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Welcome to Golf Lakes ...

Golf Lakes is located in Clark County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Golf Lakes: Golf Lks.

Golf Lakes is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Golf Lakes (for example, toward Riley (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Golf Lakes: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Golf Lakes ...

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

  • Terre Haute
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Casey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • West Terre Haute
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Martinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Farmersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kansas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Westfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Universal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
  • Riley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Riley is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golf Lakes ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Golf Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Golf Lakes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Golf Lakes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.