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Welcome to Lake Washington ...

Lake Washington is located in Putnam County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Washington: Lk. Washington

Lake Washington is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lake Washington: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Lake Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lake Washington - they are located in Minnesota and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Washington.

Communities near Lake Washington ...

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

  • South Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Albans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dunbar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Nitro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Barboursville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Winfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Eleanor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hamlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Washington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Washington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Washington ...

Looking for more information about Lake Washington? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lake Washington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Washington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Washington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Lake Washington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Washington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.