Welcome to Black Lake ...

Black Lake is located in Colfax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

A typical abbreviation for Black Lake: Black Lk.

Black Lake is 8,570 feet [2,612 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Black Lake is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Black Lake lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Black Lake: 575

Communities Also Named Black Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Black Lake - they are located in Idaho, Michigan (3), New York (2), Quebec, Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Black Lake ...

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

• Taos
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
  • Taos is located in Taos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos <3>
• Angel Fire
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Fire
  • Angel Fire is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angel Fire <3>
• Eagle Nest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
  • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <3>
• Valle Escondido
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Escondido
  • Valle Escondido is located in Taos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valle Escondido <3>
• Guadalupita
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupita
  • Guadalupita is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupita <3>
• Halls Peak ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halls Peak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Peak
  • Halls Peak is located in Mora County
• Chacon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacon
  • Chacon is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chacon <3>
• Los Huerros
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Huerros
  • Los Huerros is located in Mora County
• Shady Brook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
  • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
• Lakeview Pines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
  • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Lake ...

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

Adding Black Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black 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 Black Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Black Lake post office opened in 1903.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/