Welcome to Black Lake ...

Black Lake is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Black 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 Black Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Black Lake: Black Lk.

Black Lake is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Black Lake is within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Black Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Black Lake: This one is located in Saint Lawrence County and the other is located in Sullivan County.

Beyond New York, there are 9 communities that are also named Black Lake - they are located in Idaho, Michigan (3), New Mexico, 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.

• Brockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <4>
• Ogdensburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Ogdensburg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogdensburg <4>
• Prescott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
• Gouverneur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Theresa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theresa
  • Theresa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Heuvelton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <4>
• Antwerp
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <4>
• Morristown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Rensselaer Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <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 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 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 Black Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Black Lake post office opened in 1850.

We also found Black Lake in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/