Adams Lake, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
41°33′13″N 85°19′49″W / 41.55361°N 85.33028°W / 41.55361; -85.33028CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyLaGrangeTownshipJohnsonArea • Total0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2) • Land0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2) • Water0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2)Elevation955 ft (291 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46795 (Wolcottville)
Area code260FIPS code18-00532[1]GNIS feature ID2830435[2]

Adams Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.[2]

Geography

The community is in southeastern LaGrange County, surrounding the natural water body of Adams Lake. It is 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Wolcottville and 9 miles (14 km) southeast of LaGrange, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Adams Lake CDP has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), of which 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), or 50.06%, are water.[1] The lake drains at its south end into an unnamed creek which flows south to Little Elkhart Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the North Branch of the Elkhart River, part of the St. Joseph River watershed leading to Lake Michigan.

References

  1. ^ a b c "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams Lake, Indiana
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