Welcome to Lake Pleasant ...

Lake Pleasant is located in the Adirondacks.

Lake Pleasant is located in Hamilton County<1> and is the County Seat for Hamilton County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Pleasant: Lk. Pleasant

Lake Pleasant is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lake Pleasant is within the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Lake Pleasant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lake Pleasant - they are located in Massachusetts, Michigan, Nova Scotia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lake Pleasant ...

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

• Speculator
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
  • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <4>
• Gilmantown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
  • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
• Piseco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piseco
  • Piseco is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piseco <4>
• Blackbridge ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
  • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
• Wells
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Hamilton County
• Arietta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
  • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
• Benson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Benson is located in Hamilton County
• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
• Morehouseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
  • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton 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 Pleasant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Pleasant.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Pleasant ...

Looking for more information about Lake Pleasant? 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 Lake Pleasant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Pleasant.

Adding Lake Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Pleasant post office opened in 1828.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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