Welcome to Mono Lake ...
So far, we found very little information about Mono Lake. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mono Lake to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mono Lake, please Contact Us.
Mono Lake would have been located within present day Mono County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Mono Lake, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mono Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Time Zone: The area where Mono Lake was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Mono Lake once stood is in the (760) and (442)<4> area codes.
Communities near Mono Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mono Lake.
- Lundy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
- Lundy is located in Mono County
- Former name for Lundy:
- Mill Creek
- Bennettville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettville
- Bennettville is located in Mono County
- Former names for Bennettville:
- Bennett City
- Tioga
- Dana City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana City
- Dana City is located in Mono County
- Dunderberg Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunderberg Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunderberg Mill
- Dunderberg Mill is located in Mono County
- Golden Crown Mine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Golden Crown Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Crown Mine
- Golden Crown Mine is located in Tuolumne County
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Mono Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mono Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Mills
- Mono Mills is located in Mono County
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Mono County
- June Lake Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Lake Junction
- June Lake Junction is located in Mono County
- June Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Lake
- June Lake is located in Mono County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for June Lake <6>
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 Mono Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mono Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mono 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 Mono Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mono Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Mono Lake.
Adding Mono Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Mono Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Mono Lake post office opened in 1889.
We also found Mono Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mono Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mono County: www.monocounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mono Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mono, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |