Welcome to Lake Mary ...

Lake Mary is located in Mono County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Mary, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1944.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Mary: Lk. Mary

Lake Mary is 8,960 feet [2,731 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lake Mary is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lake Mary lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Lake Mary: (760) and (442)<3>

Communities Also Named Lake Mary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lake Mary - they are located in Arizona and Florida (2).

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

Communities near Lake Mary ...

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

• Mammoth Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Lakes
  • Mammoth Lakes is located in Mono County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth Lakes <4>
• Convict Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convict Lake
  • Convict Lake is located in Mono County
• Crestview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
  • Crestview is located in Mono County
• Whitmore Hot Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Hot Springs
  • Whitmore Hot Springs is located in Mono County
  • Former names for Whitmore Hot Springs:
  • Whitmore Tub Spring
  • Whitmore Tubs
• June Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Lake
  • June Lake is located in Mono County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for June Lake <4>
• Benton Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Crossing
  • Benton Crossing is located in Mono County
• North Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Landing
  • North Landing is located in Mono County
• South Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Landing
  • South Landing is located in Mono County
• Aspen Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Springs
  • Aspen Springs is located in Mono County
• June Lake Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Lake Junction
  • June Lake Junction is located in Mono County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Mary ...

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

Adding Lake Mary to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Mary post office opened in 1944.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/