Welcome to Red Lake ...

Red Lake is located within the Navajo Nation.

Red Lake is located in Coconino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1930.

A typical abbreviation for Red Lake: Red Lk.

Red Lake is 5,620 feet [1,713 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Red Lake is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Red Lake: 928

Communities Also Named Red Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Red Lake - they are located in Minnesota, New Mexico, Ontario, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Red Lake ...

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

• Kaibito
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaibito
  • Kaibito is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaibito <3>
• Tuba City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuba City
  • Tuba City is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuba City <3>
• Moenkopi
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moenkopi
  • Moenkopi is located in Coconino County
• Shonto
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shonto
  • Shonto is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shonto <3>
• Moenave
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moenave
  • Moenave is located in Coconino County
• Willow Springs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
  • Willow Springs is located in Coconino County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Red Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Lake ...

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

Adding Red Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red 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 Red Lake was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1930.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red 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/