Welcome to Mohawk ...

Mohawk is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Mohawk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mohawk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Mohawk is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mohawk is within the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Mohawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Mohawk - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mohawk ...

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

• Apopka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apopka
  • Apopka is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apopka <4>
• Ocoee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
  • Ocoee is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <4>
• Winter Garden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden
  • Winter Garden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Garden <4>
• Leesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Eustis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <4>
• Groveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Groveland is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <4>
• Tavares
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavares
  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <4>
• Mount Dora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Mascotte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascotte
  • Mascotte is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascotte <4>
• Windermere
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
  • Windermere is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windermere <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mohawk ...

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

Adding Mohawk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mohawk 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 Mohawk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mohawk post office opened in 1892.

We also found Mohawk in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mohawk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/