Welcome to Fortune Lake ...

Fortune Lake is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Fortune Lake is located in Iron County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fortune Lake: Fortune Lk.

Fortune Lake is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Fortune Lake and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Fortune Lake: 906

Communities near Fortune Lake ...

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

• Iron River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Iron River is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <3>
• Crystal Falls
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <3>
• Stambaugh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
• Caspian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Caspian is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <3>
• Gaastra
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gaastra is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <3>
• Mineral Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
• Alpha
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpha is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
• Chicagon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chicagon is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
• Mastodon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mastodon is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
• Balsam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Balsam is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fortune Lake ...

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

Adding Fortune Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fortune 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 (so far) for Fortune Lake was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

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