Welcome to Eagle Lake ...

Eagle Lake is located in Will County<1>.

The location of Eagle Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

A typical abbreviation for Eagle Lake: Eagle Lk.

Eagle Lake is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Eagle Lake (for example, toward Earl Park (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Eagle Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Eagle Lake - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ontario (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Eagle Lake ...

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

• Hammond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Tinley Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Calumet City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <4>
• Merrillville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
  • Merrillville is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrillville <4>
• Crown Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
  • Crown Point is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown Point <4>
• Chicago Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <4>
• Schererville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schererville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schererville
  • Schererville is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schererville <4>
• Hobart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• East Chicago
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chicago
  • East Chicago is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Chicago <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 Eagle Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagle Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle Lake ...

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

Adding Eagle Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eagle Lake post office opened in 1865.

We also found Eagle Lake on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov