Welcome to Lake Sarah ...

Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County<1>.

The location of Lake Sarah 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 Sarah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Sarah: Lk. Sarah

Lake Sarah is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Lake Sarah ...

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

• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Brooklyn Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Park
  • Brooklyn Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Park <4>
• Maple Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Grove <4>
• Eden Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Prairie
  • Eden Prairie is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Prairie <4>
• Minnetonka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka
  • Minnetonka is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetonka <4>
• Saint Louis Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Park
  • Saint Louis Park is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis Park <4>
• Brooklyn Center
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Center
  • Brooklyn Center is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Center <4>
• Ramsey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Anoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <4>
• Chanhassen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chanhassen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanhassen
  • Chanhassen is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chanhassen <4>
• Elk River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Sarah ...

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

Adding Lake Sarah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Sarah 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 Sarah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lake Sarah post office opened in 1903.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hennepin County: www.hennepin.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/