Welcome to Lake ...

Lake is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of 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 Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lake is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lake: (410), (443)<4> and (667)

Websites for Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lake, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Lake - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (5), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Lake ...

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

• Baltimore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Bel Air
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
• Hampstead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Sykesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• Charles Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
  • Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
• Colonial Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
• Gwynn Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwynn Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynn Oak
  • Gwynn Oak is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwynn Oak <5>
• Hampden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Hampden is located in Baltimore City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <5>
• Mays Chapel Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Village
  • Mays Chapel Village is located in Baltimore County
• Pikesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikesville
  • Pikesville is located in Baltimore County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikesville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake ...

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

Adding Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/