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Welcome to Lake Jem ...

Lake Jem is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Jem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Jem: Lk. Jem

Lake Jem is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lake Jem lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lake Jem: 352

Communities near Lake Jem ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Jem ...

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

Adding Lake Jem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Jem 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 Jem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lake Jem post office opened in 1920.

We also found Lake Jem in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Jem - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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