Welcome to Lost Lake ...
Lost Lake is located in Dodge County<1>.
The location of Lost 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 Lost Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
A typical abbreviation for Lost Lake: Lost Lk.
Lost Lake is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lost Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Lost Lake: (920) and (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Lost Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lost Lake - they are located in Mississippi (2) and Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost Lake.
Communities near Lost Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lost Lake.
- Beaver Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Waupun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Horicon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Juneau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Pardeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
- Fall River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fox Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Lost Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lost Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lost 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 Lost Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Lost Lake.
Adding Lost Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lost 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 Lost Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Lost Lake post office opened in 1883.
We also found Lost Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lost Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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 Dodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lost Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |