Welcome to Mountain Lake Estates ...

Mountain Lake Estates is located in Cherokee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Lake Estates: Mountain Lk. Ests.

Mountain Lake Estates is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Mountain Lake Estates (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Mountain Lake Estates: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Mountain Lake Estates ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Payne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Glencoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Centre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sardis City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Fyffe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Lake Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Lake Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Mountain Lake Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain Lake Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.