Welcome to Lake Church ...
Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Church, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
A typical abbreviation for Lake Church: Lk. Church
Lake Church is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lake Church lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lake Church lies within the (262) area code.
Communities near Lake Church ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Church.
- Sheboygan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- West Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Port Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Cedarburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
- Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Saukville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Thiensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiensville
- Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Oostburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
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 Church. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Church.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Church. 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 Church.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Church. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Church.
Adding Lake Church to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lake Church 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 Church was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Lake Church post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Church.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Church. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ozaukee County: www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ozaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Church - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |