Do you know of Lake Mahopac ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lake Mahopac. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lake Mahopac.
We found mention of Lake Mahopac as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Putnam County, New York.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lake Mahopac ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lake Mahopac:
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lake Mahopac - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned
North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)
The FIPS database contains an entry for Lake Mahopac.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 36/40673 (Place Name: Lake Mahopac)
County: Putnam (FIPS State/County: 36/079)
Class: U6
Identifies a populated place (ie- Lake Mahopac) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Putnam County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Putnam County.