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Welcome to Deer Lake ...

Deer Lake is located in Cook County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Deer Lake: Deer Lk.

Deer Lake is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Deer Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Deer Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Deer Lake - they are located in Michigan (3), New Brunswick, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Deer Lake ...

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

  • Elgin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waukegan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <3>
  • Palatine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheaton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
    • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <3>
  • Glenview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer Lake - 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>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.