Welcome to Loon Lake ...

Loon Lake is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loon Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for Loon Lake: Loon Lk.

Loon Lake is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Loon Lake: (518)

Communities Also Named Loon Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Loon Lake - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan (2), Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Washington.

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

Communities near Loon Lake ...

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

• Saranac Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
• Lake Placid
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Bloomingdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Standish
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Standish is located in Clinton County
• Clayburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayburg
  • Clayburg is located in Clinton County
• Harrietstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
  • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
• Paul Smiths
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Smiths
  • Paul Smiths is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul Smiths <4>
• Redford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Redford is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <4>
• Lyon Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Mountain
  • Lyon Mountain is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyon Mountain <4>
• Moffitsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
  • Moffitsville is located in Clinton 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 Loon Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Loon Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loon Lake ...

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

Adding Loon Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Loon Lake post office opened in 1882.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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