Welcome to Brant Lake ...
Brant Lake is located in the Adirondacks.
Brant Lake is located in Warren County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brant Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
A typical abbreviation for Brant Lake: Brant Lk.
Brant Lake is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Brant Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brant Lake: 518 & 838<3>
The ZIP code for Brant Lake: 12815<4>
Communities Also Named Brant Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brant Lake - it's located in South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brant Lake.
Communities near Brant Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brant Lake.
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Whitehall is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <6>
- Lake George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- West Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Pottersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adirondack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riparius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bolton Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wevertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Brant Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brant Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brant 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 Brant Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brant Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Brant Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brant Lake ...
Looking for more information about Brant 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Brant Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brant Lake.
Adding Brant Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brant 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 Brant Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Brant Lake post office opened in 1881.
We also found Brant Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brant Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brant Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Brant Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Brant Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Brant Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brant Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |