Welcome to North Lake ...
North Lake is located in Waukesha County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
North Lake is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named North Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named North Lake - they are located in Georgia, Maine, Michigan (4), New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Lake.
Communities near North Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Lake.
- Waukesha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Wauwatosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - New Berlin
(18 miles [29 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
- Brookfield
(14 miles [22.5 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- 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
- Mequon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Watertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 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 North Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North 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 North Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Lake. See our Newspapers Page for North Lake.
Adding North Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North 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 North Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the North Lake post office opened in 1860.
We also found North Lake in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
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 Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Lake - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |