Welcome to Lake Five ...
Lake Five is primarily located in Washington County<1>. A portion of Lake Five extends into Waukesha County.
Google driving directions from your current location to Lake Five
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Five, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
A typical abbreviation for Lake Five: Lk. Five
Lake Five is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lake Five lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lake Five: 262
Communities near Lake Five ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Five.
- Waukesha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - West Allis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to West Allis
From Lake Five to West Allis
- Wauwatosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - New Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to New Berlin
From Lake Five to New Berlin
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- West Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Mequon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mequon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mequon
- Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Mequon
From Lake Five to Mequon
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Oconomowoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 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 Five. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Five.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Five. 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 Five.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Five. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Five.
Adding Lake Five to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lake Five 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 Five was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Lake Five in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Five.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Five. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Five - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |