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Welcome to Mormon Lake ...

Mormon Lake is located in Coconino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mormon Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Mormon Lake: Mormon Lk.

Mormon Lake is 7,140 feet [2,176 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mormon Lake is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mormon Lake lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Mormon Lake: 928

The ZIP code for Mormon Lake: 86038<3>

Communities near Mormon Lake ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mormon Lake ...

Looking for more information about Mormon 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 Mormon Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mormon Lake.

Adding Mormon Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mormon 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 Mormon Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Mormon Lake post office opened in 1925.

We also found Mormon Lake on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

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

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

The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Coconino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mormon Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mormon Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mormon Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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