Welcome to Loon Lake ...

Loon Lake is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Loon 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 Loon Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

A typical abbreviation for Loon Lake: Loon Lk.

Loon Lake is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Loon Lake is located in the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Loon Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Loon Lake - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), New York, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Loon Lake ...

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

• Phillips
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Phillips is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillips <4>
• Carrabassett Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrabassett Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrabassett Valley
  • Carrabassett Valley is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrabassett Valley <4>
• Eustis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <4>
• Dallas Plantation
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
  • Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
• Madrid
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
• Coplin Plantation
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplin Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
  • Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
• Byron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• Sandy River Plantation
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
  • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
• Magalloway Plantation
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magalloway Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
  • Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
• Lincoln Plantation
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
  • Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 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 Loon Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loon Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loon Lake ...

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

Adding Loon Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loon Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Loon Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Loon Lake post office opened in 1915.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/