Welcome to Lake Delaware ...

Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Lake Delaware has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Delaware, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Delaware: Lk. Delaware

Lake Delaware is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Lake Delaware ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lake Delaware, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lake Delaware ...

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

• Oneonta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <4>
• Delhi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
• Walton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
• Stamford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Margaretville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Hobart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Andes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• Bovina
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Delaware 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 Lake Delaware. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Delaware.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Delaware ...

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

Adding Lake Delaware to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Delaware post office opened in 1881.

We also found Lake Delaware in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

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