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Welcome to Gods Lake ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gods Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Gods Lake: Gods Lk.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gods Lake for more information about variations on the name of Gods Lake.

Gods Lake is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Gods Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Area Codes for Gods Lake: 204, 431 & 584<2>

Communities near Gods Lake ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Gods Lake.

  • God's River 86A
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • God's River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gods Lake Narrows
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

Adding Gods Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Gods Lake was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gods Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 204 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 431 or 584. New phone numbers in the Gods Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 204, 431 or 584. As a result, placing a call in the Gods Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).