Welcome to Schroon Lake ...

Schroon Lake is located in the Adirondacks.

Schroon Lake is located in Essex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schroon Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Schroon Lake: Schroon Lk.

Schroon Lake is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Schroon Lake: (518)

Communities near Schroon Lake ...

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

• Ticonderoga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticonderoga
  • Ticonderoga is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ticonderoga <4>
• Adirondack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adirondack
  • Adirondack is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adirondack <4>
• Loch Muller
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
  • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
• Pottersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottersville <4>
• Blue Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Blue Ridge is located in Essex County
• Brant Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
  • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <4>
• Minerva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Minerva is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <4>
• Riparius
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riparius
  • Riparius is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riparius <4>
• Hague
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Hague is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <4>
• Holcombville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
  • Holcombville is located in Warren 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 Schroon Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schroon Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schroon Lake ...

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

Adding Schroon Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schroon 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 Schroon Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

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